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Hi, my name is Florian and I'm a 16 year old german motorsport and chainsaw fan. Together with my dad we are reactivating older Stihl chainsaws like the 009 010 011 012. We have done a lot of this saws now and almost every saw had a problem: the oilpump was no longer oiling. We decided to...

Hi All. I'm new to this site as a member but have done a lot of browsing here before joining. I'm a hobbyist woodworker who bought a couple of eBay saws to learn how to fix 'em and then harvest my own lumber for projects. I just replaced the crankcase gasket on my MS441. I noticed that it...

I am interested in making my own base gaskets for a couple of Husky 350's that I am rebuilding. What would be an appropriate gasket material for that? Thanks in advance!

Hi all, Most of you guys do a gasket delete on the 044's. So what is a standard squish measurement before the delete .30-.35? Cheers,Chris.

Hello to all chainsaw fixers. I am working on a Stihl 028av with 44mm piston When I disassembled it I found gaskets in there. So for that reason, I ordered some OEM replacements. I have read some threads in here about not using gaskets for reassembly, but instead just using the Dirko HT or...

To get squish right I made a .007" brass base gasket. I was going to put an extremely light coat of Permatex Moto seal on both sides when installing. I wish I knew what product that the factory steel gaskets have on them, that is a light rubberized coating. However, it looks like I'm stuck with...