Stihl MAjor surgery

[Jay Bird]

Have a Stihl 362 changing cylinder and piston. Saw pretty new but out of warranty. Didn't run it much. Cylinder and piston scored up bad. Lost compression. Dealer said I ran it without oil. I was nice and said all other saws and equipment run the same can of gas, no problem with them. Got a E Bay cylinder, piston and Cabor rings ordered. Have the saw striped down but don't see how to get to the bolts that hold the carburetor to cylinder off. Is there any instruction anywhere that tells me how? The carburetor manifold is in the way.

 

[Frogfarmer]

The four bolts that hold the rubber manifold on can stay with the cylinder when it's pulled.

 

[Frogfarmer]

The big plastic baffle between the airbox and the cylinder needs to come off to pull the cyl. It has three or four screws holding it down. Air separator under the pull start housing will need to be loose too.

 

[mtnwkr]

Dealer said I ran it without oil. I was nice and said all other saws and equipment run the same can of gas, no problem with them.

Make sure to do a pressure/vac test then! It burnt up for a reason..

 

[Jay Bird]

OK, thanks guys, didn't know the baffle came off that easy. Will test pressure /vac.