ms290

Hi everyone! Just bought my first chain saw. A used stihl 290. I dont really know much about saws but i am familiar with engines so im picking up pretty quick as i read through forum after forum. Basically, my saw wouldn't cut through wood, its got an 18 inch bar, and the wood or chain just...

I blew up my ms290 and need a rebuild kit. People are saying make it a 390 with a slightly bigger kit that will fit. Are there any drawbacks of getting the 49mm kit as opposed to the 46mm kit. Do I need any additional parts? Ps. My mechanic is doing it. Thanks

The piston and cylinder are shot in my ms290. Got it all torn down and cleaned up. I'm leaning towards going with the 390 block but cant decide which replacement block to go with. I'm definitely not going with oem as it will cost as much as a new saw but am unsure about the no name engines on...

I have a ms290 with a 16'' bar, .325 pitch, .063 gauge, 8 tooth sprocket . I'm about to get a 20'' bar for it. I was planing on getting a stihl rollomatic es because i want the replaceable tip on it and they seem to be better quality over the standard e, but the 20'' es only comes in 3/8, .050...

I recently picked up a Stihl ms290 from an old man. Saw is in great shape. Anyways.. he had a 16” bar with 3/8 chain. I wanted to go bigger. But before I did that I wanted to switch to .325 chain. Went to my local stihl dealer. Asked for a .325-7t sprocket to match my larger bar. He had one...

Guys, I've searched and found so many different versions of modding MS290 mufflers that I gave up on trying to figure out who was right. Some have opened up every restriction so much that there could not possibly be any back pressure and some haven't while all report "runs better than ever"...

Hello, I own a MS291 that currently has .325" pitch ,063" gauge, 67 links. I've currently moved back home where my dad runs a MS290 where he runs 3/8" pitch, .050" gauge, 60 links. My question is can I switch my MS291 over to his setup, he has a lot of chains, so I can use his chains (3/8"...

***Current picture is only for reference and is not actual item but is very close condition wise, camera on my phone is currently not working (software issue I think) (please read description) and I'm working on getting pics up asap, Thanks*** Hey guys I'm new to the...