no spark

Just picked up a practically brand new CS-2238 for $50 on marketplace. The guy said that it might’ve had fuel in it for about two years sitting around so when I got home I emptied it put some fresh in there the fuel didn’t even smell that bad, but still. I pulle and pulled and pulled, nothing...

Hi everyone, I am new to the site but I am really in desperate need of help! I purchased a non running Wacker BTS1035 cut off saw on FB marketplace, I know not a chainsaw but pretty damn close. When I got it home I realized there was only a weak/ intermittent spark. Bought a new coil, cleaned up...

Hi, I bought a Sachs Dolmar 116 online, it started and ran. I stripped it down cleaned it and reassembled and now I can't get a spark. I checked and the spark plug is fine, I've checked the gap on the coil and that's set but still nothing. i didn't clean the ignition coil with any harsh...

Hello everyone, New to the site. Homeowner from central MA with a decent size property, cutting my own firewood. I'm facing some weird issues with my 391. Was running poorly, not holding idle after warming up and a few 20" cuts; I took apart the manifold, carb etc., discovered some pinholes on...

I want to start off with hopefully this is the right area to post this thread in and if not I apologize. If it needs to go somewheres else please let me know. I’m a starting novice at small engine repair and I was given a Stihl FS 45 string trimmer to repair. The issue was that it wouldn’t...

Hi All, Just acquired a new chainsaw.... an old 051 (from what I have read anyway) as it has the compression release screw above the spark plug. I am interested in a couple of photos of the Nova/Atom fix and information about the diagnosis? Have read a few things on here but a lot of the...

Hi All, There is a little bit of information about the no spark fix (ignition/trigger) in various threads for the Stihl 051 but most of the pictures are missing. Does anyone have a link to a description with pictures? Cheers Nathan