WildnCrazyGuy
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See my FS36 trimmer thread that everyone was so gracious to get me going again it looks like.
http://arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=70135
So, while I'm finishing up fine tuning the carb, SIEZE! Locked solid! I'm like what the heck? I didn't lean it out, had plenty of 50:1 Stihl ultra in it...
So, I investigate, ended up taking the whole thing apart again. Busted connecting rod. And I was having such a good night. I put the carb kit in and didn't think it was going to help anything. I found no junk inside the carb, just replaced a couple of gaskets and filter things and the needle... So before I messed with the fuel lines, I decided to just put it back together and run it. I think it's fixed, well, broke now.
But the good news is... I think it only damaged the rod. Everything else I can see and checked out looks ok. Well, a little damage to the bottom of the piston, but I think it could be used again if I could just find the connecting rod. The IPL shows I need to get a new piston and rod together, so that's what I'll end up having to do likely as I did a quick Google and came up with NATA.
I can't wait until the Stihl dealer opens tomorrow so I can see how much this one is going to cost me.
Quick question for you guys. Can I reuse the rings or just bite the bullet and get those too? I mean my current piston and cylinder are in unbelievable shape, no scoring I can find on either after about 17 years now. Have been running Stihl oil 50:1 since I got it.
I know the first thing in most everybody's mind is why not trash it at this point? Because, when I took it apart and looked inside and only saw I had a piston rod failure and nothing else looked out of whack, why throw it in the dump? I was blown away, (no pun intended), when I installed the carb kit and to my amazement, not only did it look like the leak was gone, but the thing ran just as smooth as the day I bought it. I'm thinking it's still got some life in it and I should bite the bullet and fix it up. Mind you, I'm still getting a new FS90 in the very near future...
http://arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=70135
So, while I'm finishing up fine tuning the carb, SIEZE! Locked solid! I'm like what the heck? I didn't lean it out, had plenty of 50:1 Stihl ultra in it...
So, I investigate, ended up taking the whole thing apart again. Busted connecting rod. And I was having such a good night. I put the carb kit in and didn't think it was going to help anything. I found no junk inside the carb, just replaced a couple of gaskets and filter things and the needle... So before I messed with the fuel lines, I decided to just put it back together and run it. I think it's fixed, well, broke now.
But the good news is... I think it only damaged the rod. Everything else I can see and checked out looks ok. Well, a little damage to the bottom of the piston, but I think it could be used again if I could just find the connecting rod. The IPL shows I need to get a new piston and rod together, so that's what I'll end up having to do likely as I did a quick Google and came up with NATA.
I can't wait until the Stihl dealer opens tomorrow so I can see how much this one is going to cost me.
Quick question for you guys. Can I reuse the rings or just bite the bullet and get those too? I mean my current piston and cylinder are in unbelievable shape, no scoring I can find on either after about 17 years now. Have been running Stihl oil 50:1 since I got it.
I know the first thing in most everybody's mind is why not trash it at this point? Because, when I took it apart and looked inside and only saw I had a piston rod failure and nothing else looked out of whack, why throw it in the dump? I was blown away, (no pun intended), when I installed the carb kit and to my amazement, not only did it look like the leak was gone, but the thing ran just as smooth as the day I bought it. I'm thinking it's still got some life in it and I should bite the bullet and fix it up. Mind you, I'm still getting a new FS90 in the very near future...
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