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Chainsaw stalling

17 years ago

My Stihl MS 290 has never worked right since I got it. After cutting firewood and limbs for a half hour or so it keeps stalling every few minutes--especially after I cut thru something at high rpms and then cut back on the rpm. My mechanic has checked it out twice and no change. Any suggestions?

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canguy
17 years ago
It is likely set too lean to run properly once warmed up. This thanks to Nader and the EPA. Try finding a shop that knows how to properly set it up, they will likely need to remove the limiter caps on the carb to do this.
ckr74
17 years ago
I THINK some Stihls use a carb that can't be adjusted with the exception of the idle screw. Definitely take it to a dealer that knows what to do. You may want to change mechanics.
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