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- Chain saw cord yanks out of my hand when I try to start it.
Tried to start my Stihl 044 and the cord yanks back when I pull it I can pull it very slow to make sure the engine turns over correctly but if I give it a good yank like it takes to start the cord will violently yank out of my hand What is going on here? Is there a decompression valve that is
- 50:1 gas in a 40:1 chainsaw have a detrimental effect?
If you are using a modern 2-cycle oil designed for air cooled engines and it says 50:1 on the bottle, then you can use it at that concentration in your saws without worry This is true even if the owners manual for your older saws and OPE say something different like 40:1, 32:1, 20:1, etc The properties of 2-cycle oils have improved dramatically over the past couple decades The same modern
- Chainsaw gas octane, what do you really need - Hearth. com Forums
The local Stihl dealer has an aviation license and he sells AvGas (ethanol-free 101 octane, I believe) but it's really salty (somewhere around 8 bucks a gallon)
- Stihl HP Ultra - anyone have issues with this Oil
I saw a couple of you tube videos (from different people) who had bad comments about the Stihl HP Ultra 2 cycle oil One of them concerned an insufficient amount of oil film in the crankcase (That person fixes chainsaws) I have had a Stihl chainsaw go bad on me that had minimal hours on it
- chainsaw fuel: high octane or regular octane? - Hearth. com Forums
Hi everyone- What type of fuel do you guys recommend using in my new Stihl 250? I know Stihl says to use premium-octane fuel in all of its chainsaws, but I've also heard that the ethanol found in many high-octane fuels nowdays isn't good for the chainsaw's engine I have a good family friend
- Stihl MS290 Hard to pull recoil - Hearth. com Forums
My MS290 had develop a condition where at times it is impossible to pull the recoil; as if the saw is locked up This is when I try to pull fast to start the saw; you can pull the recoil slowly through each compression stage Taking the plug out the saw pulls normally I have been given a
- Chain bar tips - to grease or not to grease - Hearth. com Forums
Stihl does not supply them with their saws, though I do have some newer Stihl ES bars with grease holes on the nose All of my GB bars have grease holes More lube cannot hurt I have heard weird arguments against using it, like grease keeping oil out of the nose sprocket If there is enough grease to do that, there is enough to keep the nose
- what angle to use on electric chain sharpener - Hearth. com Forums
hi all i bought a bench mount chain sharpener from menards and was wondering what angle is best when sharpening a 325 chainsaw chain with a electric bench
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