STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread

[Serioussam]

The biggest of my fleet , the 090

 

[Maintenance Chief]

The biggest of my fleet , the 090
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Wished they would have produced the AV version in the aftermarket.
Nice bar.

 

[Serioussam]

Another picture I found on my phone, the biggest and smallest in my fleet

 

[Maintenance Chief]

this ms440 with the slant fin is finally going back together after the case debacle.
All the rotating assembly is OEM, I ended up with .021 squish with a BGD.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Finished up the non decomp MS440. I had to disassemble the AM oil pump and put an OEM shaft gear in it.
I'll see if I can get a video of it cutting this week.

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

If anyone has an 066 or 660 cylinder laying around and have the time could you grab the bolt pattern dimensions for me? I don't feel like buying one just to get the dementions. I guess I could always just buy the base gasket to get the dimensions.

Thanks in advance.

 

[heimannm]

Old Stihl saws on the workbench this week. I am in need of a fuel cap & gasket for the 042 as this one is cracked and leaks badly. Any suggestions for where to find a cap (even a part number) would be most appreciated.



The 056 is done and ready to cut wood. This customer says they have a few trees down and need the saws to get them cleaned up. I am going to try and convince them to sell these saws to me when they are done with the job. They would go well in my display.



Mark

 

[Woodslasher]

Old Stihl saws on the workbench this week. I am in need of a fuel cap & gasket for the 042 as this one is cracked and leaks badly. Any suggestions for where to find a cap (even a part number) would be most appreciated.

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The 056 is done and ready to cut wood. This customer says they have a few trees down and need the saws to get them cleaned up. I am going to try and convince them to sell these saws to me when they are done with the job. They would go well in my display.

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Mark

P/n for the cap is 1117 350 0500, my Stihl shop had one on hand. 066, 038, 028, etc should all work on it.

 

[Al Smith]

The 042 and 048 were not in the line up very long for some reason .Rumor has it it developed case leaks because of design .The early units used slot headed screws later changed to Torx head .Fact it was decades ago the 048 was the first Stihl I ever owned bought with a spun main bearing .I used to old tool maker trick of raising the metal in the pocket and using Loctite "press fit " compound to anchor it .That was long enough ago you could still find parts which are rare these days .

 

[heimannm]

Dan - I don't think the cap on this 042 is the same as the 028 (just happen to have an 028 in as well at the moment). 028 cap is in the tank, 042 cap is on the tank.



This is the cap from the 042









Mark

 

[Al Smith]

I might have one on the bones of an 042 I've been robbing parts from .I'll see if I can find it tomorrow

 

[Woodslasher]

Hmm, my ipl gives me the one p/n, I might've been mistaken on the 028 part. I know I was running new caps on my 048 that I bought from my local Stihl shop, but the part number is long gone. You can't really see it clearly, but the ipl I have says 1117 350 0500 is the correct #.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Old Stihl saws on the workbench this week. I am in need of a fuel cap & gasket for the 042 as this one is cracked and leaks badly. Any suggestions for where to find a cap (even a part number) would be most appreciated.

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The 056 is done and ready to cut wood. This customer says they have a few trees down and need the saws to get them cleaned up. I am going to try and convince them to sell these saws to me when they are done with the job. They would go well in my display.

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Mark

Still waiting on the part number form the 1/4” presets but I know I have a cap for the 042 have 3 scored ones at home I’ll send you one in the mail

 

[Al Smith]

I know this is a Mac thread but will add an 048 has plenty of power to run a 32"bar .At the time it was the highest H.P. per weight ratio on the market .Urban legion has it this model was specically designed for the US Forestry Service but I doubt that to be factual .BTW I have two .

 

[Maintenance Chief]

I know this is a Mac thread but will add an 048 has plenty of power to run a 32"bar .At the time it was the highest H.P. per weight ratio on the market .Urban legion has it this model was specically designed for the US Forestry Service but I doubt that to be factual .BTW I have two .

How do you like it compared to an 038mag Al ?

 

[lehman live edge slab]

How do you like it compared to an 038mag Al ?

I’d say the 038 mag and 042 would be pretty much dead even and the 048 a bit faster. 042 is a 72cc saw like the 038 mag and a 048 is a 76cc big brother in the same family.

 

[markds2]

I’d say the 038 mag and 042 would be pretty much dead even and the 048 a bit faster. 042 is a 72cc saw like the 038 mag and a 048 is a 76cc big brother in the same family.

I believe the 042 was actually 68cc with a 49mm bore: https://www.acresinternet.com/cscc....8ea47c2d0942227788256ba2004878e7?OpenDocument
While the 048 has a 52mm bore: https://www.acresinternet.com/cscc....e2b1cb1db5ad1b4188256ba20049aa99?OpenDocument

 

[Al Smith]

IMO the 038 mag is a cut above an 042 .I might mention the version of the 042 I have has an SEM ignition system which is an advancing coil .Problem was mine did not advance .Could not run over about half throttle .I found another coil and that fixed it . Took me a while to figure that out .

 

[Al Smith]

I might add I have the theory of operation about that coil .It's a couple of pages long.To try to explain it would take me a month of Sunday's .As far as replacement I've seen a lot of Bosc replacements but no SEM and I think they take a different flywheel .

 

[lehman live edge slab]

I believe the 042 was actually 68cc with a 49mm bore: https://www.acresinternet.com/cscc....8ea47c2d0942227788256ba2004878e7?OpenDocument
While the 048 has a 52mm bore: https://www.acresinternet.com/cscc....e2b1cb1db5ad1b4188256ba20049aa99?OpenDocument

You are correct I was remembering the wrong 038 that was compared to the 042. 038 super is 67cc and I had one of them also.