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I recently bought a 011 AV at a garage sale for $5.00. It wouldn't start-No compression caused by scored piston. With some great help from the forum, I replaced rings, polished out the piston and cleaned up the cyclinder. Runs pretty good now, I will rebuild the carb next. I have a problem with...

Thank goodness I saw the warning about the needle bearings on another post before I took it apart. I will hone out the cylinder and polish the piston. I would still need a new piston ring, it is also scored. Any good source for that?

Not good news I took the cyc. head off. The piston is really scored. The cyc head is not as bad, but there is some scoring at the bottom of the stroke near the exhaust port. I wouldn't mind replacing the piston and head if I could get the parts reasonably. Anybody have a source? I attached some...

Thanks for the response, how do you tell the rings are bad? What does a set of rings cost and where could I buy them?

I bought a Stihl 011AV at a garage sale for $5. It is in great shape, but the carburetor was disassembled. I put it back together, repaired a loose contact to the spark plug and now have good spark. But it will not start, not even a pop, even with fresh gas (or starting fluid) into the carb. I...

I bought a Stihl 011AV at a garage sale for $5. It is in great shape, but the carburator was disassembled. I put it back together, repaired a loose contact to the spark plug and now have good spark. But it will not start, not even a pop, even with fresh gas (or starting fluid) into the carb. I...