STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread

[Al Smith]

On the 038 ,I have two 038 mags,one had been modified and regularly runs a 32" bar and has no problem with it ,plenty of oil .If it might be partly plugged up try flushing the system with a tank full of kerosene or diesel fuel .Just remove the bar and let it idle on the ground .

 

[MACHINE]

A guy brought me a nice looking 036 wa scored piston on the exhaust side, not hurt bad at all.


What set of aftermarket piston and rings y'all recommend?

Block tested good , I think they just hammered it too much while it was cold , or a carb problem

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[PogoInTheWoods]

Meteor piston with Caber rings all the way. 'Bout 40 bux if you shop around. OEM part number is 1125-030-2001.

 

[MACHINE]

Meteor piston with Caber rings all the way. 'Bout 40 bux if you shop around. OEM part number is 1125-030-2001.

Thank you

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[RI Chevy]

Times 2 on the Meteor snd Caber rings.

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

Yep. There are certainly more economical options out there, but an 036 deserves better than the Chinese cheapies if you can't quite afford OEM at upward of $85 these days. I'd probably go with a Meteor anyway just out of pure principal against Stihl pricing knowing the markup is nearly 100% on many of their pistons. The quality is just as good IMHO.

 

[Al Smith]

Speaking of which I got two sets of Cabers through the mail today for the Partner saws 56 MM .10 a pop sent from Greece .Took about 2 weeks .To add to the above I've had good luck with these brands .

 

[MACHINE]

I'm going to make sure transfer comes off before I order , but it looks like it should easy,

I used sandpaper and scotch brite method,

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[Maintenance Chief]

Had two trees come down in a park I was in today, one was an 80' pine that took out a small oak , while the guys were asking about who was gonna pony up I put on my safety gear and had the trees cut off the stumps and bucked off the road with the trusty Super 028 wood boss! I really had to reach on my under cuts for the pine being that I'm running an 18" bar with 3/8s chain.
The old 028s always impress people who never used an older stihl.

 

[Nutball]

I got a 026 a couple months ago, and finally got around to messing with it. I can't find the H needle, there's a chunk of white rubber blocking it. Is this common? It's running pretty rich. It also dies when tipped forward at idle EVEN if it has only idled for a half second. I might have to clean the carb since it wasn't responding much to the L screw until I fired it up again, then it was very sensitive to it.

 

[Dream]

Looks like it got a little rough up your way chief. Hope everyones ok. Good excuse to get the saws out.

 

[RI Chevy]

You may have the fixed H jet 026 carb.
@Nutball

WT194s are the best for the 026s

 

[Nutball]

I think it's a pro too. That's kinda stupid. It was too rich at 40deg F on 40:1. Maybe I'll run this gas guzzler on 32:1. I poured some oil in the tank and ran it again and it had a bit more power. I'll look into a different carb when I start modifying it. It has the original bar from '98 with Rock City Machine written on it.

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

A guy on the bay has em for $48. I've bought a couple. WT-22's aren't bad either.

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

The flywheel side seal is notorious for leaking on those saws. Do a vac/pressure test before chasing your tail on other stuff.

 

[Canadian farm boy]

WT-590 is another decent 026/260 carb. The ms260 arctic I ported a couple weeks ago has one on it.

 

[RI Chevy]

Interesting Mike. Must be newer carb.

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Interesting Mike. Must be newer carb.

EPA carb. It has both H and L adjustments. It might be exclusive to the arctic model, I’m not sure

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Looks like it got a little rough up your way chief. Hope everyones ok. Good excuse to get the saws out.

Yeah lots of flooding ,then sunshine then snow! Crazy spring .

 

[lehman live edge slab]

first photo is a good portion of the running stihls I have couple missing, last two photos are a free sawni just got few days ago no spark till I cleaned and gapped points. Runs like a champ now rebuilt carb since I was in it