Beer Gut
A Fine Pilsner
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Serial# 140190941
I'm not the best at researching this stuff so I'll ask.
The saw was purchased new in 1997 by me new. It has been painted so no my 15 year old saw did not look this good a few weeks ago. Here is the work I have done to it I replaced the recoil handle, recently the tank vent, added the 660 dogs because I had them laying around, added the magnum sticker but it did not have it originally, dual ported the muffler and it had no baffle, and lowered the squish to .025. The compression is over 160 and it runs awesome.
Here is what I want to know, in 1997 I thought the Stihl book said it was 5.7hp but everything I have read since says the later 044's and 440's are 5.4hp. Were they higher at one time?
I hear people rave about the saw like in a recent thread called (044.....Maybe) I love mine but was wondering what the big deal was?
Also it seems like 044's go for more that 440's even beat up ones. Was there a difference between the old 044's and newer 044's/440's besides the evolution of the carb cover, tank assembly, and decomp valve?
What crank and wrist pin do I have, I understand there are different ones for this saw do I have the old one is one better than the other?
Thanks
View attachment 215862
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View attachment 215864
View attachment 215865
Serial# 140190941
I'm not the best at researching this stuff so I'll ask.
The saw was purchased new in 1997 by me new. It has been painted so no my 15 year old saw did not look this good a few weeks ago. Here is the work I have done to it I replaced the recoil handle, recently the tank vent, added the 660 dogs because I had them laying around, added the magnum sticker but it did not have it originally, dual ported the muffler and it had no baffle, and lowered the squish to .025. The compression is over 160 and it runs awesome.
Here is what I want to know, in 1997 I thought the Stihl book said it was 5.7hp but everything I have read since says the later 044's and 440's are 5.4hp. Were they higher at one time?
I hear people rave about the saw like in a recent thread called (044.....Maybe) I love mine but was wondering what the big deal was?
Also it seems like 044's go for more that 440's even beat up ones. Was there a difference between the old 044's and newer 044's/440's besides the evolution of the carb cover, tank assembly, and decomp valve?
What crank and wrist pin do I have, I understand there are different ones for this saw do I have the old one is one better than the other?
Thanks