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EEFSM replied to the thread Stihl 028 excessive flooding issue.As far as I know, the seats are not available as a separate repair item. When I need one, I punch one out of an old carburetor and...
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EEFSM replied to the thread Stihl 028 excessive flooding issue.I would suspect that the carburetor is leaking through. Do you have the tools to pressure test the carburetor? If you changed the...
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EEFSM replied to the thread What Stihl trimmer should I get?.Ok sounds good.
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EEFSM replied to the thread What Stihl trimmer should I get?.That makes sense, and is what I would have said if I hadn't read this on Stihl's site.
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EEFSM replied to the thread Leaky bead.Not to be too contrary, but as a lawn mower shop we hate tubed tires. Tubeless tires are so easy to plug a hole and go. I've never seen...
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EEFSM replied to the thread What Stihl trimmer should I get?.I can't recommend oil that biodegrades 80% within 21 days of being mixed with fuel.
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EEFSM replied to the thread What Stihl trimmer should I get?.It boggles my mind that Stihl thinks their oil is that good. I see so much trouble with it carboning up trimmers and not protecting them...
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EEFSM replied to the thread Stihl 088 Crankshaft Repair.I see that the sprocket bearing surface is also damaged. Could you shave that down and install one of those sleeves, or aren't they hard...
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EEFSM replied to the thread Echo SRM 410U ?.Hopefully that doesn't make it too tight. Usually there is a small spring under those needles to hold them in place even if the limiter...
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EEFSM replied to the thread Holey Moley Laying Down the Smack 2024-25.We try to annually, but didn't this year. We stumbled across a huge load of morels once on an abandon trail leading west from the road...
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EEFSM replied to the thread echo trimmer new Zama RB-K93 issue.Exactly. Most carburetors shouldn't need more than a 1/4 turn of adjustment to compensate for conditions. If it varies much more than...
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EEFSM replied to the thread echo trimmer new Zama RB-K93 issue.The coil is likely not the issue. That sounds like fuel, not spark. Check to make sure the intake insulator block isn't loose on the...
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EEFSM replied to the thread echo trimmer new Zama RB-K93 issue.Anyone who is installing those carburetors using common sense instead of memory hooks them up backwards, because that's what is...
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EEFSM replied to the thread Defective Champion Spark Plug.They often come in on equipment that customers are working on themselves. We always replace them.
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EEFSM replied to the thread Chain gauge.I have a lot more experience with Oregon than Stihl.
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