I like attitude I still need new rings for my oh26pro and I'd like to get a pop up made vs all the jug cutting work
There is no popup that can be made. Not easily that is.
Youl love em when you can tach it at 16k
They always are a bugger with idle. I think it has something to do with the vacuum pressure changes when you pick the saw up and the intake boot stretches and compresses. That's my 2 cents worth
Same here Boys....024 and 026 on early Tillitsons or Walbro carbs seem to be the most flakey. Thought it was just me who had the slight change in idle when the saw is put down ...they seem to slow a little (some more than others) . The L needs Juuuuuust the right amount ...not lean..not to rich (or they bog when tilted forward when there picked up off the floor). Have you found the ms 260 is a bit better ? I have when there on the newer WT carb with the compensating top.
I've seen the same with the newer 260 pro too. But new av dampers sure help. I know my oh26 could use a whole set of rubbers
Its a odd thing for sure as the saws are not poor runners or ones with air leaks anywhere. Tell you what Mike..I had a almost new 024 av i bought...yup, that was just the same ! gave me a bench mark though to see if i was doing some major no no with how they like the settings . If you set the idle to 2700-2800 when warm then put one down it will drop off as low as 2300-2500 sometimes so i tend to go for 3000 rpm and then see where we are at with the saw on the ground.
I go along with that TJ...thing i find a pain is that you have to take the saw outside of Stihl Tec Spec !they must have found what works to put it in the Workshop book ...
lol. I don't even use stihl specs or anything when it comes to 026's! Learned my lesson a long time ago. I don't even remember the specs anymore....I think the last one I set was like 1.25 turns Low and 1 turn High. NONE have been the same.I go along with that TJ...thing i find a pain is that you have to take the saw outside of Stihl Tec Spec !they must have found what works to put it in the Workshop book ...
for sure... its more the idle rpm range that concerns me when needing to put it way higher and getting towards the clutch drag point. It works the other way round a bit to iv found when throttling down keeping the rpm from dropping back to idle sharply. If you have the saw in your hands and are on and off the throttle then there is no issue but a customer who puts the saw down a lot while moving wood about sometimes comment on the uneven idle . I asked one chap if the saw had always done this .."Oh yea".. he said.."But i thought you would fix that when the saw was serviced "..!!! explaining is never easy ! 
I always find smooth idle at higher rpm then lower rpm from there.
