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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.Ok I'll give that a shot. I realized I was careless when hammering on the crank, and damaged the threads slightly... smart guy! I'll... -
eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.I used a heat gun and an infrared thermometer. Will attempt to re-assemble using the same technique tomorrow! Maybe I'll even put the...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.I was successful on splitting both halves! Time to splice the two good halves together... Any tips on this part? I imagine it can be...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.Gave this a go today, and wasn't able to get it split. I loosened all 5 case bolts, heated the pockets to nearly 300* and gave the crank...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.You can purchase knockoff covers in the tall west-coast style as well. They're about $20 instead of $90.
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.Thank you for the tip! I'll dig up my heat gun and thermometer. Just got the second 462 today, and it's the correct case design. Will...
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I test my M-Tronic 261 by laying the spark plug on the cylinder and get spark that way (no issues). The M-Tronics have a specific...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.I went thru all the connections, re-gapped the coil to .008, and with a hard yank of the cord, the spark is back! Saw fires on one pull...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.I'm still waiting on one in the mail. Fingers crossed it's the same style case. Working on another 462 m-tronic right now, and have...
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eric4 reacted to old_sir_henry's post in the thread DOLMAR/MAKITA The Official Sachs Dolmar Dolmar Makita Dolmar Chainsaws Thread with Like.
The reed valve is easy to verify: Once the carb is removed there are just two more screws to undo the intermediate flange holding the...
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I think your reed is within acceptable tolerance, but to be sure you could reverse it by undoing the two screws holding the reed valve...
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My latest DOLMAR: CA from late 1960s or early 10970s in very good condition. My 4th CA in the collection.
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eric4 replied to the thread DOLMAR/MAKITA The Official Sachs Dolmar Dolmar Makita Dolmar Chainsaws Thread.I appreciate your detailed answer! Will be digging into the reed valve today, to get a better idea... It does sound carburetor related...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.What tool do y'all use to split a MS462 crankcase? Seems like a traditional splitter wouldn't work with the design of the case... I'm...
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