Oil & Fuel FULL SYNTHETIC 2-cycle engine oil in Stihl MS-261 chainsaw?
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ArlyA
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Speaking of the Stihl saws, The only feature I don't like is those 1/4 turn fuel and oil caps.
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You mean The ones that dont give you a positive lock versus false lock and dump a tank of oil or fuel randomly after several minutes of use. Yeah that happened twice. I double check my 361 everytime now. My 660 still has the screw in caps and i prefer it
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The 1/4 turn caps on my 362C-M have a positive lock. They work well and I prefer them to screw on caps, especially the ones that require a t-wrench to get them tight enough to seal (I'm talking to you Echo).
Now the choke on my new FS240 on the other hand.... it's a knob that's both recessed AND has a spring loaded collar that you have to depress in order to operate it. It's impossible with gloves on. Stihl generally does ergonomics as well or better than their competition but this one's a fail.
Now the choke on my new FS240 on the other hand.... it's a knob that's both recessed AND has a spring loaded collar that you have to depress in order to operate it. It's impossible with gloves on. Stihl generally does ergonomics as well or better than their competition but this one's a fail.
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My MS 260 is now a few years old so they may have changed much on them. Nonetheless, those 1/4 turn caps bite and they mounted them flush, so they hold dirt-n-chips, all around them which is difficult to get out. Of course this likes to fall in as one removes a cap. My caps have a "positive" locks as well but you don't know if its "really" in the holding tads or not. This is particularly bad with the oil cap during cool weather operations. I've lost quite a few tanks of oil with this happening.
Do note, I do like this saw. Oh and its choke is nice as well.
Do note, I do like this saw. Oh and its choke is nice as well.
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TomSeller
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The 1/4 turn flippy cap quality seems to vary depending on model and year. Some of mine are better than others. My backpack BR600 blower and old MS026 have the screw style, all other Stihls are flippy. You just have to give them an extra tug to check. Not that I haven't dumped a few tanks myself, but I have done that with the screw style as well.
