malk315
Running Saws for Therapy
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So a buddy of my brother has a couple of Stihl saws he inherited that don't get used much etc. I don't know the exact story behind them. He asked my brother if he could take a look and my brother asked if I could take a look 
One is an 044 (which the owner swears is a "D44"... quite sure 044!) and the other I don't know yet but will find out tomorrow.
The 044 runs and doesn't oil and the other one I don't think runs and has a wire hanging off of it from somewhere (maybe it's just stop switch)... who knows how abused these were you know the drill.
Will start with the 044 -- It could be as simple as a plugged oiler hole in the bar or plugged tank hose or whatever.
Figured this is a good opportunity to get more wrenching on saws. I absolutely enjoy running saws, getting chains as sharp as possible, tree work, firewood etc. but I want to get better at working on saws. Those of you who know me know that my day job is software engineering and I can put together things like sensors and electronics / software for the saw dyno. -- but I want to get better with working on saws.
Hoping you guys can help me out once I get ahold of the saws. I had no problem rebuilding the clutch on my 262 (which the drum basically shattered) which involved oiler removal to reverse a backwards spiral washer and re-install it which was a successful repair (new drum, needle bearing, etc). Al helped me out by sending a ground spanner type socket to deal with clutch removal. I'm hoping over time I can build up an array of tools (specialty ones) etc.
I'm going to watch Craigs list for a dirt cheap saw that I can use as a project (or grab something from for sale here) and over the winter will go for complete rebuild to learn even more. Not worried about porting but interested in muffler mods to start.
If I get stuck w/ these Bill and Dan are near by.
We will see what shows up tomorrow.
One is an 044 (which the owner swears is a "D44"... quite sure 044!) and the other I don't know yet but will find out tomorrow.
The 044 runs and doesn't oil and the other one I don't think runs and has a wire hanging off of it from somewhere (maybe it's just stop switch)... who knows how abused these were you know the drill.
Will start with the 044 -- It could be as simple as a plugged oiler hole in the bar or plugged tank hose or whatever.
Figured this is a good opportunity to get more wrenching on saws. I absolutely enjoy running saws, getting chains as sharp as possible, tree work, firewood etc. but I want to get better at working on saws. Those of you who know me know that my day job is software engineering and I can put together things like sensors and electronics / software for the saw dyno. -- but I want to get better with working on saws.
Hoping you guys can help me out once I get ahold of the saws. I had no problem rebuilding the clutch on my 262 (which the drum basically shattered) which involved oiler removal to reverse a backwards spiral washer and re-install it which was a successful repair (new drum, needle bearing, etc). Al helped me out by sending a ground spanner type socket to deal with clutch removal. I'm hoping over time I can build up an array of tools (specialty ones) etc.
I'm going to watch Craigs list for a dirt cheap saw that I can use as a project (or grab something from for sale here) and over the winter will go for complete rebuild to learn even more. Not worried about porting but interested in muffler mods to start.
If I get stuck w/ these Bill and Dan are near by.
We will see what shows up tomorrow.
