I found its good to flush the bearings and bottom end with gas mix when the seals are out and the top end is off. Debris tends to settle between the bearings and seal. Did an 036 with a scorched piston but the bearings were fine. I got lots of shiny aluminum sparkles flushed out doing this. I highly recommend it.
That’s a good tip. I soaked the bottom end with 2 stroke oil to lubricate everything and then rinsed it well. I like the idea of using the 2 stroke gas. Thanks for reaching out!
Thanks for the video. I recently got my fathers old ms360. Hes had it for years but recently had a stroke and cant use one arm, he cut heaps of firewood for charity over the years. Anyways, its my first saw and we just moved to the country. I was finding it not performing that well. Took it to the local stihl shop and was told the bar was shot, badly flogged out. After replacing the bar and getting a proper sharpener, that saw now hauls ass and rips through the timber! Cheers
Interesting but solvable. I bought brand new 661 and the engine is running beautiful, but they fitted the saw with 36 " bar heavier than the engine itself.... Every time I am lifting it - I am laughing.... Now i am looking for rollomatic lite bar ( extra unplanned cost ). I hope they can use the same pitch chain.... Thanks for posting ....
Very nice skills you got there broski , keep making these. I wouldve loved to see more cutting i mean 32 min repair video and just 30 sec cutting 😂. Otherwise great content 👌🏽
@@dichodichov6045I used it a little Saturday but it was pouring. Couldn’t get any good footage. Going back on Sunday to clean up. Should be dry. I’ll set up the camera and post a short most likely.
Very nice tutorial, a burnt piston is the worst that could happen to a saw, unless the crank breaks. Amazon has ms360 piston/cylinder kit for $30. Is that right.? Where do you get parts.?
You could do that but I wouldn’t. Unless it’s like a small stihl leaf blower or something. Something that’s not worth a whole lot. The 360 is a pretty valuable saw so I wouldn’t go cheap on the piston/rings/cylinder. Oem is nearly impossible to get and are crazy expensive, the best alternative is meteor piston and cylinder. I buy it from sawagain website. If they don’t have the meteor, you could look at other sites or go with hyway, second best aftermarket cylinder/piston.
It’s possible it was run on straight gas. No airfilter would probably lead to a dirty carb and non running symptoms. I don’t know the exact reason but I did find the one crank seal was worn and the case was packed with dirt. So it could’ve got too hot and run for a while.
50:1 mix is what killed it. I know of a few stihls that were cooked using a thin mix, they were loggers so the saws really got used but a new saw should not burn out in 6 months. I have had a stihl 036 pro for almost 25 years and always used 20:1 mix for all my saws and it never had a problem except I did put a new carb on it several years ago and a new plug every year.
Today’s mix is pretty good. Studies show less than 40:1 actually makes the saws run hotter and less efficient. I mix mine at 45:1 to be on the safe side. But with the new oil technology, 50:1 is good as long as you don’t have an air leak or lean carb. But nobody ever blew up a 2 stroke running 20:1, that’s for sure haha
Are you talking about the small rubber bushing that goes into the carb? Heres is the parts diagram. Tell me what page and part number it is that you’re talking about. store-wgfoazho0n.mybigcommerce.com/content/Stihl%20MS360%20%281125%29%20IPL.pdf Are you talking about part #2 on page 10?
Nice technique pulling the intake boot through with the string. They're stiff, I normally ended up folding it into quarters and stuffing it through.
That’s usually what I do and sometimes still have to even when using the string. You have to fight the urge to use a screwdriver haha
I found its good to flush the bearings and bottom end with gas mix when the seals are out and the top end is off. Debris tends to settle between the bearings and seal. Did an 036 with a scorched piston but the bearings were fine. I got lots of shiny aluminum sparkles flushed out doing this. I highly recommend it.
That’s a good tip. I soaked the bottom end with 2 stroke oil to lubricate everything and then rinsed it well. I like the idea of using the 2 stroke gas. Thanks for reaching out!
Thanks for the video. I recently got my fathers old ms360. Hes had it for years but recently had a stroke and cant use one arm, he cut heaps of firewood for charity over the years. Anyways, its my first saw and we just moved to the country. I was finding it not performing that well. Took it to the local stihl shop and was told the bar was shot, badly flogged out. After replacing the bar and getting a proper sharpener, that saw now hauls ass and rips through the timber! Cheers
Forgot to say, we're in New Zealand
It’s a great all around saw. Little on a heavy side but lighter than the big saws and can do the work. Thanks for sharing!
Interesting but solvable. I bought brand new 661 and the engine is running beautiful, but they fitted the saw with 36 " bar heavier than the engine itself....
Every time I am lifting it - I am laughing.... Now i am looking for rollomatic lite bar ( extra unplanned cost ). I hope they can use the same pitch chain....
Thanks for posting ....
Nice saw! That’ll run sweet with a 20 or 25” bar. Matching the sprocket with the bar and chain shouldn’t be too hard. Good luck!
Very nice skills you got there broski , keep making these. I wouldve loved to see more cutting i mean 32 min repair video and just 30 sec cutting 😂. Otherwise great content 👌🏽
Haha good point. I’m taking it out today to do a storm cleanup. I’ll take the tripod and post a video of the 260 and 360
I’m waiting bruh, don’t procrastinate 😂😂
@@dichodichov6045I used it a little Saturday but it was pouring. Couldn’t get any good footage. Going back on Sunday to clean up. Should be dry. I’ll set up the camera and post a short most likely.
Great video
Thanks my man
Very nice tutorial, a burnt piston is the worst that could happen to a saw, unless the crank breaks.
Amazon has ms360 piston/cylinder kit for $30. Is that right.?
Where do you get parts.?
You could do that but I wouldn’t. Unless it’s like a small stihl leaf blower or something. Something that’s not worth a whole lot. The 360 is a pretty valuable saw so I wouldn’t go cheap on the piston/rings/cylinder. Oem is nearly impossible to get and are crazy expensive, the best alternative is meteor piston and cylinder. I buy it from sawagain website. If they don’t have the meteor, you could look at other sites or go with hyway, second best aftermarket cylinder/piston.
Was it possibly run without the air filter or on straight gas?
It’s possible it was run on straight gas. No airfilter would probably lead to a dirty carb and non running symptoms. I don’t know the exact reason but I did find the one crank seal was worn and the case was packed with dirt. So it could’ve got too hot and run for a while.
U took air filter off, notice little black square rubber seal was gone.
Yeah the little rubber bushing. I’ll have to order it. Thanks
50:1 mix is what killed it. I know of a few stihls that were cooked using a thin mix, they were loggers so the saws really got used but a new saw should not burn out in 6 months. I have had a stihl 036 pro for almost 25 years and always used 20:1 mix for all my saws and it never had a problem except I did put a new carb on it several years ago and a new plug every year.
Today’s mix is pretty good. Studies show less than 40:1 actually makes the saws run hotter and less efficient. I mix mine at 45:1 to be on the safe side. But with the new oil technology, 50:1 is good as long as you don’t have an air leak or lean carb. But nobody ever blew up a 2 stroke running 20:1, that’s for sure haha
Dude, air filter is suppose to have a square ruber insert on so seals air intake
Are you talking about the small rubber bushing that goes into the carb? Heres is the parts diagram. Tell me what page and part number it is that you’re talking about.
store-wgfoazho0n.mybigcommerce.com/content/Stihl%20MS360%20%281125%29%20IPL.pdf
Are you talking about part #2 on page 10?