Hi chaps,
I wanted to share a new saw I got from the stihl shop.
Back story:
A chap took his 056 super into the shop because it wouldn’t start. They found the negative wire from the ignition module was stripped bare with no insulation so it was grounding out.
They brought a new module but it wouldn’t work with the current flywheel. They couldn’t get the necessary flywheel here in OZ.
Guys bill was adding up and he said stop as it’s going to cost more than it’s worth.
Stihl told him that if he wants some money for it to contact me as I rebuild them (my local shop is awesome).
The guy called saying do I want it and that he’d like to get $70 USD to basically pay off the bill the saw has already cost him. Initally I was reluctant as I wasn’t too interested in it (I thought it was more similar to the 076 then it actually is and the 076’s are a pain to work on).
Long and short I offered him $35 USD to which he accepted.
Got it home, cleaned the negative wire of the corrosion (?) (does copper corrode or is it something else?) and twisted the stranded wire together, put some heat shrink tubing on and connected it to the new kill wire they had installed. I put more heat shrink over the soldered join, put it all back together and it runs great.
I’m considering actually surprising the original owner and turning up at his door with it and gifting it to him, but I do want to put a few tanks through it before, just to make sure it’s all good.
I may or may not, it depends how much I like it I suppose, but it would be a nice gesture and the stihl shop said they’d throw a new bar and chain on it for free for him if I decided to return it to the original owner, which was really nice of them. Watch this space.
I wanted to share a new saw I got from the stihl shop.
Back story:
A chap took his 056 super into the shop because it wouldn’t start. They found the negative wire from the ignition module was stripped bare with no insulation so it was grounding out.
They brought a new module but it wouldn’t work with the current flywheel. They couldn’t get the necessary flywheel here in OZ.
Guys bill was adding up and he said stop as it’s going to cost more than it’s worth.
Stihl told him that if he wants some money for it to contact me as I rebuild them (my local shop is awesome).
The guy called saying do I want it and that he’d like to get $70 USD to basically pay off the bill the saw has already cost him. Initally I was reluctant as I wasn’t too interested in it (I thought it was more similar to the 076 then it actually is and the 076’s are a pain to work on).
Long and short I offered him $35 USD to which he accepted.
Got it home, cleaned the negative wire of the corrosion (?) (does copper corrode or is it something else?) and twisted the stranded wire together, put some heat shrink tubing on and connected it to the new kill wire they had installed. I put more heat shrink over the soldered join, put it all back together and it runs great.
I’m considering actually surprising the original owner and turning up at his door with it and gifting it to him, but I do want to put a few tanks through it before, just to make sure it’s all good.
I may or may not, it depends how much I like it I suppose, but it would be a nice gesture and the stihl shop said they’d throw a new bar and chain on it for free for him if I decided to return it to the original owner, which was really nice of them. Watch this space.
