I Want To Destroy My 015 Yet Again...

[user 188535]

I woke up early today after going to talk to my friend the Stihl tech yesterday so he could rate how I rewired it. He tested the compression, looked at the carb, gapped the flywheel, and said I did everything correctly but I somehow needed to attach the ignition chip to the saw to ground it. Fast forward to today, I screwed in the chip to the bottom of the saw, cut the end off with a Dremel, and attempted to start it. I started it with the way it said to do so in the manual, and all it did was FLOOD! It didn't even sputter. I am going to try and start it when the gas evaporates tomorrow. Otherwise, I am out of ideas.

I wired it the exact same way this dude did with the same ignition chip and I followed the parts chart when I assembled it and did every possible troubleshooting in the service manual and on the internet.

 

[sean donato]

Was this an electronic ignition model or are you trying to eliminate the points?

 

[user 188535]

Was this an electronic ignition model or are you trying to eliminate the points?

I was eliminating the points.

 

[buzz sawyer]

If points, I'd keep the points. I can almost always get points so work and once set correctly, you rarely have to do anything. The one trouble I had with mine was the wire to the points rubbed through on the bottom where it goes through that little gap. As for the flooding, was anything done to the carb since it last ran?

 

[user 188535]

If points, I'd keep the points. I can almost always get points so work and once set correctly, you rarely have to do anything. The one trouble I had with mine was the wire to the points rubbed through on the bottom where it goes through that little gap. As for the flooding, was anything done to the carb since it last ran?

The points condenser is gone. Long gone.

 

[user 188535]

If points, I'd keep the points. I can almost always get points so work and once set correctly, you rarely have to do anything. The one trouble I had with mine was the wire to the points rubbed through on the bottom where it goes through that little gap. As for the flooding, was anything done to the carb since it last ran?

The carb was cleaned and rebuilt.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

The carb was cleaned and rebuilt.

Needles out how many turns?

 

[user 188535]

Needles out how many turns?

3/4 for H and L as the service manual says. Idle screw is out half way so I can play with it.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Carb pressure tested?

 

[billyboy]

Burned up two of those modules in a series 1 028 Stihl before putting a coil from an 029 in it. Ran fine after that.

 

[stihltech]

OK I take it you did check spark? Try turning the needles all the way in a see if it starts. If still floods, more carb issues. If it starts and cleans out, ignition OK. If not, back to ignition.
I have had bad coils also. Used to put a lot of those point replacement chips in. The plastic cased ones worked the best. Think they were made in Australia.
Points? Gone since the 80s.

 

[Orange Ripper]

If you rebuilt the carb, it’s possible the diaphragm has to be lined up and hooked to the needle jet lever proper, if not the needle lever is held open by the spot it’s supposed to hook around on the diaphragm and will continuously let fuel thru the carb and will cause the flooding

 

[benz66]

Send it to me! I'll take it! When the Lektronic ignition failed in mine, I bought a fleabay coil with the timing thing built in. No need for the Stihl module then. I have a new Stihl module I'd sell. My 015 still runs like new.

 

[user 188535]

Send it to me! I'll take it! When the Lektronic ignition failed in mine, I bought a fleabay coil with the timing thing built in. No need for the Stihl module then. I have a new Stihl module I'd sell. My 015 still runs like new.

P.m. sent.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

if you’re really serious about learning to repair engines, I highly recommend you find a willing mentor. Otherwise you’ll bounce around like you are doing, not learning anything, getting no where and achieving nothing. I know you’re young, but this is the time to dedicate yourself to something that will help you later in life.

My advise, be it a bit direct. Stop bouncing around and wasting everyone’s time on here. You go from one thing to another, wasting everyone’s time and achieving nothing with it. Focus on getting a good foundation on repairing, everything else will branch from that. So far, in a few weeks you wanted to be doing about 5-10 things and so far every one of them has been brushed under the carpet and everyone that’s helped you has wasted their time.

Don’t send that saw, get a set of points and a condenser, fit it and you’ll have a running saw.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2563732845...drqvGdNapblDHUo/p4MyByw1Y=|tkp:Bk9SR-bK3r6hYw

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

Yeah- when you don't know much- you can always jump on to a known saw builders livestreams on Youtube and pester the heck out of them with novice questions.
Then in 18 months pop back in here with your own "how to "videos.

 

[J D]

The points condenser is gone. Long gone.

The condenser is just a capacitor in a robust housing, they can be replaced or repaired without too much stress if you know what you're looking for

 

[stihltech]

OK have you observed this setup? Rather compact one piece.
Guess you can fix anything if you have unlimited time and resources.
I look at cost and reliability when working in a shop.