Stihl MS500i

[Fairways_and_Greens]

What would keep it from freezing in your gas tank

Gas doesn't freeze until 40c/40f...

 

[Fairways_and_Greens]

I work at a refinery and we simply add a little more butane to our winter blend. Makes the fuel slightly more volatile which helps with cold starts.

Man, if that's all they're adding, I'm not worried! Awesome info Walker!

 

[danimal]

@thesawincanada and @nohoff... Sounds like you both have worked on the TS500i. In reading the reviews on the Stihl site, it sounds like they had duds in 2013, and even then it sounded like fuel issues.

If I only ran ethanol free gas with HP2 always mixed at 36:1, would that solve most the issues? I have zero chance of trying a 462 compared to the 500i and am leaning towards the 500i. How well is the pump/injector protected against FOD?

FOD?
All that comes to mind is (fudgy old dermatitis) or .....

 

[Woody]

FOD?
All that comes to mind is (fudgy old dermatitis) or .....

Foreign object damage

 

[danimal]

Foreign object damage

Thats what she said..

 

[Evansaw]

Thats what she said..

@RI Chevy

While waiting ms500i Santa Claus came and begged me to do not cut Rovaniemi’s trees. And he brought some presents i m sure Jeff would appreciate

 

[Willard]

Gas doesn't freeze until 40c/40f...

I never saw any grade of gasoline freeze at -40 C/F or colder...ever.

 

[RI Chevy]

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@RI Chevy

While waiting ms500i Santa Claus came and begged me to do not cut Rovaniemi’s trees. And he brought some presents i m sure Jeff would appreciate

Nice!!

 

[Fairways_and_Greens]

Foreign object damage

Foreign object debries.

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@RI Chevy

While waiting ms500i Santa Claus came and begged me to do not cut Rovaniemi’s trees. And he brought some presents i m sure Jeff would appreciate

Is that a Stihl issue fanny pack?

 

[Fairways_and_Greens]

I never saw any grade of gasoline freeze at -40 C/F or colder...ever.

Jet fuel freezes around -40. If there's ethanol in it, it will freeze much lower.

 

[RI Chevy]

Are you talking about JP8?

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Researched the freeze point of gasoline and from what I could find it is -40 to -200 degrees f. They said it all depends on blend and that only certain parts freeze at different temps so it waxes like diesel instead of becoming a solid block like water. Most winter blends are good to -70 and gas has a flashpoint of -45. This was what I found looking at various sources and all I know is I don’t care to run a saw at -40 .

 

[Evansaw]

Foreign object debries.


Is that a Stihl issue fanny pack?

Stihl back pack

 

[Willard]

Running 550XP's here in northern Manitoba Canada at -55 below C (-67F)
They ran fine and no issues with the fuel.

 

[Fairways_and_Greens]

Are you talking about JP8?

I don't recall exactly. I work for an aerospace com

Stihl back pack

I know, it was a joke. I wouldn't wear it if it was a fanny pack either!

 

[RI Chevy]

Send me all the Stihl new guy sh't that you don't want!!!

 

[thesawincanada]

I second the motion

 

[Evansaw]

Send me all the Stihl new guy sh't that you don't want!!!

Jeff is this coming towards me?

 

[Evansaw]

View attachment 156749 Running 550XP's here in northern Manitoba Canada at -55 below C (-67F)
They ran fine and no issues with the fuel.

Minus 55celcius is more than extreme for humans

If i can recall correct at -30,-40celcius if yoy spit or your nose runs liquid they are frozen in milliseconds before touch ground.

Any fingers are broken if they are smashed with obstacles

What’s the purpose of using chainsaw at that temperatures? Cutting what for what, whom, why?

 

[RI Chevy]

Jeff is this coming towards me?

Towards all the haters! Lol