Recent content by johnnyducati

My understanding of STP is that it is rich in ZDDP (zinc dithiophosphate), which is great at eliminating sliding friction (bar rails to chain)acting as a sacrificial agent so the steel of chain and bar rails is protected from wear and heat. I add a few Tbs to my home-brew bar oil and shake...

Interesting thread, Guys. Just this week bought a second Snapper 2cycle snow blower. Has carb trouble, but will run on prime, so a good cleaning should do the trick. Took down the float bowl and cleaned a bunch of varnish out, but still no joy. Trying to clean it out using seafoam in the gas...

Another minor improvement is to "airfoil" the throttle shaft, but with staked throttle plate screws to remove the butterfly, it sounds like more work than is warranted

Too late to help this person, but if I had no welding skills, I would head to the nearest technical High School or College with a welding dept. A budding welder might not make the prettiest welds for you, but I bet they would give you back a fully functional part for free or the cost of materials.

You Guys are for sure some Mad Scientists-Great write-up!

Ray, Thanks for your efforts in keeping these saws running. I am the owner of a Stihl 029 and 066 and could use a workshop manual for each one. John