My stihl 700 has barely been used and it will not start. I took it in for repair and it costed $700. They said the only thing not replaced was the cam. I have spark and muffler is clean.

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Always go with that mix for Stihl equipment...

Use 89 octane gas as well. 87 will gum up your carburetor... owning a Stihl is like owning a corvette, the more expensive the item the more costly the repair lol...

Change the cutting wheel as it may be worn on one side

Took our to dealer, they talked me into several other things cost was almost $700 dollars. We later found out that our independent car repair person would have done this for 1/5 the price. Don't take to dealership....what a ripoff Hubler chevy ripped us off and charged over $100 per hour to check radio speaker.

Jon try check the wires coming from the ignition coil to the on/off switch. one is a ground and the other goes into the coil. When they are connected the coil is turn off and will not spark.

They will score one side of the piston because of the heat.Its always on the exuast side.It could be the carb is adjusted to lean that makes it run hot.The muffler might need a good cleaning too?If it gets plugged up it will run hot too?It sounds like you gas and oil are mixed right.Thats about the only thing that will do it besides straight gas run in it.Could be the shop tec doesen't know how to adjust the carb?I would ask the to make sure its adjusted right.And not to lean.If its any kind of shop someone there should know how to do it right.When you get it back try running it wide open it should do whats called 4 stroke when not cutting wood then smoothe out while cutting.If you hold it about wide open and it runs fine.Its not right.If it does you need to open the high side of the carb a little.Maby a 1/4 turn at most.Just untill its getting to much gas to run smoothe.I hope they fix it right this time.Thats a very nice saw!

Normal 0 To take off and put back the transmission cost around $700 labor. To open up, repair and put things together, parts and labor start at $800. So the total would be at least $1500.
Buying a used Transmission for $300, and replace the bed one for $700, would cost you $1000 at least.
The question is:
Could you find a dissent transmission of a 1986 Chevy S10 4X4.
The answer is:
Chanced are slim or none.

Check the battery cables if there ok then check the fuses there is one for the start that migh have ben blown

Check the spark arrestor screen and see if the screen has carbon deposits on it. If it does then you need to clean the spark arrestor screen and re install it in the muffler. You can clean it by burning off the carbon. The air filters on the TS 700 Cut Off Saw do not need to be cleaned, they only need to be replaced when the unit starts running poorly. The carburetor could have something in it that is keeping the needle from closing and flooding out the unit. I would suggest taking this unit to a Stihl dealer that has a Gold Certified Technician. You can use the dealer locator on the the Stihl USA website. I have included a link HERE. You can type in your zip code and it will tell you where the closest dealer is and what level of technician they have.

sounds like your not getting power to the starter. check the connections on the battery and the starter to see if any thing is loose. if not you could try taking off the starter, and taking it to a part store and have them test it.