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Guys,
My cousin gave me his old Stihl 026 that doesn't run properly. More about that later but the saw has another issue and that is the choke.
According to the Instruction Manual and the label on the saw's rear cover, the Master Control lever should have 4 positions and should also partially set the trigger when in the choke position. But this saw only has three positions. Choke full on, run, and off position. There is no partial choke postion and the trigger (throttle) does not set. I can't see any provision in the mechanism for those two functions although the label by the Master Control switch says the saw should have them. So does the book.
Question: Is this thing just broken and I can't see it or was there an update that simplified the Master Control on the 026? The saw was bought new in 1992 so it's old enough for an update. Still has very good compression, was lightly used, and well maintained.
Thanks!
My cousin gave me his old Stihl 026 that doesn't run properly. More about that later but the saw has another issue and that is the choke.
According to the Instruction Manual and the label on the saw's rear cover, the Master Control lever should have 4 positions and should also partially set the trigger when in the choke position. But this saw only has three positions. Choke full on, run, and off position. There is no partial choke postion and the trigger (throttle) does not set. I can't see any provision in the mechanism for those two functions although the label by the Master Control switch says the saw should have them. So does the book.
Question: Is this thing just broken and I can't see it or was there an update that simplified the Master Control on the 026? The saw was bought new in 1992 so it's old enough for an update. Still has very good compression, was lightly used, and well maintained.
Thanks!