Stihl MS 362

[grizzlygibbs]

I have an MS 362 chainsaw with a 20" bar. I bought it used last year (approximately 7 tanks ran through it), I ran it last year very little (1-2 tanks) and this year about one tank. I always cleaned it and got all the fuel out of it before storing it. I ran it last week and it ran great. Today I was doing some light bucking and it started to bog down/hesitate when I would get on the throttle (not in the wood). At first it seemed positional, as in when in an upright position it would throttle up as usual. Now it's having a hard time staying running. Gonna try to do some tuning tomorrow. The fuel is fresh and The fuel filter looks clean. Seems to be starving for fuel. Any suggestions?

 

[D'Animal]

Check for a hole in the fuel line. I have one in the shed I can pull out adn snap some pictures of what to look for.

 

[grizzlygibbs]

Thanks D'Animal, I was not able to look at it today but that will be the first thing I look at. I have ran ethanol free since I got it, but I am not sure about the previous owner. I know ethanol really eats those hoses up.

I changed the fuel line on an 034 last year (my father in laws) and it was a royal pain to put in. Hopefully this one is not as bad.

 

[grizzlygibbs]

Well I visually inspected the fuel hose but did not remove it as I did not have much time to look at it (been winterizing the rest of the property). The fuel hose does not appear to have a hole in it above the fuel tank as the area is free from gas/dirt/saw dust.

Are you thinking the hole would be a hole in the hose in the tank?

 

[grizzlygibbs]

The problem definitely has nothing to do with the carb adjustments. So I will be ordering a new fuel hose.

D'animal, do you sell Stihl parts? I have a couple other things I need/want as well, new air filters, fuel filter and possibly the 3/4 wrap handle kit for this saw.

 

[D'Animal]

I do not sell parts, I only give advice to Mudder's.

 

[grizzlygibbs]

I do not sell parts, I only give advice to Mudder's.

Your expert advice is much appreciated as well.

 

['74 UA FJ]

I have an 046 that I had to put a new fuel line on because it had collapsed. Just a data point for you.

 

[grizzlygibbs]

Well my previouse comment about carb adjustment was wrong. Apparently I was running lean. For kicks i wanted to see if i played with the carb more if i could bring it back to life. Per the manual I adjust the L screw almost 1/2 to a full turn more in order to get it to idle correctly. Something definitely seems amiss. It does run great now, and I had not replaced the hose yet. Seems weird to run so good and then all of a sudden have to be out of adjustment.
I was kind of scared to adjust the carb that much but it runs great now.

Hope this helps someone else.

 

[grizzlygibbs]

Thanks everyone for all the help and tips. At least I have spare parts now.