Cascadium
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Hi folks,
I have a Stihl 028AV Super that I inherited from my FIL. He said it never let him down.
Well I had to buy a new coil, and rebuild the carb, and change all the hoses.....but I've used it a lot since, and it was working great.
Compression is good, stiff. He was a contractor, not a fire-wood cutter etc, so i don't think it's worn out.
It got stolen too, and the cops brought it back to me. Which made me happy 'cuz I think about him whenever I use his 028.
But trying to use it this season... it won't rev out. It starts & idles OK, but this is full throttle.
It can't be coaxed to rev past this point.
I took the filter off and it spits back thru the carb.
Does anyone have any tips what to do next?
Here's a video. You can see my had is wet with gas.
View attachment Stihl 028 spitting back thru carb.MOV
I have a Stihl 028AV Super that I inherited from my FIL. He said it never let him down.
Well I had to buy a new coil, and rebuild the carb, and change all the hoses.....but I've used it a lot since, and it was working great.
Compression is good, stiff. He was a contractor, not a fire-wood cutter etc, so i don't think it's worn out.
It got stolen too, and the cops brought it back to me. Which made me happy 'cuz I think about him whenever I use his 028.
But trying to use it this season... it won't rev out. It starts & idles OK, but this is full throttle.
It can't be coaxed to rev past this point.
I took the filter off and it spits back thru the carb.
Does anyone have any tips what to do next?
Here's a video. You can see my had is wet with gas.
View attachment Stihl 028 spitting back thru carb.MOV