Stihl 044 Questions

[Hdtoolmkr765]

Welcome to Stihlhood. A fanboy will be along shortly to tell you that part prices don't matter because they don't break

Haha, they break, just as much as any other saw. I have plenty of kool aid in lots of different flavors. I guess you could just stick with Husky, they puke oil out regardless of what you do.

OP, are you sure it needs a kit? Have you opened the carb up and cleaned it? While I do recommend putting a kit in it, it's not always necessary. Open up the carb, pull the H and L screws out, pull the needle out, clean everything with carb cleaner and try putting it back together.

 

[Derrick Sawyer]

Genuine Zama RB-36 carb kit probably around 10-12 bucks, don't know where the $50 is for except maybe a used carb with a new kit in it. The oil tank vent don't bother me too much, if cleaning it didn't help, then loosen then retighten the oil tank cap to depressurize, or if you store for a long time it will stop leaking when the oil level gets down past it....keeps the saw from rusting.....if the oil is real thin it may leak a little more than thicker summer bar oil

 

[V3_288xp]

+1 atpchas

My lil' MS260 has the same leak- asked my local Stihl dealer & he had no idea what I was talking about.
So he looked it up on his PC, we couldn't see any detail like shown above.
Guess I'll just come to AS for answers from now on! LOL

$38.50 for a MS260 air filter as well ? LMAO

 

[Ozhoo]

Genuine Zama RB-36 carb kit probably around 10-12 bucks, don't know where the $50 is for except maybe a used carb with a new kit in it.

Stihl p/n for an RB-36 is 1128 007 1065 which list for 45+ amerigrigo pesos, so they were pricing a Stihl kit rather than a ZAMA kit.

 

[xd40sw]

I forgot I had this, what used to be another 044... a friend of mine brought down this basket case a few years ago. It has a red lever. The one I’m currently working on is a black lever.

Are the red lever 044’s newer or older than the black ones? Are there any significant differences? I’m not sure exactly what the serial number is on the black lever because it sustained some damage pictured below. The red basket case is 130851460.

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[xd40sw]

I’ve started tearing into that basket case saw. Fortunately, it looks like most of the pieces are there. The only things I’ve noticed are missing is the brake spring, the little hose that covers it, and the dawgs.

I’m going to need a piston and cylinder, as these are definitely toast.

Has anyone had any luck with aftermarket products? Or should I try to find an OEM cylinder? It’s a 50mm bore with a 12mm wrist pin.

 

[CsClimbr]

Go with OEM jug, that piston should clean up nicely tho

Edit: HLSupply has those AM dawgs cheap, their Farmertec 660 big doggies fit another 044 I had.

 

[xd40sw]

Go with OEM jug, that piston should clean up nicely tho

Edit: HLSupply has those AM dawgs cheap, their Farmertec 660 big doggies fit another 044 I had.

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Yeah... doesn’t that piston look nice. I figured I’d add a can of “Restore” to my fuel mix. Should run like new right?

 

[CsClimbr]

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Yeah... doesn’t that piston look nice. I figured I’d add a can of “Restore” to my fuel mix. Should run like new right?

It’s the new “Stihl ES Lite” piston. Damn thing ported itself