302w
OPE Member
I have a Stihl 026 that I recently rebuilt. It is an unloved saw I sort of inherited.
New AM P/C
New AM carb
New fuel lines and filter (using generic fuel line)
New 18" rollomatic bar
New 18" 3/8 full chisel (yellow) chain
New OE air filter
Saw starts, idles, and revs nicely. Oils well. Cuts very nicely, but starts to bog down quickly when it meets resistance. I was cutting a 12" ash log and would effortlessly cut through 4" of the log, and the chain struggled/stopped by the midpoint.
I had the carb set to one full turn out on the H screw and L screw. Turning the H screw out in quarter turn increments didn't help much.
This saw has been used quite a bit by the previous owner. I'm thinking it is either:
Clutch (can I swap with an 039 to test?)
Crank case gasket leak (did not split case)
Fuel line (not sure if a pre-molded line is correct)
What are your thoughts?
New AM P/C
New AM carb
New fuel lines and filter (using generic fuel line)
New 18" rollomatic bar
New 18" 3/8 full chisel (yellow) chain
New OE air filter
Saw starts, idles, and revs nicely. Oils well. Cuts very nicely, but starts to bog down quickly when it meets resistance. I was cutting a 12" ash log and would effortlessly cut through 4" of the log, and the chain struggled/stopped by the midpoint.
I had the carb set to one full turn out on the H screw and L screw. Turning the H screw out in quarter turn increments didn't help much.
This saw has been used quite a bit by the previous owner. I'm thinking it is either:
Clutch (can I swap with an 039 to test?)
Crank case gasket leak (did not split case)
Fuel line (not sure if a pre-molded line is correct)
What are your thoughts?