How to crank a hard to start Stihl MS250 Chainsaw
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- čas přidán 28. 12. 2023
- There are several out there and on in particular I got this idea from. However her video wasn't easy to find as it didn't seem to be tagged specifically for a Stihl MS 250. So for all the details, check out @Chickanic's video. Credit to her for the idea
• Chainsaw is HARD TO ST...
I'm 1 posting this for myself in case I ever forget so I don't have to search and sit through videos.
Also, again the few I've seen out there, talk about only yanking on the chord 2 times or so in choke mode, with my 250, that in of itself will probably flood it it won't start.
Use the few little, short pulls to prime the system so far the past few days, now my 250 starts like a charm.
This saw I pretty much haven't been able to use for the past 2 or 3 years as it never starts. Last year, I went to a dealer and purchased a new carb thinking it's because it sits too much. (I don't use ethanol gas.)
It kind of worked starting like my other saws last year, but this year, again haven't been able to get it to start for over a month.
Went to a Stihlership and asked what could possibly be wrong with this model of saw and why it's so hard. They only offered $50 to leave it and $100 an hour to find out what's wrong with it which is BS. (Place I purchased it from.) All they have ever said nobody ever has problems with the 250 which researching is BS.
Anyway, the past couple of days was like hitting a small lottery in being able to get this chainsaw to start easy. I'm not sure how many saws I've had and NEVER had this problem with one. Even my 170, 362c and 462c, simple, easy to start at any time, sitting for a year.
Hope this helps. - Sport
Dude, THANK YOU!! I almost sold it, you saved it! ❤️🙌
Sir, I watched this and immediately went outside to crank my piece of crap Stihl and it cranked right up. Btw, it hadn’t been cranked since last spring. Thanks.
nice tip i have had the same issue while sitting for months, couldnt get started. took to dealer they called said nothing wrong. this saw doesnt have the typical primer bulb so pulling over before choking must use impulse pressure to prime carb to start. thanks for the info.
Have a Stihl 271 Farm Boss. Starts EASY. Get a electrical zup tie. Put it on the handle and adjust it tight enough to slide it on the trigger to peg it. Put it on full choke and pull 2 or 3 times. Take it off choke to "run" and pull 2 or 3 times to start. My saw can sit for months with old gas and it fires right up using this method
Told to me by the Stihl dealer. It works for me. I'm 70 years old.😅
Thanks, only thing I can tell you is go purchase one of these MS250 saws and hopefully you'll get one like most of us had. I'm getting up there in years as well, currently have 4 stihls, they all start easy, except the 250. Actually it does now if you prime it as described and doesn't require anything else. What you describe will most likely flood one and then you're done for a while. Thanks for the comments.
Thank you!
Stihl dealers really do suck. They must get one hell of a deal to carry that crap because Stihl told me themselves, "Your warranty is only as good as your dealer." Stihl doesn't cover anything except their own ass.
Please confirm, when you did the first cold pulls, was switch in choke notch or next one up? I saw you put it down to choke notch after the cold pulls but don't know if the cold pulls might have made it pop up to the next notch if it was in the choke notch starting off.
Is the same with my MS230! Great chainsaw but it starts easy when I do this.
And always start it on the ground. Had a mate knick his leg. (15 stitches) he had done it a million times before and his left hand slipped.
I'm not saying it will solve your problem, but the start sequence you describe is incorrect. Full choke. 3-5 pull till you get a "burp." Once it burps, move switch to partial choke. Pull and it should start 1-3 pulls. Let it idle for 10-20 and then "blip" (throttle it to move the switch to the run position).
And I can say that what you describe absolutely will not work and the reason for video on this saw. The correct start sequence for anything is whatever gets it to start reliably. I only have to do with the 250, the rest pretty much choke, pull 1 or two times till it attempts to start, partial choke like you state and works. I actually have a wood splitter with a honda engine, the only thing honda I've ever had that doesn't start on the second or 3rd pull. I've changed carbs at one point I was about to through the damn thing away and misted starter fluid, but now this and these procedures it starts.
@FrostyFilms704 Aye. Just saying, if it doesn't start according to procedure, there is some other underlying issue. But in a pinch, whatever gets you going. As a Stihl tech, 90% of problem saws used not starting them correctly and refuse to accept procedure or underlying cause. 9% fuel (related) issues. Not saying you, but a shocking number of customers do not want to accept that technology is changing. And because it's not obvious, they conclude there is no reason to do things differently, even if ever so slightly.
So what is the correct way?