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       Stihl 271
       By: JustJim Date: April 4, 2023, 2:45 pm
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       Can't Pull The Starter Rope!
       For the love of God, I cannot pull the starter rope on my Stihl
       MS271. It is not completely frozen, but it is "extremely"
       difficult and moves ever so slightly and in a jerky fashion. It
       feels/acts similarly to when starting a bigger saw without
       pushing in the decompression/pressure relief valve. When I
       remove the spark plug, I can easily and smoothly pull the
       starter rope, but as soon as I place my thumb over the spark
       plug opening I'm right back to the problem... serious
       compression and the inability to pull the starter rope.
       The saw is coming up on two-years old and it has seen moderate
       use. The saw has never been abused or dropped, and I run
       non-ethanol gas (from a jobber) with the Stihl Ultra 2-cycle mix
       oil.  I ran the saw dry before putting it away for the winter
       and this problem occurred on my first pull after filling
       everything up to use. I searched on this forum, to see if this
       problem has happened to others; I found one thread that sounded
       similar and the cause was a faulty engine bearing. Any
       suggestions/help of next steps that I can do before taking into
       the shop would be appreciated. Cheers, Jim
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