026 tank vent

[stihl_head1982]

Vent parts came in today. Everything fits great, here is my take on the vent thing...
These parts fit a tank that it transparent, has screw in fuel cap, not a flip, has the old style fuel line, and a black rubber duck check valve. I would go as far to say that if you know you have any 3 of the above, you probably have all of the above on your saw.

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Does she run out good now sir?

 

[Glennmac]

Oh yes, quite happy with the way it runs. I choke it until it sputters once, leave in on fast idle once it starts for a minute, then kick it down to idle and it just runs. Ice cold it's about 5 pulls total. It's got a new bar & chain too, (3/8' 050 ) and it cuts better than my 2149 jred and my dads 350 husky.
I think those saws are pretty fair to compare with. Of course if they got the same amount of TLC the Stihl gets the gap would close between them I think. IDK if I mentioned it earlier but I found this saw in a scrap metal dumpster sitting in 4 inches of water. Everything rubber was shot, very little compression, no bar & chain, a few missing parts, and a brand new NGK spark plug. So someone tried before I did.

 

[Mkinslow]

Sounds like you're happy with it and that's really all that matters.

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[ucm931]

Hey everyone. Just thought I'd throw my 1.5 cents worth in here. Similar situation as the OP way back when...... recently acquired a used 026 (my first Stihl) and didn't realize it was leaking fuel out of the vent until well after I got it home. Fuel vent has the black duckbill, sintered filter and shot white cap.

Found this thread and felt a deep pain in the wallet when I saw it cost him 25 bucks in parts to fix it......that did not fit into my calculus of cost/value in this saw. I bought a new duckbill for about 3.50 or so hoping that whould cure it.......nope .

My solution......I dropped a small o-ring (10mm I.D. x 1.5mm cross section) between the duckbill and the filter and reassembled it........no more leak. For whatever reason, the duckbill was not able to stay tight against tank. The added height from the o-ring is allowing the filter and cap to press down on the duckbill and keep it tight against the tank.

I hope this helps somebody. Only time will tell if it leaks again.