Before:
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After:
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I stripped it down far enough that I could pressure test the crankcase and observe the oil seals as I sprayed them with soapy water. All good. I replaced oil, fuel, and impulse hoses, fuel filter, and a plastic guard on the inside of the sprocket cover. I ultrasonically cleaned and rebuit the carb and repaired broken kill-switch wires. I cleaned and repainted the guide bar and spent way too long freeing up rusty links in the chain. The most time, however, was spent removing 25 years of accumulated caked-on oily sawdust throughout the saw.
Bottom line: it runs, idles, and cuts!! However, it's running a 20 inch bar and weighs 3 lb more than my other 20 inch Stihls. But I'm happy as a lark to add another running vintage Stihl to my herd! Thanks for watching! O
![20240319_121556.jpg 20240319_121556.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/863/863567-c31668a6b56c6c134f448198399c5dda.jpg)
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After:
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![20240521_144154 (1).jpg 20240521_144154 (1).jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/863/863574-75bfe1eebd7c9b7cf0f9955b29292b47.jpg)
![20240521_144300.jpg 20240521_144300.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/863/863575-e71cb363e08964b8bb309aaa8696a6e9.jpg)
I stripped it down far enough that I could pressure test the crankcase and observe the oil seals as I sprayed them with soapy water. All good. I replaced oil, fuel, and impulse hoses, fuel filter, and a plastic guard on the inside of the sprocket cover. I ultrasonically cleaned and rebuit the carb and repaired broken kill-switch wires. I cleaned and repainted the guide bar and spent way too long freeing up rusty links in the chain. The most time, however, was spent removing 25 years of accumulated caked-on oily sawdust throughout the saw.
Bottom line: it runs, idles, and cuts!! However, it's running a 20 inch bar and weighs 3 lb more than my other 20 inch Stihls. But I'm happy as a lark to add another running vintage Stihl to my herd! Thanks for watching! O