Hello I'm "new" to the site. I have been on the past few weeks just reading all info I can. But this is my first post now. I picked up a stihl 028 av wb at auction for 100 bucks. I prlly would have never picked it up if it wasn't for this site. It somewhat runs. It idles fine but when at WOT it just loses all power and dies. I have cleaned out the high and low settings with carb cleaner and set back to 1.25 turns. The muffler was just plumb full of carbon. Had to soak in parts washer to get clean. My compression tester is broke so I'm not sure there. I'm wondering if maybe I need to rebuild the carb, replace fuel, and impulse lines. Hopeing it's something small otherwise it will have to wait. Ive got a 372 on the bench at the moment. Any thoughts would be great.
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Welcome to AS. You can never go wrong replacing rubber bits on old saws, but set the carb to 1 & 1 and give it a try before anything else.
I like to replace the rubber parts when I pick up an old saw for piece of mind. A couple bucks could save you hours of frustration. Rebuild the carb if the manifold is stiff and replace all the lines.
Unless you cut small limbs and stuff like that, the 372 is ALL you will ever need. Fix that and never look back.
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Did you check that the muffler screen is not plugged?
Inlet screen in the carb (pump side) clean?
Why throw it on the bench until this winter? Don't you want to cut firewood now? Are you planning to use this saw? I guess I'm lost. Davis, please forgive my editing. I may have made a mistake while translating whatever you wrote.
Yes I have firewood to cut but money at the moment. I just got done fixing a husky 372 so I think the wife would kill me if I spent any more money. Haha. Plus it works fine like it is now. Of course would be better with more power
Don't compare the 028's power to a Husky 372. The 372 is a much newer and bigger $700 saw. I doubt you could sell any 028 today for much more than $250 even if in spotless condition. That's the way it is.
Ya I know it doesn't hold a candle to the 372 power. but I went to cut some brush out last weekend and the 028 is just so easy to grab and has decent power. A little bit more would just be nice. I got the 372 to cut down oak trees
Davis, Illinois was where I lived between the age of 10 and 30. Not too many folks I knew back then talked about oak trees and/or chain saws. That included me. But, it was a great place to study engineering, so that's what I did. I bought my first chain saw when I was 32, so you are ahead of me. It's a terrific hobby, and think of it this way. That 028 could easily be as old as you are and sounds like it runs rather well. A new carb may be on your list for that saw. Amazing what that could do, assuming you have good compression.
Welcome to the forum!
Welcome to the forum!
The muffler mod I followed a guy that did it here I'll see if I can find it. I still need to make the outside hole a little prettier. And for the jets i tune by ear so i couldnt really say much I exactly tuned by. Sorry I'm not much info on it
It's still that way where I'm at. Not very many people into chainsaws that I know of. I really enjoy fixing them. That's what got me into buying more. I started with a ms180 that was given to me about 4 years ago. I also enjoy cutting and my boys that 4 and 6 love to help me stack wood. And yes the saw is older me. I'm 31. I believe it was 82 to 85 on year made. Still amazed how well it runs with just some new rubber pieces and a carb clean. And I can't say enough good things about this site.
