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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread won't idle..If you have to use ether- you have major problems still. Gas pressure on the hose confirms nothing about the lower crankcase integrity... -
Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread won't idle..Did you give the cylinder liquid gasket at least 24 hours to cure before trying to start the engine? Amazon no name carb? My sequence...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread split piston rings?.I am guessing whatever you got was not from a Stihl shop or is OEM Stihl replacement parts?
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread bar up, or down, before tightening bolts?.High as the tip can go. Think about it- 90% of the cutting you are likely to do is with the bottom side of the bar, in a downward...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread split piston rings?.Never seen it in a saw personally. What midel and make are you talking? There was an era of thin ring use where each individual ring was...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread split piston rings?.In a chainsaw- no. Got any photographs of said rings?
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread crank seals..Yes pressure and vacuum test- not compression test. Testing compression only kind of verifies the condition of the piston ring/rings-...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Flywheel Testing.Im not a Stihl dealer- been a decade or two since I was involved in the corporate side of things. I am just a guy with a bit of...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Flywheel Testing.Well, I personally would never have invested that kind of time effort and dollars into a 271- certainly not one of my favorite Stihl...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Flywheel Testing.Well if approaching Winter is heading into Autumn- then yes, I guess we are. Water drains down the hole in an opposite direction as...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread gas tank clean-out.Every speck does not need to go- but if you tried to run/start the saw on straight oil, it will be in the tank filter, fuel line and...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Flywheel Testing.Being the correct flywheel for the model also helps- like the 064/066 series, there are about 30 possible combinations of flywheel and...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread crank seals..What saw? How were they fitted? Any seal, OEM or aftermarket can be fitted incorrectly and fail near as soon as its fitted. Pressure...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread stihl split case gasket..Usually dry fit.
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread sharping angle.Generally, alter angles to suit the wood being cut. Some species will cut better at 25 degrees than 30 and visa versa. You do what...