Decompression valve

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My Sthil MS310 has become very hard to crank. I don't know if it has a decompression valve, but if it does it's defective.
what Sthil saw are equipped with decompression valves?
 
If it was easier to start beforehand and this hard to start condition is just being noticed- it might be time for a carb clean and kit.
Excess fuel might be entering the system and causing a hydrolock like condition where too much fuel is present in a liquid form and liquid does not compress like gas.
They (the 310) do not have a decompression button- Stihl usually reserve those for the pro grade models, however saws like the 023/230 025/250 and the larger than 310 390 got them, so that does not always ring true.
 
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