Recent content by wilfrie

I find this an interesting video, because it seems that the MS400 with a MM and 6-7 degrees timing advance appears to be stronger than the new 400.1 with a MM and 3 degrees timing advance (which is about the max amount of degrees before it sounds weird, according to the owner). So it seems that...

I thought maybe the magnesium piston of the 400 couldn't handle the extra heat as well as the 362, and since they share the same flywheel, the 400 doesn't seem to be cooled any better than the 362. But just to be sure, does anyone else notice the saw getting hotter with an ignition advance, or...

I've done the timing advance on my MS400 for about nine months, and it made a huge difference! Significantly stronger, and a pleasure to work with. I did a 6.5mm movement of the outer flywheel side counterclockwise, which corresponds to 7 degrees advance (along with a muffler mod). I've...

Ah oké, and do you mean with 'any more timing advance could be hurting', more than 0 degrees? And what do you mean by hurting, and how bad is that? How many degrees timing advance would you advise if you cut mostly between 16-20" mainly hard wood?

Thanks for the replies. I understand that the 5mm you mentioned in your personal message Lehman, the 1/4" (6,35 mm) and 7 mm are in the same scope. But since 1 degree corresponds to 0,9082 mm, those differences in milimeters do matter, because they corresponds almost to different degrees. So...

Hello! As a tree climber I do like my Stihl MS 400, but I would like to increase the bottom power (torque) a bit more. I opened already the stock muffler, but I would also do a timing advance, since I read it does help as well on a 400. My question is, how many degrees of advance is save &...