Anyone use aftermarket coils on their saws?

Or is it just a bad deal? Never tried one, but don't want to waste money on one if they don't work right.

 

I've used them ...
... in a Shindaiwa 488
... in a Stihl 361
... and in a Husqvarna 262

All performed flawlessly and are still in use today. In fact, the 488 would fire so reliably that I think it could start by just flipping the flywheel by hand.

I have read that some folks suspect the latest aftermarket coils fire at a lower RPM, but I've never seen any testing done to back this up.

 

Thanks for the info, Warped5

 

395xp is the only one far that was doa. A few other models work fine so far

 

I’d never changed one so when a Shindaiwa 488 went under I tried one in it. Fired right up but I haven’t run it enough to see how durable it is.


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I've tried one on my Husky 394. It worked for a few months before it crapped out, and power wasn't optimum on it. Seemed like maybe the timing curve was off.

 

I've got 8 still running fine after 2 year's
In 372s
I did fry one in another saw my most heavily used ported
365/372
15.00 got a replacement

 

Well mine finally came in and I got it installed. Seems to work fine, so time will tell. I ordered a backup just to have on hand.

 

I put one on an MS270 last fall. Stihlership wanted $75 for OEM, Am was $15. It started right up and ran fine, hasn't came back yet.