Stihl MS360

[rsather]

I'm looking at a used MS360 and have a concern. I was able to try it out tonight and after a couple of minutes of use, there was quite a bit of smoke coming out of the muffler. My question is could that be a sign of bigger problems or could it just be because of some oil that ended up where it shouldn't have during transportation?

Thanks in advance,
Ryan

[Rocky_J]

Either too much cheap mix oil in the fuel, or else bar lube was leaking onto the muffler. Just a couple wild guesses though. 

[rsather]

I was going to dump the fuel and let it sit until tomorrow and see what happens with some new fuel. Just curious if there was more I should check on.

[rsather]

I was able to get a hold of the seller. Apparently he had painted the muffler...? so it should burn off in a 1/4 of a tank or so. Interesting.  On a side note, would $275 be a fair price for this? It has a 20" bar and a new chain. I apologize ahead of time for the next statement because I'm not sure what it means but the seller said that the diaphragm felt a little dry so he ordered a replacement kit as well. Also, are parts still readily available for the MS360 Pro.

[Rocky_J]

Looks like a wrecked rebuild to me. The gas tank and oil tank have different style caps, indicating that they did not originally come from the same saw. But the 360 is a good midsize saw and assuming the guy who built it did a good job then it should serve you well. One of my favorite saws is a Husky 372 Frankensaw built from two wrecks.

[joe_indi]

What you seem to have there is the engine of a 036 and the tank of the MS360.
If that engine is in sound condition, that is a nice saw.

Joe

[Mad Professor]

Um, recoil looks like a MS360???

P.S. don't use my mint 028 super much anymore, as my 036s are as light and 10cc bigger.  For some reason, that 028 starts on 1-2 pulls if it sits for a year but the 036s are cold blooded, 9-10 pull if they sits.

But I still love that 028S.........just keeps going and going.......