Stihl 020AV Owners and Service Manuals

[ray benson]

Hi @ray benson ,

Could you also send me the PDF in my inbox please that would be very kind ?

Thanks in advanced,

Félix

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[bluelick]

My father's old 020AV has been sitting in its case for many years since I've been using my 029 Farm Boss. At 70, I'm now older than Dad was when he gave me his little saw and its small size and weight is starting to seem appealing! I'd appreciate it if you would send me whatever literature you have on the 020AV, and many thanks for being such a great resource for all the users here!

 

[ray benson]

My father's old 020AV has been sitting in its case for many years since I've been using my 029 Farm Boss. At 70, I'm now older than Dad was when he gave me his little saw and its small size and weight is starting to seem appealing! I'd appreciate it if you would send me whatever literature you have on the 020AV, and many thanks for being such a great resource for all the users here!

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[tyalex]

Would i also be able to get a copy of the service manual and parts manual?

 

[ray benson]

Would i also be able to get a copy of the service manual and parts manual?

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[bluelick]

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Thank you sir!

 

[bluelick]

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Thanks again for the manuals. I was able to use the information to get Dad's old 020av running with very little effort, and used it to cut a couple cartloads of firewood this week. It seems like a good little saw, and I think it probably has very low hours. When I used it (very little) right after I got it, I had trouble getting it running consistently. It was not prepared for storage, I just put it in the case and left it--for probably 20 years. Using the shop manual, the first thing I discovered was the spark plug gap was much larger than spec--well over .030 when the spec is .020. Probably why it ran so badly. I cleaned and gapped the plug; cleaned the air filter (which is just a screen on mine and looked relatively "new" despite its age; dumped the old gas and rinsed the tank with clean fuel; and set the carb needles to spec at one turn out from seated. To start it, I sprayed some WD-40 into the cylinder and through the carb and pulled it over several times. Then to get it going, I did give it one small shot of starting fluid (which I know is not recommended, and I know a shot of fuel mix would have been a better way to do that). It fired right up, so I tweaked the carb settings and idle speed and went off to cut some wood. Just posting all this here in case it's helpful to anyone else. I've seen recommendations for starting an old saw that amounted to a near-total rebuild. Probably good if you have the time and patience for that, but for me that would have meant just leaving the saw in the case since I have other projects that would come before that.