Recent content by Stihlcutting

Thank you EFSM and legdelimber for the information you shared with me. It is greatly appreciated. I will most likely try to get it running on the points ignition before I pull the trigger on the newer magneto. As for the pull rope starter and mechanism. The previous owner bought it to use the...

Hi, I have picked up an old tiller that I would like to return to service. It is a front tine that needs some love. From what I can tell it was manufactured in 1967 according to the code on the 4hp Briggs and Stratton engine on it. I have managed to locate some information on the engine such as...

I know that I am way late to this thread. Have you turned the engine upside down with the spark plug out and pulled the starter to see if there is raw fuel in the bottom end. It has gotten me a few times.

Sure. Hope it works out. Sometimes it's the simple things that get overlooked.

Something to check also would be the spring tension on the governor. over time they will get weak and cause the motor to hunt. A quick test would be to apply slight pressure on the spring while it is running to see if it levels out.

The way that I understand it is. If Your motor is pretty far away from your breaker panel you would want to run 240v because of the amperage drop. If you are close to your panel, then 120v is sufficient. I don't know the formula for figuring that out but there is one.

Yes, the challenge and the feeling you get when you win! is a powerful driving force. Also to be able to pinpoint the cause of the issue without throwing a bunch of parts at it is satisfying. The mini sounds interesting. Would like to see a pic of that.

I have an (probably unhealthy) obsession to get things that are broken working again. Sometimes I save money and sometimes it costs more than it's worth but there's the experience. Right? This saw was given to me by a friend. It was well taken care of, so I thought it was worth fixing. I pride...

I have found a set of seals, and they are on their way. I didn't think about the fuel in the tank causing any problems, I just put enough in to start it and run for a few minutes, but I think that isn't what is causing the issue because of how quickly it reacts to the position of the saw. I will...

It looks like they are easy enough to replace. I will probably go ahead and order them. Thank you for confirming my suspicion.

Hi, I have a Power Mac 310 that I am trying to revive. squirted some two-stroke fuel into the carburetor and the saw ran for a brief moment. So, I figured it was worth a look. Pulled the carburetor and found the diaphragms were a little stiff. Put new ones in and a new impulse hose. the fuel...

I know this is an old thread, but my guess is that the piston pin slid out of one side of the piston causing the carnage. Possibly a failed retaining clip.

The halves have been separated with no damage to anything. The heat gun made all the difference. I used the high setting, going around the outer edge of the bearing on the drive side for about a minute. Set a couple blocks under the half that I was trying to separate. With one rap of the rubber...

Ok. Thank you for that information. I am about to tackle this. I will try with a rubber hammer first. I will let you know how it goes.

The halves do twist to a point. I could use wooden blocks to support one half and try that method. I am leery of the bearings. I don't want to damage them. I will try it if the heat gun method doesn't work. Or along with the heat method. Thank you for the help.