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    BG-86 BG86 Carb Adjustment Tool - Stihl# 59108902314

    It's octagonal: from the Latin "octo", which means eight (8) and "n-gon" where n is the number of sides. Thus, an octagon is an 8-sided polygon, like a typical "stop" sign in the USA. Think of any 6-pt socket, but imagine it with 8 points instead of 6. Now, try to make the six-sided "tool"...
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    FS111R is sluggish

    I don't know about the FS-111R, but I had a pole saw with a similar powerhead on it, think it was an HT-131 maybe. I went to tune the machine for resale, and it just didn't seem to want to tune, seemed sluggish to rev up, didn't seem to run WOT like I thought it should either, much of what...
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    MS-180 fuel/oil problem; saw purchased new June 2022

    UPDATE to the issue with this MS-180: Success! This saw runs flawlessly now, and there's no more spitting oil and fuel everywhere. What I did: ordered a Walbro WT-215 carburetor, made the modifications to the air box and the housing to gain access to the H, L, and LA screws. I also added a...
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    MS-180 fuel/oil problem; saw purchased new June 2022

    There's no scoring of the piston or cylinder walls. I've looked at it through the intake side, the exhaust side and through the plug hole - my camera picks up every single minute detail in an object photographed. I know scoring can happen fast, and I've repaired saws that have severe scoring...
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    MS-180 fuel/oil problem; saw purchased new June 2022

    It is a ZAMA on it from Stihl: C1Q-S152E - came that way from the dealer less than 2 years ago
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    MS-180 fuel/oil problem; saw purchased new June 2022

    I'm with you! This one has me puzzled. I've read of folks changing the mixture settings via internal adjustments to the carburetor, but that is outside of my wheelhouse - I can rebuild the carburetor, but I don't like tinkering with all those little parts to begin with. Making changes to them...
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    MS-180 fuel/oil problem; saw purchased new June 2022

    Sorry everyone - forgot to attach the photos, but they're in the post now :-)
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    MS-180 fuel/oil problem; saw purchased new June 2022

    I'm using Stihl brand 50:1 ratio oil with non-ethanol fuel. I am no stranger to Stihl 2-strokes and have had dozens of them, work on all of my own equipment, even rehab old and damaged Stihl equipment as a sideline. This is something different. I'm OCD with my fuel/oil mix cans: I only use...
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    MS-180 fuel/oil problem; saw purchased new June 2022

    Hey everyone, I've got a problem with my little MS180 that I can't figure out. When running, it spits a nasty, oily black mess out of the muffler. It's clearly coming through the combustion chamber since it's so black, but why is this happening? I can only surmise that it's running way too...
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    No spark

    A bad spark plug wire sounds like the issue. You might have gotten a new coil that is defective too...
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    BG-86 BG86 Carb Adjustment Tool - Stihl# 59108902314

    I got it from a Stihl dealer - won't mention which one, but I travel in VA, WV, NC, and SC regularly. It was in one of those four states - won't say which state or dealer so as not to get them flagged. Stihl, the company, calls it a "screwdriver" in their ordering system, so I suppose that...
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    BG-86 BG86 Carb Adjustment Tool - Stihl# 59108902314

    Why do you give a damn? Maybe try offering something constructive, otherwise....._______________. You can fill in the blank. For what it's worth, I found what I was looking for on acceptable terms. Maybe you should also read the posts in the thread.
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    BG-86 BG86 Carb Adjustment Tool - Stihl# 59108902314

    As I understood White's Farm Supply's website, they would not ship Stihl products of any kind. It is walk-in or local sales only.
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    BG-86 BG86 Carb Adjustment Tool - Stihl# 59108902314

    Got my carb adjustment tool today, and it works perfectly on these weird mixture screw heads. Best of all, it's the CORRECT tool, and I only paid $12.83.
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    BG-86 BG86 Carb Adjustment Tool - Stihl# 59108902314

    So many chiming in now are missing the original question, which is: "Where does one find this tool AND for a reasonable price?" Sure, I can buy it off FeeBay for $20-$30, but I'd rather pay a reasonable price. Others post generic kits with a slew of tools to try to tackle all available mixture...
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