My MS260 is about 10 years old or so with a few hundred tanks of fuel through it. The last 5 years the tank covers, especially the oil cover have become a pain going from jamming every 10 times to jamming everytime, sometimes taking 5+ tries to seat, never forcing it. I understand exactly how they work, and know about reseting them so they will seat.
I grabbed the saw last week to oil up and the cap fell apart. Great. Inspect all the pieces, a tiny plastic pin inside sheared.
Head to saw shop, they sell me new updated covers, has a nice arrow on it to show when the parts are out of sync. Get home, no way will the darned thing lock and its starting to mess up the two little plastic shoulders that are supposed to keep part of the cap from turning. There is absolutely no debris in the seat area and no visible damage to tank neck except white paint worn off the 2 tiny nubins that engage the cap shoulders.
I'm gonna head back but is there any other secrets? Epoxying in a treaded bung for a normal cap appeals to me right now. Should've bought the 246xp!
I grabbed the saw last week to oil up and the cap fell apart. Great. Inspect all the pieces, a tiny plastic pin inside sheared.
Head to saw shop, they sell me new updated covers, has a nice arrow on it to show when the parts are out of sync. Get home, no way will the darned thing lock and its starting to mess up the two little plastic shoulders that are supposed to keep part of the cap from turning. There is absolutely no debris in the seat area and no visible damage to tank neck except white paint worn off the 2 tiny nubins that engage the cap shoulders.
I'm gonna head back but is there any other secrets? Epoxying in a treaded bung for a normal cap appeals to me right now. Should've bought the 246xp!