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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Stihl 020AV Super chainsaw.020AV was 38mm bore 020AV Super was 40mm 020AVT was a top handle saw- ie: arborist or tree climbers saw 020AVP was the "professional"... -
Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Stihl 020AV Super chainsaw.Don't bother with the Stihl site- just go to open internet- it will be there somewhere. Stihl pretty much drop anything that was not...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Stihl 020AV Super chainsaw.Few other adjustments? There are only 3 screws for tuning- the High the Low and the idle speed screw. I have all the manuals for the...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Stihl 020AV Super chainsaw.Cold start- apply full choke, pull starter until first "pop" as saw fires- move master control to half choke/fast idle, start saw- once...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Husqvarna 445 xTorq does not start.Were the carb and sparkplug OEM replacement parts- ie: NGK spark plug- not TORCH or some other crapola name? Pressure and vacuum test...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Stihl 020AV Super chainsaw.Idles for 20 seconds, starts, idles and goes up to full throttle for 20 seconds? H&L should be around 1 turn out from lightly seated-...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Husqvarna 445 xTorq does not start.Spark, correct fuel air mix entering the combustion area, compression and correct timing is all it takes for a chainsaw to run. Photos...
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Picked up a couple of cheap old saws the other day, photo of them as they hit the ground out the back of the truck in the pre dawn hours...
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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...
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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-...
