I have a 031 Stihl that has worked fine until last year when it all of suddenly started to run bad and killed. I was able to restart but it seemed like it was starving for gas cause it needed choke but it was warmed up and when it did start it would die when you gave it any gas. I brought it in and they replaced some parts ( thought it was the needle and seat ?)I started it when I brought it home and it started and ran fine but I did not really give it a through work out so I was going to cut up logs around the cabin a it acted the same way so I bring to a different shop because of the hours of operation and these guys are Stihl dealers. I get the saw back and now I go out and start cutting some logs and after about 10 min. of steady cutting the saw stops and act the exact same way like it is starving for gas. I am [PoorWordUsage] about the whole thing so I put it in the garage and the next morning I thought I would start it up to see if it would run and it ran fine but I did not try any logs just revving it up. Is it a case for vapor lock or is there something that these shops are missing ? Both shops have incompetent service people ?
When I put them up at the cabin a week ago, and these where the windows ones I immediately had 3 male Orioles on them.
Then haf as many as 7 hummers on or hovering around the same feeder. After the 4th day we filled all 3 windows feeders daily, they were nutz.
Not the best pic because of the screen but I've never had 4 hummingbirds at the same feeder at one time. Alot of the time there is 1 and then another comes and chases the one away. What happens at your hummingbird feeders?
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Jim Almquist
I have a 031 Stihl that has worked fine until last year when it all of suddenly started to run bad and killed. I was able to restart but it seemed like it was starving for gas cause it needed choke but it was warmed up and when it did start it would die when you gave it any gas. I brought it in and they replaced some parts ( thought it was the needle and seat ?)I started it when I brought it home and it started and ran fine but I did not really give it a through work out so I was going to cut up logs around the cabin a it acted the same way so I bring to a different shop because of the hours of operation and these guys are Stihl dealers. I get the saw back and now I go out and start cutting some logs and after about 10 min. of steady cutting the saw stops and act the exact same way like it is starving for gas. I am [PoorWordUsage] about the whole thing so I put it in the garage and the next morning I thought I would start it up to see if it would run and it ran fine but I did not try any logs just revving it up. Is it a case for vapor lock or is there something that these shops are missing ? Both shops have incompetent service people ?
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