WANTED 461 unlimited coil

[davidwyby]

Thanks

 

[drf256]

Any Stihl “dummy” coil will work. A 460/660 coil will have the start retard built in though.

As long as you have a decomp and didn’t file the crank key a mile, any 2 legged 260-660 coil should do the trick for you.

 

[Wilhelm]

He doesn't need the built in retard, one will be present on the outside!

 

[Wilhelm]

What @stihl livin ?

He expects to cut desert dried hardwoods with a Stihl.

Have You ever seen hardwoods in Stihl Timbersports?
About 80% of it is supposedly Poplar.

 

[davidwyby]

Any Stihl “dummy” coil will work. A 460/660 coil will have the start retard built in though.

As long as you have a decomp and didn’t file the crank key a mile, any 2 legged 260-660 coil should do the trick for you.

I got a dukes 660 coil. I assume no retard cuz it yanked this retard’s hand a couple times starting

 

[Khntr85]

I got a dukes 660 coil. I assume no retard cuz it yanked this retard’s hand a couple times starting

Did it really make starting it that much harder….i still have limited coil on mine but I think I have a 660 coil….i do hate tuning with the limited coil, there is a sound difference but they do sound a lot alike…

 

[huskihl]

I picked up a previously ported 390 XP reasonable because the owner said it kept breaking recoils and pulleys. Didn’t have excessive lathe work done to add compression, normal timing advance. But it had an aftermarket black unlimited coil in it. I took it out and threw it in the garbage and put a 14.1K blue 346 coil in it and it starts fine. Aftermarket coil timing is all over the place. I’ve seen as much as +6 to -6° of deviation from OEM

 

[EFSM]

I picked up a previously ported 390 XP reasonable because the owner said it kept breaking recoils and pulleys. Didn’t have excessive lathe work done to add compression, normal timing advance. But it had an aftermarket black unlimited coil in it. I took it out and threw it in the garbage and put a 14.1K blue 346 coil in it and it starts fine. Aftermarket coil timing is all over the place. I’ve seen as much as +6 to -6° of deviation from OEM

Aftermarket coils are about as big a gamble as any aftermarket parts. One time I had a Stihl 4mix that would rev up to about 5000 rpms and absolutely no farther, but wasn’t misfiring. Replacing the aftermarket coil fixed it. It must have had a badly screwed timing curve.

 

[huskihl]

Aftermarket coils are about as big a gamble as any aftermarket parts. One time I had a Stihl 4mix that would rev up to about 5000 rpms and absolutely no farther, but wasn’t misfiring. Replacing the aftermarket coil fixed it. It must have had a badly screwed timing curve.

Like almost all Chinese parts, all they care about is the sale

 

[Woodslasher]

I had a Duke's one on a 461 that gave me similar symptoms to an air leak. Looking for leaks pissed me off so much I sold it. Next guy that got the saw put an oem unit on and smooth sailing. Brother's 372 with a dying blue coil would start and run fine 1 time, next it would smoke, sputter, cough, etc. Only figured it out when I tore the saw down, rebuilt it, and then it wouldn't start upon reassembly. Stole a blue one off my downed 372, been 4-5 years of smooth sailing.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Did you find a coil?

 

[davidwyby]

Did you find a coil?

Yes

One of the rare factory ones

 

[davidwyby]

But now I have another 461

It seems easier to run for some raisin

 

[singinwoodwackr]

But now I have another 461

It seems easier to run for some raisin

I have a 1313 if you need one

 

[maulhead]

I had a Duke's one on a 461 that gave me similar symptoms to an air leak. Looking for leaks pissed me off so much I sold it. Next guy that got the saw put an oem unit on and smooth sailing. Brother's 372 with a dying blue coil would start and run fine 1 time, next it would smoke, sputter, cough, etc. Only figured it out when I tore the saw down, rebuilt it, and then it wouldn't start upon reassembly. Stole a blue one off my downed 372, been 4-5 years of smooth sailing.

Are you referring to the 461, that I bought from you a few years back?

 

[Woodslasher]

Are you referring to the 461, that I bought from you a few years back?

Yep, that be the one.

 

[Khntr85]

But now I have another 461

It seems easier to run for some raisin

Did you leave the regular coil on it or swap it out with the unlimited?

 

[Stump Shot]

Have also experienced the difference between AM and OEM timing as well as some different OEM manufacturers can differ from one another as well. Replaced an EM with a Ducati made replacement unit and experienced the same handle yanking thing. Revved to the moon though. Lol

 

[davidwyby]

Did you leave the regular coil on it or swap it out with the unlimited?

It’s still stock limited

 

[davidwyby]

I have a 1313 if you need one

I’m down