Troubleshooting tip #163
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Been there done that I feel for you there
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Tightening up the bar nuts really helps too.
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Apparently if you put on a new chain ,and forget to flip the bar ,then remember to do it by flipping the bar and chain together ........ It instantly dulls the chain ,rendering it useless . It's happened to me a couple of times . Gonna do some research into this phenomina and get back to you all . I'm fairly certain that some chains may have a preferred gravitational preference .
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Pull the rope 150 times before you figure out the switch is off
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
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Bought a saw off a guy who said it ran last week,,,dead this week, so we did a deal, I took it home turned the switch on and ran great,,
Another like some others here, yard sale guy has a dead stihl for sale no compression, he demostrates that,, says its part only, a fewbucks later its mine, its marked 044, get it home to find the plug laying on top,, better yet its had some port work and its an 046 (someone glued the 044 tag on), I did pass this deal on to a friend who lost his near new 361 off the back of his truck.
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Another like some others here, yard sale guy has a dead stihl for sale no compression, he demostrates that,, says its part only, a fewbucks later its mine, its marked 044, get it home to find the plug laying on top,, better yet its had some port work and its an 046 (someone glued the 044 tag on), I did pass this deal on to a friend who lost his near new 361 off the back of his truck.
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This blooming engine has a strange scraping sound when pulled over after the saw has been striped and cleaned fully ...Oh yea...coil not gaped and tightened down after ..ALL..the case is back together !!
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I prefer to leave in the block off inner tube for pressure testing in place while trying to start a saw. It works really well
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I have to say that this thread is more fun to read than any other I've come across on OPE. We've all been there in our own ways
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DEFINITELY some good reading here and glad to say I am not the only one to cuss myself out and look around to see if anyone was watching!!!
I kid you not with the following:
Tip# 165:Make sure the cylinder is not BACKWARDS before attempting to seat it on the case! For some reason in my feeble mind, a bare set of assembled cases (no fuel tank or carb box) look backwards to me if I don't stop and think for a second... No idea why, but I have attempted to seat a cylinder backwards not once, but TWICE in recent months! LOL!
Tip# 166: After fueling your saw and while it is still laying on it's side, make sure you replace the damned fuel cap before turning it back upright and carrying it back to the log pile you imbecile!! LMAO!
Tip# 167 After you are all done grinding on your cylinder and you get prepared to install the cylinder for final assembly and test your porting, be sure and re-install the compression ring/rings... @XP_Slinger
I kid you not with the following:
Tip# 165:Make sure the cylinder is not BACKWARDS before attempting to seat it on the case! For some reason in my feeble mind, a bare set of assembled cases (no fuel tank or carb box) look backwards to me if I don't stop and think for a second... No idea why, but I have attempted to seat a cylinder backwards not once, but TWICE in recent months! LOL!
Tip# 166: After fueling your saw and while it is still laying on it's side, make sure you replace the damned fuel cap before turning it back upright and carrying it back to the log pile you imbecile!! LMAO!
Tip# 167 After you are all done grinding on your cylinder and you get prepared to install the cylinder for final assembly and test your porting, be sure and re-install the compression ring/rings... @XP_Slinger
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Tip to save fuel ....Pick up saw all nicely sharp after having a coffee and locking up the workshop. Wander off over fields to your designated cutting aria while taking in the view. Ear plugs in..start saw.. warm up saw.
Saw then stops as you cut the first stick ...saw has NO FUEL IN IT !!! You have had some exercise and saved fuel all at the same time ..Top Tip there.
Saw then stops as you cut the first stick ...saw has NO FUEL IN IT !!! You have had some exercise and saved fuel all at the same time ..Top Tip there.
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+1Been there
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DEFINITELY some good reading here and glad to say I am not the only one to cuss myself out and look around to see if anyone was watching!!!
I kid you not with the following:
Tip# 165:Make sure the cylinder is not BACKWARDS before attempting to seat it on the case! For some reason in my feeble mind, a bare set of assembled cases (no fuel tank or carb box) look backwards to me if I don't stop and think for a second... No idea why, but I have attempted to seat a cylinder backwards not once, but TWICE in recent months! LOL!
Tip# 166: After fueling your saw and while it is still laying on it's side, make sure you replace the damned fuel cap before turning it back upright and carrying it back to the log pile you imbecile!! LMAO!
Tip# 167 After you are all done grinding on your cylinder and you get prepared to install the cylinder for final assembly and test your porting, be sure and re-install the compression ring/rings... @XP_Slinger
Ba ha ha ha! I forgot I did that!
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tip#199 make sure you didn't put fuel in the oil tank and oil in the fuel tank
happened to me a few times.
happened to me a few times.
