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Well, I’m going to test my abilities these next few weeks. I bought an old 044 that wasn’t running, turns out the impulse line wasn’t connected. Easy fix! While I was doing the old tear down and inspect I find the oiler has been damaged, again easy fix. While inspecting the oiler I notice the screws that hold the oiler in place are not stihl screws but hex head screws. Well that’s not right. Turns out the holes were stripped then tapped for a larger screw that ever so slightly threads into the outer race for the clutch bearing. That’s not good. So I look all over this thing I find about 25-40% of the screw holes have been stripped and tapped or simply left stripped. Well guess what I found on eBay that very night! An 044 crankcase with no stripped holes on it for $50!
Long story long, any tips or tricks or YouTube vids y’all can give that’ll make this Frankenstein’s monster easier to deal with?
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