Everything you say is true. But if I do not crush the powerhead, how will it ever learn? And even worse, all the other power equipment in the garage is looking on and wondering..... how much can I get away with? This is no time to show weakness or I could have a full- blown revolt on my hands! And believe me, I will destroy that thing in full view of every other piece of gasoline powered hardware I own and make sure it is watching. Then we will see what they all talk about that night. I will not make the same mistake Mr. Jones did (Animal Farm). Seriously, I think it may need a carb.; the primer button is stiff, opaque and just about black. Perhaps leaving it sitting with fuel in it was a tactical failure on my part? And I really do love that saw. OK, maybe I will go as high as $87.23 to repair it.... Brian
I leave fuel in my saws to tell the truth. I try to start it all a few times a year and warm it up. I do use non E gas
Ah, you 'cheat' and use real gasoline. I would too but none available here; 10% ethanol and often higher in reality. My only two choices for fuel are AvGas, which is leaded, expensive and tough to get in 'a bucket' rather than a plane, and that stuff sold at OPE stores at something like $45 / gallon, and that just ain't happening for me. So 10% ethanol it is, and perhaps I will make more of an effort to drain it out. Still, all my other OPE sits all winter and then lights up in the spring full of the stuff so..... ? Will try to drop off Stihl saw tomorrow and will report back on outcome. Brian
Just poking around and found this: https://www.ebay.com/i/192218638643?chn=ps&dispItem=1 It looks like the carb. for a Stihl 211 is only $20 to $35. So I retract my original statement and now set a top price of $65 at the OPE to make it run again, otherwise I will keep it and try on a new carburetor. Of course I will get a price for diagnosis before actually leaving the saw with the OPE folks so that I do not get a 'surprise' diagnostic price of $90 to 'take a look'. At some point, it is easier / cheaper to buy a new Poulan every year than to service and maintain a "good" chainsaw. I actually had a 40cc, 18" Poulan that I rather liked and I could buy 2 1/2 of them for one, smaller, Stihl. Brian
If you don't use a saw that is a good option to buy a Poulan ever year or three. Me I would hate to cut my firewood and 30" logs with a 32 or 40 cc poulan!! And I have had good lick with China carbs.
Well, at the rate I am going, I am not going to need a saw to cut the logs 'cause... well, no logs. Still not willing to pay over $100 / cord for log- length firewood and cutting my one in the woods is not an option. And beyond all that, I do have that 60cc Echo that I would use for logs anyway. And the Echo runs.... it is the Stihl that fell down the proverbial stairs. Brian
