Elasto What?

[sixonetonoffun]

So the last time I went my MS191t it wouldn't spin over very well. I thought bummer (or something like that). Carbon scored or something. Tossed it aside without much thought. Grabbed another saw forgot about it.

Thinking I better look at it before buying a new old guy saw. Glad I did. Turned out the rope was separated. Fished it out and was able to spin the engine normally a couple times and what was left of the rope snapped.

 

[Brad Button]

Someone replaced the starter rope at some point, and it was not Stihl rope. They may not have put the spring back into the handle. That looks like a hardware store rope.

 

[sixonetonoffun]

The springs in the handle. Saws pretty old so anythings possible. When the 038 was too much my dad picked that 191up more then 15 yrs ago and I think it was a trade in at the time. Tossed it and a cane in the wheelbarrow and tooled arround like it was his walker.

 

[sixonetonoffun]

Dirty as can be but it lives. Oregon 90PX050G 3/8" .043" Gauge 50 DL Narrow Kerf cuts so sweet.

Used non Elasto cord because it's what I had left over from an 025 recoil fix.

 

[sixonetonoffun]

Almost forgot. This is what came out 24" of old n tired cord.