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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    as promised finished, tuned, and burried so its in maple full bar depth it was getting clogged with chips. but other than that I think it was running pretty smooth! http://youtu.be/OFkI847yhmA thoughts? Steve
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    TLDR; -- Recap 1) Toasted piston from over leaning out the saw: 2) Replaced piston, rings, cleaned Cylinder. 3) Replaced all rubber except for manifold. 4) Compression test was bogus. 5) Saw started and ran like a champ! 6) Saw sucked a couple days later in cedar :-( 7) Re-tuned and...
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    So Yea I re-tuned the LA, then ran it through some maple it threw chips like it was it's job... then I played with the L then the LA again, then the H then made sure the LA was still good. after all that it looks as if it's still set at about 1 1/4 turns for both the H and L. Thanks Steve
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    No I didn't pull the coil off. just the P/C, Carb, and hoses. I'm sure the spark plug is oily. I used nearly an oz of oil with an acid brush on bearing areas, and arround the rings and cylinder wall as I was putting it back together. I'll play with the LA to get the saw to run, and let...
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    Coil gapped? what coil? I know the spark plug is gapped properly. I did pull the exhaust off everything looks good. there is a lot of oil in the exhaust but I think that's from all the oil i used to put it together. and by the way that was old cedar that I was cutting into.
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    Here's the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j9fkTS6SJE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    Not good :-( So I tried it in wood today... Couldn't keep it running and it would bog down with light pressure! Vid to come! What did I do wrong?
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    The boy definitely didn't like it! yea it didn't feel really responsive I thought thats how it was supposed to feel. How do I fix that? How do I know where to lower the low idle to?
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    It's Alive!!! Decided just to go for broke and put some gas in it and fire it up. appears to run ok. Carb was adjusted to 1 1/4 turns and I adjusted the lower until the chain stopped moving with the chain brake off. It smoked a lot on startup but then I did put about an oz of oil on the...
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    Nope gasket is in there... I was kicking myself when I had to put it on after I had the ring compressor on there..... Had to pull all that off, and gingerly work the gasket over the piston. then re-assemble the compressor and slide the cylinder down. when I got close and got the manafold in is...
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    Yes it's pointing towards the exhaust. I'll check again just to make sure. and maybe stop in at my local shop and see if I can borrow the use of their tools. Hopefully one of the 3 shops want my returning business.
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    Nik's Poulan Thread

    You can also try the Beg for manuals thread. http://www.arboristsite.com/stickies/68615.htm
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    Just PM'd You. Good luck with your re-build. do you have a thread with pictures of your re-build? I hope to be as helpful as people have been to me.
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    I haven't yet. I don't have the equipment. I'll try to take it to a shop and have them do it this weekend. @powerking this is a brand new piston and rings what should I expect? Where should I check for problems?
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    ok so pulled the exhaust plug (rubber tire piece between muffler and exhaust port) and it pulls much like it did before I messed it up. the compression reads 65 on first pull and 80 after the 3rd pull and it doesn't go up from there. I'm thinking about gassing it up and trying it out...
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    yes I put the rings on the piston and aligned to the keys before I used a ring clamp to hold the rings in while I slid the cylinder on pushing the ring clamps out of the way. everything was oiled with synthetic 2 cycle mix oil.
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    Compression testing... should I be worried? So I had the exhaust closed off for pressure and vac testing but I got a compression tester from a friend and tried to test without pulling the exhaust plug first pull got me to about 75 psi and about 5 pulls later it was up just under 100. now...
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    back together so I got it back together got the stupid circlips back in. pain in the kester, got the cylinder back in went a lot easer that I thought it would... forgot the bolts that hold it on... so that took me another 30 min to fish those in there. Manafold when in with no problems...
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    Stihl 028 AV Super... is it worth fixing?

    Bump..... anyone know how to get those circlips in that hold the wrist pin in?
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