1125 Series (034, 036, MS360) STIHL Chain Saw

[D'Animal]

Im posting this for a mudder who is having a somewhat common problem with this series saw.

If someone slams the master control lever onto choke and does not pull the trigger, the flat spring wire kill tab can snap up and over the kill wire on the master control lever.

When this happens, the most common problem is that the saw will start and run for a very short period of time on Choke. When you move the master control to fast idle, you are shutting the saw off. You will crank on it and it will not start.

Here is what it will look like when it is wrong.

 

[D'Animal]

Here is the master control in the Choke position.

You can see the flat metal spring is behind or in the picture it is to the left of the master control.

 

[D'Animal]

Here is the master control in the Off Choke position but on fast idle.

You can see the flat metal spring is behind or in the picture it is to the left of the master control.

 

[D'Animal]

Here is the master control in the Run position.

You can see the flat metal spring is behind or in the picture it is to the left of the master control.

 

[D'Animal]

Here is the master control in the Off position.

You can see the flat metal spring is in contact with the kill wire on the master control.

 

[fj40charles]

Dan,

Good info. Thanks for taking the time to document. I will be sure to buy a Stihl saw just because I know we have a great resource for info.

Charles