Newfman
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My wife's brother in law mentioned at dinner the other day that he had a Stihl Chainsaw that was running a little rough, and where should he take it to get it looked at. (He is 78). I had just finished rebuilding the carb on a 10 year old Husqvarna trimmer and for some reason I said, I can take a look at it for you. Like what the sam hill was I thinking?!?! I always just assume I can fix stuff. Don't know what that is all about. Anyhow, I should have known that this saw was vintage and likely bought at a yard sale from Christ himself, old man being a carpenter and all.
So, it is an older one from the looks of it. Ser. # 5228831. I want to give it a going through. Clean out the carb, and tune it up for him. Who is a reliable source for parts? Should I just take it in? What would you recommend for a good spring cleaning and sprucing up of this old work horse? I read that you can do short shots of carb choke cleaner to de-varnish the carb, but that just disturbs my sensibility a bit. Something about the lack of lubricity with choke cleaner as a fuel. Opinions?
Thanks for the info.
Dennis
My wife's brother in law mentioned at dinner the other day that he had a Stihl Chainsaw that was running a little rough, and where should he take it to get it looked at. (He is 78). I had just finished rebuilding the carb on a 10 year old Husqvarna trimmer and for some reason I said, I can take a look at it for you. Like what the sam hill was I thinking?!?! I always just assume I can fix stuff. Don't know what that is all about. Anyhow, I should have known that this saw was vintage and likely bought at a yard sale from Christ himself, old man being a carpenter and all.
So, it is an older one from the looks of it. Ser. # 5228831. I want to give it a going through. Clean out the carb, and tune it up for him. Who is a reliable source for parts? Should I just take it in? What would you recommend for a good spring cleaning and sprucing up of this old work horse? I read that you can do short shots of carb choke cleaner to de-varnish the carb, but that just disturbs my sensibility a bit. Something about the lack of lubricity with choke cleaner as a fuel. Opinions?
Thanks for the info.
Dennis