Price for a Stihl chainsaw

Re: Price for a Stihl chainsaw

Dick Coers

A 25 year old, hard starting chain saw? Could be scored cylinder and low compression, $100 maybe, after I pull the plug and muffler and inspect the cylinder.

I traded one for a chain

Jeff Willaford

I traded one for a chain for my new saw. My hard start was due to a bad coil. Not many parts available and definitely not a coil. The repair shop took it for parts. That was kind of them in my case.

Re: Price for a Stihl chainsaw

ebd

A new 211 is only about $300. Unless you are strapped for cash I'd jump on a new saw over one that you have no idea how badly it might have been abused and has little or no parts available.

Re: Price for a Stihl chainsaw

Wayne Kuhn

Nothing more irritating than a hard start saw

Starting a Stihl chainsaw

david

When I first purchased my Stihl 390, the salesman stepped outdoors and fired it up to show me how. It started right up. I may have missed a step in the protocol, but after 2-3 times I had difficulty starting mine, probably flooding it on the choke. After learning to pull the cord a few times with the lever in the start position until you get a blip on the motor, then setting the lever in the run position, it always starts, usually on the second pull. My method; may not work for everyone.

Re: Starting a Stihl chainsaw

John K Jordan

>> After learning to pull the cord a few times with the lever in the start position until you get a blip on the motor, then setting the lever in the run position, it always starts, usually on the second pull. My method; may not work for everyone.

Yes, that's the procedure in the manual, the one I use too. A Stihl guy told me that most of the people who have problems starting the saws are not following this.

Of course, it might not be much help with the one with the messed up cylinder and piston.

JKJ