woodyman
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If the skirt is worn how long can you run the saw before any damage(besides just replacing the piston)happenes.
Carburetor Spitback Causes
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Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
The skirt wears from day one.... at some point it's just too slappy and spitty.. Collateral damage? Little...
I've seen blowers (and some saws) where the skirt is razor thin and big chunks broken off.
I've seen blowers (and some saws) where the skirt is razor thin and big chunks broken off.
woodyman
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Would a worn skirt lessen the compression and what else besides running rich would make a saw spit fuel out the carb?
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
Compression isn't necessarily affected... Often a worn skirt is an indicator of high hours, but I often see slappy pistons on saws with decent compression - poor filter maintenance (crap sucking past around the edges of the filters) .. or more usual holes in the filters (mainly flocked types...
Other reasons - bad main outlet valve check valve.
Other reasons - bad main outlet valve check valve.
