volks-man
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the update.
let me start by saying:
i am mechanically inclined. one of my hobbies is air-cooled vws (see username) including engine/tranny swaps. among other things, i have swapped heads on a v6 pontiac fiero with the engine in the car (not for faint of heart or the big-handed). i feel confident in working on most things, after i ask lots of qestions and gear up for it.
seems like two strokes are going to make me look bad. no luck on a saw yet. they always seem to fall to pieces in my hands.
anyway, the update:
i am off to another stihl dealer today in hopes of getting an in stock filter i can throw on and use the saw to be sure it got hot enough.
i got in after midnight. i ran the saw for what seemed like hours in a closed garage with a little extra oil in the mix -coughing-. bar oil is everywhere. the case got pretty warm and i'm not so worried now. i did the choke-saw-till-stall coming down from a rev. must have been pretty hot cuz after it stopped i heard a little sizzle coming from the carb throat. i pulled till it started again and shut down for the night.
if the filter the guy has is right i will kill some wood in the yard for awhile today, after draining and filling with proper mix and re-adjusting carb.
you guys rock! thanks for all the fast responses. again i cannot tell you how much the help is appreciated!!! the comedy ones too, if you can't laugh you'll cry.
let me start by saying:
i am mechanically inclined. one of my hobbies is air-cooled vws (see username) including engine/tranny swaps. among other things, i have swapped heads on a v6 pontiac fiero with the engine in the car (not for faint of heart or the big-handed). i feel confident in working on most things, after i ask lots of qestions and gear up for it.
seems like two strokes are going to make me look bad. no luck on a saw yet. they always seem to fall to pieces in my hands.
anyway, the update:
i am off to another stihl dealer today in hopes of getting an in stock filter i can throw on and use the saw to be sure it got hot enough.
i got in after midnight. i ran the saw for what seemed like hours in a closed garage with a little extra oil in the mix -coughing-. bar oil is everywhere. the case got pretty warm and i'm not so worried now. i did the choke-saw-till-stall coming down from a rev. must have been pretty hot cuz after it stopped i heard a little sizzle coming from the carb throat. i pulled till it started again and shut down for the night.
if the filter the guy has is right i will kill some wood in the yard for awhile today, after draining and filling with proper mix and re-adjusting carb.
you guys rock! thanks for all the fast responses. again i cannot tell you how much the help is appreciated!!! the comedy ones too, if you can't laugh you'll cry.