Stihl ms 250 starting problems. The stihl ms250 chainsaw can be tricky to start if you do not follow the advised routine there is no fuel bubble and over primingflooding can lock it up causing some hard hydraulic lock to pull. When the stihl saw develops issues that prevent it from operating as designed some basic troubleshooting will help to diagnose. Ive had my ms250 for 65 years. These problems range widely in complexity and costliness.
November 24 2008 100940 am i know a guy in his 50s that likes the easy starting due to a shoulder injury where he cant pull that hard with his right hand though he can easily hold the saw. Ive used it for a total of 74 hours within that time. But just as eazy to pull the muffler on a stihl. The stihl ms 250 is a lightweight saw suitable for homeowner use.
Many problems can cause your stihl chain saw to stop starting. Two years ago i purchased a stihl ms250 used. Once accomplished a few times this will seem old hat and you. Been through it with the same model saw it was heavily flooded because i didnt hear the first burp.
How to start a stihl ms250. I put it in the full choke pulled the cord a few times until it burped it then took many. Joined jun 10 2010 messages 14. At that time i ran it dry.
The muffler cover is easy to pull and get a look at the piston and cylinder but. Next year i had issues with it not wanting to start. Joined oct 5 2009 messages 53677 location. I removed and dried up the plug had the old lady put her finger in the spark plug hole while i pulled and pulled about 60 80 times with the choke set to run.
Anyone have issues with their stihl ms 250 reply 18 on. Starting a chainsaw is not difficult but it does require following a few simple steps in a precise order. I determined i was getting spark so i disassembled the carburetor completely and then used carb cleaner to clean out all the small passages in the. Heres how it was today fresh gas.
If it starts better then the compression is low.