I am new here and wanted to post here about my new project. A little background. I’m a Marine heading over seas for a year and wanted to take a project with me to keep me busy on my down time. I have a Stihl 028 WB. I have gotten it running but it is spitting fuel out of the carb and flooding the filter and then it will die. So I plan to tear it apart and rebuild it. I have read the other builds on here and have gotten a lot if information. I will most likely have questions over time and will post them up here. This is my first project like this so it will be a learning experience.
Stihl 028 WB Rebuild
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Pop on a good used 029/ms290 coil on it and do away with the points!
My first issue I am running into is finding a muffler. The PO modified one to fit it but it’s not working right. This is a hard muffler to find without breaking the bank. Are there any mufflers from other Stihl models that will fit? Thanks for the help.
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Is it the muffler with the side hole through the case? Pics of case if ya can.
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Most guys here have a stack of 028s laying around....
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Take off your starter and snap a pic.
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You already have the newer style coil.
Never mind!!
Never mind!!
CsClimbr
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Don’t mean to hi-jack the thread at all but are the 028/038 intake boots interchangeable?
Reason I ask is I did an 028 rebuild awhile back for a buddy, diggin’ through 028 parts and came across a boot but the googled OEM part number shows 038. Wondering why i have one new in package..
Edit: Stihl have MS290 OEM coil if needed..
Reason I ask is I did an 028 rebuild awhile back for a buddy, diggin’ through 028 parts and came across a boot but the googled OEM part number shows 038. Wondering why i have one new in package..
Edit: Stihl have MS290 OEM coil if needed..
The intake boots for the 028 and 038 are not interchangeable. Also different part numbers.
So I got ahold of a muffler and the entire chain brake assembly. Will be shipped out tomorrow. The movers came today and packed up all my stuff to go over seas. Won’t see it for a month but when I get going on it I’ll post back up my progress.
Good luck and as used to be said every week on Hill Street Blues, be careful out there.
I pulled the muffler off the other and found there is some serious scoring on the piston. I am wondering if I should buy a new piston and rings and have the jug cleaned and honed or upgrade to the 46mm. I have read all the other builds and replacing the piston and jug seem to be the thing to do. Just don’t know if I want to spend the money on it.
