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Have you replaced the carb? If you have, it could be the linkage binding.

If you haven't, it's probably the linkage binding


I replaced the one on my MS170 3 times and the first time I had the linkage all jacked up but finally got it fixed. I got tired of replacing the carb and it not running right so I traded it for another saw at a pawn shop

 

I never use that chain brake either.

 

Isnt a kickbback lock? I dunno...when it kicks is only time i use it

 

It’s so yuppies don’t cut their leg off when they finally get a chainsaw started. My neighbor’s a prison guard and it’s scary watching him handle one

 

Me either.

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When mine fire up, I start working the throttle. Gotta keep that spark plug clean!

 

Thanks for the replies, it is appreciated.

Thanks for that. The local stealership ordered one for me, it was under $10 so if nothing else, I will have one on hand.

 

Thanks. My problem is clicking up from full choke to half choke, it doesn't want to click. Instead it binds up then jumps to the normal "run" position. I will tear into it over the weekend. I need to learn how to sharpen the chain as well. Time to see if the Tractor Supply "field sharpening" kit was worth $12.

 

Get a 2 in 1

 

I got one. I don't know, it's something about sharpening. Like knives, I'm pretty good at sharpening but not as good as I'd like to be. Same thing with chain saw chains. My sharpened chains are a definite improvement over what I started with, but not top notch. I give my brother a knife or chain and I get it back looking like it's been done by a professional service.

 

What's a Chain Brake???

 

Describes my method pretty much exactly. Choke on, throttle wide open, pull till it hits, choke off, another pull or two and we're go. No chain brake on the saw. Plus I never, ever, touch the primer bulb on a Stihl 2-stroke. Unless I feel a strange compulsion for taking the spark plug out and drying it. Which I never do.