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  1. 04-30-2009, 07:06 AM #46
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    Quote Originally Posted by jakedesnake048 View Post
    haha thats godo stuff...i talked to my stihl guy and he says "we dont have any problems with them" i thought ya right...you must not ever have people that use your saws then after all the stuff i've heard on here
    Thats the reason many have moved to the orange side of life. Stihl has the big head,they don't listen to the sawperator's and get rid of those pesky caps and choke bs switch and for once they did listen and air injected at least so who knows they may be learning. I think the dealers want them built to need parts,filters and generally repair jmo.
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  2. 04-30-2009, 07:21 AM #47
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    For the ones having trouble with the STIHL caps not going on and staying

    I too hated these caps at first. Why it's usually just the oil cap only is beyond me.

    I took these pics of a gas cap just now, so I wouldn't get oil all over my fingers.

    One day after getting pissed off about it. I thought...OK let's check this out, something is wrong here and it ain't crap in the threads or over filling.

    Here it is guys...

    The cap should look like this when you put it back in.


    When it is giving you trouble, look at it and you will see it will look like this.


    One counterclockwise turn holding the top and bottom will snap it back together and it will go right in.

    Now my help and I know what to look for and never have a problem with them.

    When you do get it to go on right, it's because without knowing it, it popped back down in place.
    Hold the cap with both hands and turn it and you'll see what it's doing and what I'm talking about.
    You gotta know when to hold'em...know when to fold'em ...
    know when to walk away..know when to RUN!!!
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  3. 04-30-2009, 07:29 AM #48
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    Quote Originally Posted by Raymond View Post
    I too hated these caps at first. Why it's usually just the oil cap only is beyond me.

    I took these pics of a gas cap just now, so I wouldn't get oil all over my fingers.

    One day after getting pissed off about it. I thought...OK let's check this out, something is wrong here and it ain't crap in the threads or over filling.

    Here it is guys...

    The cap should look like this when you put it back in.


    When it is giving you trouble, look at it and you will see it will look like this.


    One counterclockwise turn holding the top and bottom will snap it back together and it will go right in.

    Now my help and I know what to look for and never have a problem with them.

    When you do get it to go on right, it's because without knowing it, it popped back down in place.
    Hold the cap with both hands and turn it and you'll see what it's doing and what I'm talking about.
    Ummmmmmmmmm can't wait for lunch with all that oil on my hands lol what about the issues of the hole funneling dirt into the tank?
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  4. 04-30-2009, 07:32 AM #49
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    Quote Originally Posted by ropensaddle View Post
    Ummmmmmmmmm can't wait for lunch with all that oil on my hands lol what about the issues of the hole funneling dirt into the tank?
    You gotta know when to hold'em...know when to fold'em ...
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  5. 04-30-2009, 07:26 PM #50
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    The point is I NEVER had to hold up the old screw cap to see if it was going in right or not. Just close my eyes and screw the dam thing on and go!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by bushinspector View Post
    The point is I NEVER had to hold up the old screw cap to see if it was going in right or not. Just close my eyes and screw the dam thing on and go!!


    i think they could just make a better design and no it really doesnt take me 5 min to get it on the point is it should take 2 secs
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    Quote Originally Posted by jakedesnake048 View Post
    i put water instead of oil in my bar oil resevoir. is that bad?
    Um... Yes, yes it is
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  8. 05-13-2012, 10:31 AM #53
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    Quote Originally Posted by ropensaddle View Post
    . . they don't listen to the sawperator's and get rid of those pesky caps and choke bs switch . .
    I like the 'Master Control Switch' on Stihls. I also like that it is consistent across all of their saws. I dislike the new 'pull-out-then-up' switch on Husky consumer saws.


    Quote Originally Posted by Raymond View Post
    I took these pics of a gas cap just now,
    Raymond, appreciate your effort, but the photos are a bit fuzzy. The difference is the space between the upper and lower parts of the cap?
    Thanks.

    Quote Originally Posted by TreEmergencyB View Post
    i think they could just make a better design
    +1

    Or, as I suggested before, someone should design and sell an adaptor that gets epoxied into the flppy cap holes, and accepts a regular screw thread cap.

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    those caps are the worst thing stihl ever did.. Went to an equipment open house and gave the stihl rep an earful.. He said to me "get used to it cause they're here to stay.." and gave me a new cap. No sir, I'm not going to get used to it.. not at all.. After 23 years of running stihls I think I'm gonna give husky a try
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