Wait a minute now if the cyl is China made that's prob what blew it up in the first place. You fix the symptom and not find the problem it will happen again.Use an OEM cyl only!
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Can't disagree, but cost and availability are factors. Doesn't look like the cylinder was the problem, oem clips don't have ears and I've been bit by aftermarket clips before. If a good used cylinder can be found I'd go that way. A vac, pressure test, check all rubber bits I.E., impulse, fuel lines, Meteor piston, cut wood.
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175 I know ,,,was wondering ,its a 066 magnum,,,was looking at cylinder and piston,the works -Baileys,,just so i know cylinder matches piston and buy oem clips and lower gasket,,,just want to thankyou all for all your help this Sunday ok change course oem cylinder Will a stihl OEM cylinder have stihl stamped on it?
Who knows I suspect a China cylinder can and will do that. I always like to know what blew it up so i can correct that. I get what your saying but its a crap shoot. A broken ring would prob be a result of over revving or a port snag. Hard to say without being there with the saw.
Good price if it was available.
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Thankyou all
One other option, complete Meteor kit for under 140$, available at many sources including Walmart, special order.
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yea thats what I saw at baleys,,,just wrote stihl dealer to ask for a price for kit,,,Thankyou so much you guys have been great
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well I bought new cylinder ,piston ,rings ,cir clips,and now buying a new compression button,,,,cost so far at 250$ from stihl,assembly going well with a cue tip of 2 stroke oil,,,,,,,,,when I do start it for the first time should I just let it idle?
No run it about 3/4 throttle. Dont be so sparing with the oil either. Just dont scream the hell out of it for a while is all. Wait, no new crank seals? That is a bad idea you now have a fair amount of money invested you should install them and do a pres - vac test.
^^^^Pressure-vac test is a must!
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thanks again for all this good and valuable info
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not sure on how to do the pressure vac test?
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ok just watched vid on pressure vac test.,will get results
You need a Mitivac 8500 that does pres and vac some just do vac.
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thanks for the heads up lone wolf getting a new tool
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MattG
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I just read this and saw the snapped ring......not an expert on chainsaw porting.....but on 2-stroke MX bikes this happened to me a couple of times after making an exhaust port too wide. I guess you could also get it if the port edges aren't cleaned up nicely..... but I just read you got a new cyl. in the end. Good luck fella!
So could a broken ear off an aftermarket piston pin circlip.I just read this and saw the snapped ring......not an expert on chainsaw porting.....but on 2-stroke MX bikes this happened to me a couple of times after making an exhaust port too wide. I guess you could also get it if the port edges aren't cleaned up nicely..... but I just read you got a new cyl. in the end. Good luck fella!
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MattG
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Nasty! Whoever thought putting an ear on one of them was smart move FFS!So could a broken ear off an aftermarket piston pin circlip.
