rking453
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I just picked up this 026 on eBay for $150. It's my second 026, the first one is an early red-lever version, non-decomp, narrow filter, tall black tank vent, non-see through tank.
This one has me puzzled a bit, I'm thinking someone pieced it together from an both an early and late version 026 in order to have the parts it has. Maybe I'm wrong.
The serial number isn't too far off of the first saw, but it has the newer translucent tank, old style filter/carb, red lever, and a mystery cylinder with a plugged decomp port. I'm not sure if it is even a factory Stihl cylinder or not.
I haven't torn the saw down, it makes 180 PSI compression and seems to run well, though I haven't had a chance to really test it out in the wood yet.
Anyone got any insights on what the story might be with this saw?
This one has me puzzled a bit, I'm thinking someone pieced it together from an both an early and late version 026 in order to have the parts it has. Maybe I'm wrong.
The serial number isn't too far off of the first saw, but it has the newer translucent tank, old style filter/carb, red lever, and a mystery cylinder with a plugged decomp port. I'm not sure if it is even a factory Stihl cylinder or not.
I haven't torn the saw down, it makes 180 PSI compression and seems to run well, though I haven't had a chance to really test it out in the wood yet.
Anyone got any insights on what the story might be with this saw?