A friend of mine has a Stihl 044 and we've been cutting some trees on his property. I told him that his saw sounds like it is running a bit on the lean side. He tells me it has always run like that since buying it at a yard sale years ago. So I pulled the plug out and it was almost white. I told him it should be light tan not white as that is a sign of running lean. Threw the tach on it & it proceeded to rev to 14,720 rpm's. :jawdrop: No, its never been ported either. It was idling at 3250 rpm's too. When I tried to adjust the carb both scews were already against the stops. So I brought it home & cut the tabs off the limiter caps to be able to adjust it. After adjustments, I let it cool down a bit & pulled the plug. I'll be damned if that wasn't the cleanest piston top I've ever seen. No sign of any carbon build up. I just couldn't believe it. From what I could see through the plug hole, the cylinder looked good also. Would you say he was lucky or was the saw at its maximum limit before meltdown?
I don't think he ever had the clutch cover off either by the amount of crud I blew out of it with the compressor. There was a sawdust/oil lip that had formed on the inside of the clutch cover that required a putty scraper to remove. This is just plain ol' saw abuse the way I see it. Do any of you know someone that takes care of their saws like this?
I don't think he ever had the clutch cover off either by the amount of crud I blew out of it with the compressor. There was a sawdust/oil lip that had formed on the inside of the clutch cover that required a putty scraper to remove. This is just plain ol' saw abuse the way I see it. Do any of you know someone that takes care of their saws like this?
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