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O.K., So I'm helping a friend work on his 026, it's a good saw but he's had it for years and it's time for a good "tune up". His air filter & fuel line are about shot, and I told him it would be a good idea to replace the impulse line while we've got it apart.

He goes to the local hardware store / Stihl dealer and they won't sell him an impulse line - they don't have one in stock and the guy tells him that there's no reason to order one - they never go bad, says he's been a Stihl dealer for 22 years and he's never seen one go bad, he's never had to replace one and he'd just be wasting his money if he bought one.

My bud calls me and tells me what the guy told told him - my reply was "he's full of sh*t". I'd like to know what you guys think about this so I can show my friend this thread. Thanks
 
The impulse line is hard to find in the ipl, maybe that is why he doesn't have
any.

To say a rubber line never goes bad is kind of silly.
 
An old and cracked impulse line put my 025 out of commission. A new line and
a new fuel line cost about $15 and took me an hour to replace. It runs great
now!
 
I may be misiformed, but can't an impulse line leak toast a saw, much like crank seals? That dealer needs to be informed of his error.

One of my goofball students, a gangsta type, has a great sense of humor. He once said, "John, did you recognize your error?" Coming from this large agressive thugster, it was so out of character as to be hilarious! If he reappears in my class, maybe I'll have him go to that dealer upon release, and ask him the same thing. LOL
 
I may be misiformed, but can't an impulse line leak toast a saw, much like crank seals?

My guess would be there'd be no diaphragm pulses and hence no needle movement. So there'd be no fuel into the carb and the saw would just die and not ever fry. But then I'm pretty much a hack when it comes to carb theory.
 
We see alot of 024/026's in for repair and the fuel line and impulse lines are replaced regularly. I also replace them as a set since if ones bad, likely the other is bad. Yes bad impulse lines can lean out a saw and toast them just like bad seals. Even if they didn't have the exact part number in stock most of the impulse lines are similar and a different one could be used in a snap.
 
My guess would be there'd be no diaphragm pulses and hence no needle movement. So there'd be no fuel into the carb and the saw would just die and not ever fry. But then I'm pretty much a hack when it comes to carb theory.

We see alot of 024/026's in for repair and the fuel line and impulse lines are replaced regularly. I also replace them as a set since if ones bad, likely the other is bad. Yes bad impulse lines can lean out a saw and toast them just like bad seals. Even if they didn't have the exact part number in stock most of the impulse lines are similar and a different one could be used in a snap.

See, I told you I was a "hack". So, Blood, I guess then you could have a situation where you'd have weak pulses from the crank that would cause the saw to run dangerously lean?
 
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Thanks for the replies guys, the part that gets me is this place orders Stihl parts on a daily basis, no big deal to order one for him - it was just Mr. know-it-all salesman being arrogant. I can't believe someone that has been a Stihl dealer for 22 years has never replaced or ordered an impulse line, give me a break...
 
My local Husky dealer takes parts like bar nuts off of display saws and sells them.....He only stocks Lawn mower parts....Saws are kinda like a side line for him...



My closest Stihl dealer only stocks Yamaha parts ............




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See, I told you I was a "hack". So, Blood, I guess then you could have a situation where you'd have weak pulses from the crank that would cause the saw to run dangerously lean?

Its more like air can be drawn into the crankcase by way of the leaky impulse line, and lean out the mixture.
 
Thanks for the replies guys, the part that gets me is this place orders Stihl parts on a daily basis, no big deal to order one for him - it was just Mr. know-it-all salesman being arrogant. I can't believe someone that has been a Stihl dealer for 22 years has never replaced or ordered an impulse line, give me a break...

Bet I know who that was!
 
I bet his goal in the long run was to sell him a new saw. I see it all the time. A guy brings me a saw that the local dealer said was not worth fixing, but would give him a great deal on a new one. I most of the time can fix the saw and I don't have a parts room full of new Stihl parts.
 
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