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My son has been inadvertently been using 50:1 fuel mix in my older Shindiawa 500 chainsaw. It is clearly marked 25:1 on the top cover. Has or will this damage the saw or is the quality of the new oil likely to cover the issue. He has run it for a few hours and says it is running fine. The saw is...

Tank pressure was positive. Blew stuff out when opened. Vent seems to function as a one way valve, lets air in but won’t let fuel out. If it worked both ways the tank would leak when turned on its side. Would a bad coil cause my problem? Enough fire to allow idle but spark getting killed by...

Very low hours Stihl 460 Magnum won’t take throttle.Will start and idle but trying to advance throttle kills it. Worked fine for a few cuts then quit. No carb adjustments have ever been made. After saw sat for a day or two I noticed that the fuel tank was highly pressurized when I removed the...

No, these are metal blades about 1/8 inch thick . 4 blades with a leading and trailing cutting edge. When one set got dull you just flipped the blade. Would easily cut material up to about 1/2 inch and would not grab a round wooden post as long as you kept the speed up. Much faster and neater...

Does anyone know where I might find some 9 or 10 inch four cornered blades for line trimmers. I believe the arbor size is 7/8 inch. It is to fit Shindiawa T-25, T-20 trimmers, etc.. Can’t seem to find them anywhere. Used to be everywhere. Thank you, Knots

Use Dremel tool to remove portion in the way and rock-on!