Taryl, this video was posted a while back, I hope that you see this note. I appreciate how detailed your videos are, especially the little nuances. My experience is that you can find how to videos on TH-cam for anything, I also do a lot of online training for my job in IT. it is rare to find presenters who have a lifetime of experience, recognize their audience and the ability to explain it well to them. The thing that you do better than most presenters, regardless of the subject matter, is that you are very comfortable with cameras. Your delivery is very natural, it makes the viewer feel like they are in the room with you having a casual conversation while you are going about your work. Your "how I do this" messages are solid, what you do really well is say why. Things like "Let gravity work", your little hook tool are both things that I ultimately realised, I eventually made a tool similar to yours but I will never get back the hours that I spent trying to fish fuel filters, broken lines and debris out of tanks. When you say when to use Hardware store parts vs OEM, why you blew out the oil line before putting it back and saying to make sure you have clean hands when changing fuel filter are great examples of why you do things, they're based on a career of trial and error and most importantly, you having to repair equipment that people did not maintain of repair properly. One of ny my biggest struggles is light, that magnetic one looks like it would like it would be a huge help. I will have to see if Dennis ships to Canada. I doubt that you realize how much preventative things people learn from your delivery method. Just wanted to say thanks, keep 'em coming.
Hey Taryl, I worked for a homelite and Jonsered dealer for 40 years. We had a 6 in bench vice mounted on one corner. With the bar on the saw I would clamp it in the vice and it would hold it for much of the carbetrator work. Much more convenient than chasing it on the bench as you are trying to work on it. Also it makes one hand available to operate choke/ throttle while starting. But you probably know all this. Just my observation. I loved working on saws. I saw my share of the insides of fuel systems. Thanks for sharing your tricks and knowledge. We are never too smart or old to learn. 👍😃
I love this channel my father got me started on here as I’m always trying to help him keep his equipment running but I have learned a lot of new things, see you can teach an old dog new tricks😊
I'm on a wood drying sprint to MN winter. Started with dead standing and horizontal off ground wood. Some of it looks like RR ties upon splitting, uh oh. This is amazing I can use this video if ever I go though Dad's old Stihl saw in the future! You're awesome Taryl! Thanks for fixing my Toro 220 with me as well! And pro parts direct.
Karl, my cousin that lives in the trailer across from us, said he could borrow a truck and trailer from the jobsite and he would be headed your way with a load sorry, but we no longer take checks,...cash only...thank you for your order and we look forward to serving you again in the future...
Hi Taryl, I've really had bad experiences with the fuel and oil hoses for this saw model from after market. These hoses are sealing directly in the main plastic tank housing. In my case the aftermarket hoses did have a smaller diameter at the sealing surface compared to the original. --> caused leakage of course. I recommend original parts in that case. Hope your fuel line fits better.. Best wishes Marco
I agree this model is problematic. I had an almost new one given to me, because it sucked and they were ready to trash it. I did a bunch of work to it and got running, but it still gives me problems.
These saws have been called throw away saws for many years. If you can’t fix them yourself it’s cheaper to throw it away and buy a new one rather than pay someone to fix it. That first saw he fixed would have cost someone around $400 for parts and labor at the very least if taken to a saw shop. Throw it away and buy a bigger new model for for that much money. But for the guys that know how to fix them like taryl and myself. We love the people that throw out stuf like this. We can fix the saw for $50 and resell for $350.
1:21:15? C'mon Taryl Turtle, I'm 74 y/o. 😅😊 Grandma was slow, but she was old. Your videos are always a pleasure to view. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, great sense of humor and your friends/family with us. I always wanted to be a mechanic and wonder if you will adopt me? I'm in a custody battle. My Mother doesn't want me or my sister either. 😢 Do you know anyone that wants to buy a bike? It has no seat or handlebars. It's for someone that lost their ass and doesn’t know which way to turn. 😂 😉 Take care my Brother.
Omg this is sooo funny. We used to buy old lawn mowers from a guy who had a shop next to the dump, and you could guess where he would get his merchandise. My brother always swore that we’d buy the same lawn mower over and over again cause they’d break and we’d throw them in the dump and my mom would go buy a new one, next month same thing would happen.
If it has compression it will run. You can still make it run if it doesn't have compression just going to cost a little more and take a little more time. Excellent video again. Get Taryl, get Taryl.
Same, love getting free or cheap non runners, My latest score was a husky 359, almost new for 20$!! Carbetrator needed replaced 50$ on ebay. saws are like 3d puzzles.
Back when VCRs were a thing, I had to mark every unit I touched. After I condemned a VCR or other appliance, customers would resell them at garage sales or trash them and the new owner/trash picker would come in with it. I learned to always date stamp and initial every chassis that I open with a small engraver. If I suspected I had already condemned something and it circled back, I quoted a flat 30 buck no repair fee before I took it in. That almost always stopped it from coming back.
love to escape to the tarylverse, 50 years ago i worked in my grandfather's small engine shop. after a while I could almost fix most of our customer's stuff blind folded, but they were a lot simpler then too. in retirement I'm enjoying fixing up mini bikes for the grandkids and such. and escaping to your videos to be entertained and keep learning new things😊
I started carrying a paint brush with me when I'm out in the field when cutting trees and when I need to refuel I brush off all the crap around the fuel cap , if I'm close to a air compressor I just blow the saw off . If you own a chainsaw you should own a air compressor . Looks like you got a greeny weenie ( probably from Cali ) upset here on your channel about taking the caps off . Come on Taryl do a muffkin mod on that thang .
I liked this video - the only things I would do differently were: 1) Clean the saw prior (so you can see damage, and you don't add more debris into tanks/intakes/etc..., 2) I would use a chinese carb, rather than rebuild one (easier to adjust, faster install, cheaper, etc), 3) I use an engine tachometer with ear plugs to adjust carb to factory specs, 4) We use 32:1 premix or 40:1 at the leanest. 50:1 is banned in our landscape company as it eventually damages saws/blowers/trimmers after 1 year of solid daily usage, 5) We never use compressed air on the carbs, as they have a one way valve that is permanently damaged after the use of compressed air - it's in every Zama and Walbro manual since day one. We have damaged carburetors using compressed air on them/in them - the manual says "warranty is void instantly when compressed air is used in the carburetor." Something about a one-way reed valve that is instantly damaged. Again, it's written in EVERY manual.
..the one thing I would do differently, is at the very beginning, I would pull the muffler and visually confirm the engine is good before putting more work into it...sometimes you will get fooled by just pulling it over to check compression..also, back in the day, Stens, Rotary, Sunbelt, Prime Line, etc. were your only source for aftermarket parts..I still use them, but it is foolhardy to just rely on them for aftermarket parts nowadays...you can find a much wider variety of parts online, usually the same quality, and much cheaper..and you don't have to buy a bunch of stuff at once to make it worthwhile...
I HAD a friend like Taryl I fixed a mower he threw away, when he saw that he expected it back. That was the end of our friendship. He never got that mower back!! Slippers was 100% correct if in the trash, its free game! Taryl don’t worry if you break a tool Dennis will send you another one!!! Links to the cool tools from Dennis would be nice😊
12:31...looks like your front/lower anti-vibe rubber element is missing(right below the front of the clutch cover)..it's always amazed me how many people think(and hope) that if a saw doesn't start, it is the spark plug and/or air filter that is the culprit..when in reality, that is rarely the case..if it was that simple, anyone could fix their own saws! 😝..on another note, I do the compression "feel" evaluation when doing initial diagnosis as well..rarely use a compression gauge..but..before I commit to doing a lot of work on the saw(carb work, etc.), I just pop the muffler off to confirm that the piston/cylinder are in good shape..sometimes, the perceived compression will fool you..occasionally, the piston/cylinder will be scored/burned to a crisp, but if the ring is not stuck, it will still have some compression, and sometimes even run(but not well), and it usually will not idle...it's frustrating to discover this after you've already done a lot of work to the saw...
We have a stupid Dumpster diving law I still pick up stuff I found a bunch of antique sewing machines and man let me tell you those things are fun to work on the really precision instruments and interesting how they work There are about three or four different kinds of shuttle or bobbin systems and hook... I taught myself just like I've done everything else intercourse watch my dad and Grandpa
That's how I got my O44 Magnum. I instead of finding it in a dumpster. I found mine dumping scrap metal for my brother at the scrap yard. I figured somebody took it out there truck sat it down and froget it. So I asked the man at the scales. he said nobodys came in asking about it. the saw didn't cost me dime. Other than the time I spent cleaning the carb out.
I use a Stihl MS 290 regularly for bucking firewood and storm cleanup. I enjoyed the commentary, also now I will keep a eye on the hoses. Btw you forgot to grease those bearings before putting on the clutch
It seems nobody cares about that poor bearing and if it breaks the clutch drum will cause a lot of damage as seen in the video. I now have the large size spline clutch drum on my MS290 and MS390, that takes a 10x16 mm bearing instead of 10x13 mm and is easier to keep greased because it just has room for more grease, I use Stihl brushcutter gearbox grease since I already have it at home. It's an original Stihl part, it was for some bigger chainsaw, I didn't even know that they were compatible, a Stihl dealer offered it to me because he didn't have the one for the MS290 in stock, the drum is identical to the medium size spline one available as option for the MS290-390 except for the larger bearing hole and the large size spline shaft.
@@charlesangell_bulmtl I'm 99% sure it's a Stihl 1128-007-1000/1135-007-1001/Oregon 38470X kit wich includes the drum, a 7T rim sprocket, a washer and a clip but no bearing and a Stihl 9512-933-2380/9512-933-2381/Oregon 37504 bearing. Those parts have even more Stihl part numbers, they like to use differen part numbers for each chainsaw series even if the part is the same, perhaps to convince owners that lots of aftermarket and used parts won't fit their chainsaws. It seems the drum alone is 1128-160-2900/1125-160-2902/1135-160-2901 Some old 034-036 parts list had both the 13x10x12 and 16x10x12 bearings and both kinds of drums, it seems they changed to the bigger bearing at some point at least for the 036, smaller ones are cheaper, both the bearing and the splined drum because with the smaller bearing they use a medium spline and for the big bearing they have to use the large spline. And for smaller chaisaws they make drums with the small/mini spline for the 13x10 bearings.
Really.. Really.. Really impressive I've seen a lot of your videos but this one truly showed your skill that was not an easy repair without knowing the right thing to do and you made it look so easy.. in my line of work the trade that I'm in I don't so much get paid for what I do I get paid for what I know
Hi Taryl. When you held that chainsaw up on it's pull cord, showing it's one way to show it has compression, it reminded me of a guy that turned up with a strimmer that didn't run, and you could pull the pull cord out while it still sat on the ground. Talk about zero compression (prob put neat fuel in a 2 stroke). Also pulling it might seem like it's got compression, but I had a customer come in with 2 disc cutters that seemed like they had compression, but both engines had seized and only had 15psi compression. 2 top end rebuilds later, 2 running machines.
The local Recycle Center & Transfer Station often has chainsaws, lawn mowers, snow blowers that sometimes just need minor maintenance to bring them back to full service. The problem to get one is being there before they either get picked up or crushed. Some of my "dumpster picks" turned out to be great units, others for parts but always good material for a new video for my channel. Stay well, Joe Z
Love the sound of a stilch saw in the morning! I also like working on them but they are mighty proud of their parts and charge the price for them. Nice job Taryl!
All 8 of my chainsaws were garbage picked, The worst one was a rebuild kit for the carb, bad spark plug, clogged air filter was the problem, They all run like new!!!
This would happen all the time at our shop,with Lawn Boy mowers. Our scrap guy would haul them away, couple weeks later they would show up in the repair line. I called this “the circle of life”
I use brake cleaner as I take it apart to clean and then air. It will make a spot so, like your carb cleaner, have a plastic tub. You can also use brake cleaner to check the seals by spraying each side and see if the saw dies. Great play by play and how to!
What is the opinion of mechanics on carburetors. Would you rebuild an OEM carb or just buy a new Chinesium one. I personally have had 90% positive luck with the Chinesium ones.
the wife would always ask "why are you keeping that" about odds and ends ive been collecting for years. now that we've bought a house, the wife sees why i kept all those odds and ends that are coming in very handy. when a tool, appliance, or thing breaks that cant be repaired, i strip fasteners, wires, switches and usable parts off it before it takes a dirt nap. construction dumpsters are a gold mine for stuff. youd be surprised how much lumber and building materials get tossed. in this day and age those little things for free add up to money saved.
I also save just about everything. I use my junk to figure out how to fix stuff. My wife will say what are you looking for and I reply, I don’t know but I will when I see it.
@@yqwgjsg thats what i tell the guys at the pawn shop when they ask what im looking for. in my local pawn shops, they have everything. if i need to buy something, i hit the pawn shop first. its saved me $1000"s over the years by getting stuff for 1/2 the cost of retail if not more in some cases. thats another good place to find what you dont know what your looking for. :)
Taryl has become, for me, like Walter Cronkite was for my Grandfather. Seeing the show each week just makes things right. Loved the info. on the carb baffle for summer vs winter. In Texas, there would never be a need to use the winter side.
Just a great video through and through. I like how on the first chainsaw you kept finding more and more problems with the oiler system. And you quickly solved each issue as they presented themselves.
I Am a BIG FAN Of Taryl Fixes All.. I Love The Channel , Great Videos As Always. Very Funny At Times. Keep Up The Great Work Guys-- Watching From AUSTRALIA.." CRIKEY "
Like a one man NASCAR pit crew, Taryl flys through the dismantling and assembly of a basket case saw. Amazing recollection of disassembly and then running saw. Nice tutorial
On the winter summer shudder your also supposed to flip the rubber around the spark plug so there is an open hole for the hot air to travel through. Also check the Intake boot as it's made of the same rubber as the lines.
Yeah thanks for the video. Really informative. I didn't go the new carburetor route. I ended up buying a batch of metering diaphragms of different kinds and buying fuel lin I'me in bulk since I pick a lot of these up. Yeah, I find that a lot of these. The original carb is actually better than the aftermarket. The check valves take about 15 to 20 years before they finally break down but the metering diaphragms are only good for about 5 years or less. Her silly. I'm not a fan of these clutchless motors , but now I know why these models were popular. They were built for large pieces of land or property owners who had about 3 to 5 acres. They come in pretty handy. You just go and non-stop just plowing the North 40 with these bad boys
Don't ya love it when a piece comes in and someone has already been in it and ..... it up, as in the the second saw. Have a POS Crapsman blower in the shop from a neighbor. Asked him what dumpster he got it from. There was RTV around the fuel lines at the carb. The filter housing gasket was torn and stuck on with RTV and installed between the carb and intake. MTD and Crapsman manual shows a ZAMA carb, has a Walbro on it. I'm about to put it back on his porch and tell him to...buy a new blower. Any way, excellent video. Think you taught Slippers a valuable lesson.
My dad when he was getting dementia etc. a Poulan from Northern tool. It does have a motor on it! Dad thought the bar length was longer than it was, another story.. My neighbor took out his Stihl chainsaw. It's like night an day the difference.
Hey Taryl I'm glad slips went in the trash or there wouldn't be a video I've come to the conclusion there's nothing you can't fix that videos was great God bless you and yours
I found a 038 super a couple years ago in a trash pile my neighbor threw out, the fuel line was pieced together and was missing a few simple parts I fixed it runs great
Taryl I know you read these messages , I just wanted to let you know I have a coil on my Honda 160 ( log spliter motor ) That is giving me a orange spark not blue . the motor runs for 5 seconds then shuts off won't start back up until a few min later. the bowl was clean , fuel flows good , not flooding , was giving me fits , I adjusted the valves , set the coil gap ( was almost no gap ) . still same problem run wide open 5 seconds shut off , it doesn't have low oil shut off , so I checked the spark and there was my dinner , an orange spark . ordered a new coil today .
Before covid, we used to have regular junk sales in town. You could often buy stuff like this for peanuts. Usually/mostly repairable, it never ceased to amaze me that some people just didn't have enough commonsense to work through the faults and figure out what needed to be done. That's a good save there, but the main failing was, you should have fixed them before Slippers a hold of 'em! Hmm, "Taryl Dactal and the Raptors"!! - "Grass Rats, Yeeooww"!!
Those high mileage chainsaws are still going after more than their share of abuse and indifferent maintenance. I'm very glad TD saved them. He did a very thorough maintenance on two basically sound (still had compression and spark) saws. You can tell he understands these saws well. I know TD has said before that small engine repair isnt like a space shuttle launch. Still, you can't do what he does by spending your time as a potted plant. Great knowledge and skill. I always learn something from this channel.
Commenting before I even watch the full video and read all the comments I'm surprised you didn't look at the piston for major damage looking through the exhaust port even though it had compressed
As always Taryl, very nice job troubleshooting and evaluating those saws. My grandson brings home junk saws and weedeaters and blowers from the local lawn mower repair shop that they've thrown out because the cost to fix is too high. We get about 50% of them running again using the same procedure you do. I bought a brand new MS 290 and it was such a PITA that I sold it for scrap, even though it was only 2 years old, and bought a Husky 460. Great saw, and it starts every time and cuts like a monster. In all fairness, the Stihl cut very well IF you could start it. I theorized that's where Stihl got its name. While everyone else was cutting wood, I was Stihl trying to get my saw started.
My friend is a woodworker and he framed out two houses on a construction development, then found out they weren't going to pay him - so he jumped in his work truck with his trusty chainsaw on the weekend and made matchwood of that house of cards.
Verah niice. Those screws in the vent tube is just meant to limit the amount of fuel overflow spillage. I have a vintage Crapsman saw (Poulan 3700) and it has a duck bill rubber thingy on the end of tube inside the tank -- I suppose theory of operation, at low idle duck bill is fully closed and at high RPM there's a situation where the duck bill opens to equalize tank induced fuel draw (vacuum) to atmospheric pressure.
@@donmayberryjrsOPE I tried to recreate those for my Craftsman 3.7, I'm unsure those rubber duckbill vent thingys are working correctly.. boggy on the high end. Replace a fuel filter and the orig buckbill disintegrated, opened a whole bog-o-worms situation where everything is suspect. wonder if its even needed, halp
You make some awesome videos. They are so informative and full of tricks. As soon as I have money, I’m going to buy one of your hoodies and wear it proudly. Thanks for your hard work
Great job on fixes to both chainsaw’s very educational on how you worked on them saws. I also have 025, 029, ms391 stihl saws. What is your take on ms391 saw. It’s hard starting any advice on what to do. On stihl Ms391. chainsaw. Thanks 😮
I have this problem out here in Wisconsin. Anytime that people put stuff out on the road for free or whatever, I end up with it and having to fix other peoples garbage. So, whenever anything is beyond repair and not worth it, good parts are salvaged, and I make sure that it goes to scrap metal; essentially make it so it's not worth fixing anymore.
Those aftermarket fuel lines, impulse lines, anti-vibe buffers, lots of parts for those saws..are available from Ebay or Amazon..Chinese made, but so is the stuff from Stens, Rotary, Sunbelt, etc..I have an account with Stens and Sunbelt, but I usually buy bars, bulk chain, 2 cycle oil, etc. from them..the small stuff I buy off Ebay..small parts, carb kits, fuel filters, fuel lines, even replacement carburetors...it is usually shipped from the U.S. nowadays, and you usually get it in just a few days, and it's usually cheaper, and the shipping much cheaper, than buying it from Stens, etc.(and the quality is usually the same=it's all made in China)..Stens is usually the fastest, but the shipping will eat you up unless you place a large order...
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nice to see people there are no different, they run it till it doesn't run and now they got a problem, lazy slobs period.
And am I glad you put that part number in text "for the hoe-s."
Ok
Props to the in-video sound-effects guy...I'm rolling every time the seals start barking, or the zap of the sparks, etc., etc.
Me too!
Taryl, this video was posted a while back, I hope that you see this note. I appreciate how detailed your videos are, especially the little nuances. My experience is that you can find how to videos on TH-cam for anything, I also do a lot of online training for my job in IT. it is rare to find presenters who have a lifetime of experience, recognize their audience and the ability to explain it well to them. The thing that you do better than most presenters, regardless of the subject matter, is that you are very comfortable with cameras. Your delivery is very natural, it makes the viewer feel like they are in the room with you having a casual conversation while you are going about your work. Your "how I do this" messages are solid, what you do really well is say why. Things like "Let gravity work", your little hook tool are both things that I ultimately realised, I eventually made a tool similar to yours but I will never get back the hours that I spent trying to fish fuel filters, broken lines and debris out of tanks. When you say when to use Hardware store parts vs OEM, why you blew out the oil line before putting it back and saying to make sure you have clean hands when changing fuel filter are great examples of why you do things, they're based on a career of trial and error and most importantly, you having to repair equipment that people did not maintain of repair properly. One of ny my biggest struggles is light, that magnetic one looks like it would like it would be a huge help. I will have to see if Dennis ships to Canada. I doubt that you realize how much preventative things people learn from your delivery method. Just wanted to say thanks, keep 'em coming.
Hey Taryl, I worked for a homelite and Jonsered dealer for 40 years. We had a 6 in bench vice mounted on one corner. With the bar on the saw I would clamp it in the vice and it would hold it for much of the carbetrator work. Much more convenient than chasing it on the bench as you are trying to work on it. Also it makes one hand available to operate choke/ throttle while starting. But you probably know all this. Just my observation. I loved working on saws. I saw my share of the insides of fuel systems. Thanks for sharing your tricks and knowledge. We are never too smart or old to learn. 👍😃
I like the vise in the corner 💡 idea.
I love this channel my father got me started on here as I’m always trying to help him keep his equipment running but I have learned a lot of new things, see you can teach an old dog new tricks😊
I'm on a wood drying sprint to MN winter. Started with dead standing and horizontal off ground wood. Some of it looks like RR ties upon splitting, uh oh. This is amazing I can use this video if ever I go though Dad's old Stihl saw in the future! You're awesome Taryl! Thanks for fixing my Toro 220 with me as well! And pro parts direct.
Karl, my cousin that lives in the trailer across from us, said he could borrow a truck and trailer from the jobsite and he would be headed your way with a load sorry, but we no longer take checks,...cash only...thank you for your order and we look forward to serving you again in the future...
Hi Taryl,
I've really had bad experiences with the fuel and oil hoses for this saw model from after market.
These hoses are sealing directly in the main plastic tank housing.
In my case the aftermarket hoses did have a smaller diameter at the sealing surface compared to the original. --> caused leakage of course.
I recommend original parts in that case.
Hope your fuel line fits better..
Best wishes
Marco
I agree this model is problematic. I had an almost new one given to me, because it sucked and they were ready to trash it. I did a bunch of work to it and got running, but it still gives me problems.
These saws have been called throw away saws for many years. If you can’t fix them yourself it’s cheaper to throw it away and buy a new one rather than pay someone to fix it. That first saw he fixed would have cost someone around $400 for parts and labor at the very least if taken to a saw shop. Throw it away and buy a bigger new model for for that much money. But for the guys that know how to fix them like taryl and myself. We love the people that throw out stuf like this. We can fix the saw for $50 and resell for $350.
Who is Dennis Cullen and where do you get the Minni flashlight that you had on one of your tapes?
Timely video with saw season coming up. Thanks Taryl and Co. 😎
It's always Saw Season.
1:21:15? C'mon Taryl Turtle, I'm 74 y/o. 😅😊
Grandma was slow, but she was old.
Your videos are always a pleasure to view. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, great sense of humor and your friends/family with us.
I always wanted to be a mechanic and wonder if you will adopt me? I'm in a custody battle. My Mother doesn't want me or my sister either. 😢
Do you know anyone that wants to buy a bike?
It has no seat or handlebars.
It's for someone that lost their ass and doesn’t know which way to turn. 😂 😉
Take care my Brother.
Omg this is sooo funny. We used to buy old lawn mowers from a guy who had a shop next to the dump, and you could guess where he would get his merchandise. My brother always swore that we’d buy the same lawn mower over and over again cause they’d break and we’d throw them in the dump and my mom would go buy a new one, next month same thing would happen.
That's hilarious 😂
If it has compression it will run. You can still make it run if it doesn't have compression just going to cost a little more and take a little more time.
Excellent video again.
Get Taryl, get Taryl.
Really good video. I collect saws, and enjoy getting them running again. They take up a lot less space than old tractors!
I got 20 mabye more lol
I have a question about old saws as my dad is missing a cap and saw your post and thought maybe you might have or know where I could get one for him.
I have some parts saws, I'll pick one up at yard sales, or sometimes I find parts on ebay.
@@brendandevinemeyer8657 ebay
Same, love getting free or cheap non runners, My latest score was a husky 359, almost new for 20$!! Carbetrator needed replaced 50$ on ebay. saws are like 3d puzzles.
Back when VCRs were a thing, I had to mark every unit I touched. After I condemned a VCR or other appliance, customers would resell them at garage sales or trash them and the new owner/trash picker would come in with it. I learned to always date stamp and initial every chassis that I open with a small engraver. If I suspected I had already condemned something and it circled back, I quoted a flat 30 buck no repair fee before I took it in. That almost always stopped it from coming back.
OMG!!! This guy is a duplicate of me!!! Makes his own parts,fixed all!!..not scared to get into anything..love it!!!!!
Won a muffkin!!!
love to escape to the tarylverse, 50 years ago i worked in my grandfather's small engine shop. after a while I could almost fix most of our customer's stuff blind folded, but they were a lot simpler then too. in retirement I'm enjoying fixing up mini bikes for the grandkids and such. and escaping to your videos to be entertained and keep learning new things😊
I started carrying a paint brush with me when I'm out in the field when cutting trees and when I need to refuel I brush off all the crap around the fuel cap , if I'm close to a air compressor I just blow the saw off . If you own a chainsaw you should own a air compressor . Looks like you got a greeny weenie ( probably from Cali ) upset here on your channel about taking the caps off . Come on Taryl do a muffkin mod on that thang .
I liked this video - the only things I would do differently were: 1) Clean the saw prior (so you can see damage, and you don't add more debris into tanks/intakes/etc..., 2) I would use a chinese carb, rather than rebuild one (easier to adjust, faster install, cheaper, etc), 3) I use an engine tachometer with ear plugs to adjust carb to factory specs, 4) We use 32:1 premix or 40:1 at the leanest. 50:1 is banned in our landscape company as it eventually damages saws/blowers/trimmers after 1 year of solid daily usage, 5) We never use compressed air on the carbs, as they have a one way valve that is permanently damaged after the use of compressed air - it's in every Zama and Walbro manual since day one. We have damaged carburetors using compressed air on them/in them - the manual says "warranty is void instantly when compressed air is used in the carburetor." Something about a one-way reed valve that is instantly damaged. Again, it's written in EVERY manual.
..the one thing I would do differently, is at the very beginning, I would pull the muffler and visually confirm the engine is good before putting more work into it...sometimes you will get fooled by just pulling it over to check compression..also, back in the day, Stens, Rotary, Sunbelt, Prime Line, etc. were your only source for aftermarket parts..I still use them, but it is foolhardy to just rely on them for aftermarket parts nowadays...you can find a much wider variety of parts online, usually the same quality, and much cheaper..and you don't have to buy a bunch of stuff at once to make it worthwhile...
I HAD a friend like Taryl I fixed a mower he threw away, when he saw that he expected it back. That was the end of our friendship. He never got that mower back!! Slippers was 100% correct if in the trash, its free game! Taryl don’t worry if you break a tool Dennis will send you another one!!!
Links to the cool tools from Dennis would be nice😊
12:31...looks like your front/lower anti-vibe rubber element is missing(right below the front of the clutch cover)..it's always amazed me how many people think(and hope) that if a saw doesn't start, it is the spark plug and/or air filter that is the culprit..when in reality, that is rarely the case..if it was that simple, anyone could fix their own saws! 😝..on another note, I do the compression "feel" evaluation when doing initial diagnosis as well..rarely use a compression gauge..but..before I commit to doing a lot of work on the saw(carb work, etc.), I just pop the muffler off to confirm that the piston/cylinder are in good shape..sometimes, the perceived compression will fool you..occasionally, the piston/cylinder will be scored/burned to a crisp, but if the ring is not stuck, it will still have some compression, and sometimes even run(but not well), and it usually will not idle...it's frustrating to discover this after you've already done a lot of work to the saw...
When I was younger I would find so many awesome things in dumpsters, by the road, you name it.
Here in Colorado Springs people throw away all sorts of good stuff. Especially in the commercial districts!
@@benjurqunov sounds like the Coral Gables of Miami.
We have a stupid
Dumpster diving law
I still pick up stuff
I found a bunch of antique sewing machines and man let me tell you those things are fun to work on the really precision instruments and interesting how they work
There are about three or four different kinds of shuttle or bobbin systems and hook... I taught myself just like I've done everything else intercourse watch my dad and Grandpa
That is why I never throw away old Equipment espacilly Stihl. Keep my stuff to fix it and use. Great that you fix them ALL again Taryl 👍🏻
Taryl, a great video, it helped explain one or two things about chain saws I was uncertain about, thanks.
That's how I got my O44 Magnum. I instead of finding it in a dumpster. I found mine dumping scrap metal for my brother at the scrap yard. I figured somebody took it out there truck sat it down and froget it. So I asked the man at the scales. he said nobodys came in asking about it. the saw didn't cost me dime. Other than the time I spent cleaning the carb out.
I use a Stihl MS 290 regularly for bucking firewood and storm cleanup. I enjoyed the commentary, also now I will keep a eye on the hoses. Btw you forgot to grease those bearings before putting on the clutch
I have the same saw. I use it all the time for cutting firewood or cutting timber. Great saw
It seems nobody cares about that poor bearing and if it breaks the clutch drum will cause a lot of damage as seen in the video.
I now have the large size spline clutch drum on my MS290 and MS390, that takes a 10x16 mm bearing instead of 10x13 mm and is easier to keep greased because it just has room for more grease, I use Stihl brushcutter gearbox grease since I already have it at home.
It's an original Stihl part, it was for some bigger chainsaw, I didn't even know that they were compatible, a Stihl dealer offered it to me because he didn't have the one for the MS290 in stock, the drum is identical to the medium size spline one available as option for the MS290-390 except for the larger bearing hole and the large size spline shaft.
@@ruben_balea Thank you for the tidbit .... a shame no part #.
@@charlesangell_bulmtl I'm 99% sure it's a Stihl 1128-007-1000/1135-007-1001/Oregon 38470X kit wich includes the drum, a 7T rim sprocket, a washer and a clip but no bearing and a Stihl 9512-933-2380/9512-933-2381/Oregon 37504 bearing.
Those parts have even more Stihl part numbers, they like to use differen part numbers for each chainsaw series even if the part is the same, perhaps to convince owners that lots of aftermarket and used parts won't fit their chainsaws.
It seems the drum alone is 1128-160-2900/1125-160-2902/1135-160-2901
Some old 034-036 parts list had both the 13x10x12 and 16x10x12 bearings and both kinds of drums, it seems they changed to the bigger bearing at some point at least for the 036, smaller ones are cheaper, both the bearing and the splined drum because with the smaller bearing they use a medium spline and for the big bearing they have to use the large spline. And for smaller chaisaws they make drums with the small/mini spline for the 13x10 bearings.
Dude just the parts are worth a lot....the Sord the Clutch the Handle, plastics flywhile Ignition coil....Tank...ists a Gold Mine
Really.. Really.. Really impressive I've seen a lot of your videos but this one truly showed your skill that was not an easy repair without knowing the right thing to do and you made it look so easy.. in my line of work the trade that I'm in I don't so much get paid for what I do I get paid for what I know
Taryl you are a Great Mechanic love your channel and Thank You for All your hard work for us to enjoy
One man's trash is another man's treasure. Especially if you're Taryl. 😁👍
Hi Taryl.
When you held that chainsaw up on it's pull cord, showing it's one way to show it has compression, it reminded me of a guy that turned up with a strimmer that didn't run, and you could pull the pull cord out while it still sat on the ground. Talk about zero compression (prob put neat fuel in a 2 stroke).
Also pulling it might seem like it's got compression, but I had a customer come in with 2 disc cutters that seemed like they had compression, but both engines had seized and only had 15psi compression. 2 top end rebuilds later, 2 running machines.
Dang Taryl, you got those starting easier than when they were new!
The local Recycle Center & Transfer Station often has chainsaws, lawn mowers, snow blowers that sometimes just need minor maintenance to bring them back to full service. The problem to get one is being there before they either get picked up or crushed.
Some of my "dumpster picks" turned out to be great units, others for parts but always good material for a new video for my channel.
Stay well, Joe Z
Love the sound of a stilch saw in the morning! I also like working on them but they are mighty proud of their parts and charge the price for them. Nice job Taryl!
- Darling, are you watching a BINGO tournament on your computer there?
- Nope, It's just Taryl reading out part numbers on a Stihl 290 babe.
All 8 of my chainsaws were garbage picked, The worst one was a rebuild kit for the carb, bad spark plug, clogged air filter was the problem, They all run like new!!!
This would happen all the time at our shop,with Lawn Boy mowers. Our scrap guy would haul them away, couple weeks later they would show up in the repair line. I called this “the circle of life”
The repair guys here call them "The Circle of Strife"
Why didn't you pull muffler
That's hilarious....
@@earljohnson9952 "mufkin"
nobody ever threw 2 Stihl in a dumpster
I appreciate all the work you are putting into these video. It is making the world a better place.
Hey Dennis....awesome of you to send him tools!
i enjoyed the WHOLE vid. 1:21 min of it. And I am NOT a stihl guy.
I use brake cleaner as I take it apart to clean and then air. It will make a spot so, like your carb cleaner, have a plastic tub. You can also use brake cleaner to check the seals by spraying each side and see if the saw dies.
Great play by play and how to!
I pressure wash and blow off with an air hose before I work on them.
What is the opinion of mechanics on carburetors. Would you rebuild an OEM carb or just buy a new Chinesium one. I personally have had 90% positive luck with the Chinesium ones.
Nice job Taryl. You certainly are a good small engine mechanic.👍🔧🇬🇧
Thanks for showing all the part numbers.
the wife would always ask "why are you keeping that" about odds and ends ive been collecting for years. now that we've bought a house, the wife sees why i kept all those odds and ends that are coming in very handy. when a tool, appliance, or thing breaks that cant be repaired, i strip fasteners, wires, switches and usable parts off it before it takes a dirt nap.
construction dumpsters are a gold mine for stuff. youd be surprised how much lumber and building materials get tossed. in this day and age those little things for free add up to money saved.
I also save just about everything. I use my junk to figure out how to fix stuff. My wife will say what are you looking for and I reply, I don’t know but I will when I see it.
@@yqwgjsg thats what i tell the guys at the pawn shop when they ask what im looking for. in my local pawn shops, they have everything. if i need to buy something, i hit the pawn shop first. its saved me $1000"s over the years by getting stuff for 1/2 the cost of retail if not more in some cases. thats another good place to find what you dont know what your looking for. :)
Taryl has become, for me, like Walter Cronkite was for my Grandfather. Seeing the show each week just makes things right. Loved the info. on the carb baffle for summer vs winter. In Texas, there would never be a need to use the winter side.
If Amarillo had trees? 🤣🤣🤣Colder than a witches' tit in winter there ...
Jeff Platt...Most trusted small engine mechanic in the USA and beyond.
Skit is on point as always 😎💯✌
Just a great video through and through. I like how on the first chainsaw you kept finding more and more problems with the oiler system. And you quickly solved each issue as they presented themselves.
Australia "cheerio mate"🤣😂😅🤣!
I Am a BIG FAN Of Taryl Fixes All.. I Love The Channel , Great Videos As Always. Very Funny At Times. Keep Up The Great Work Guys-- Watching From AUSTRALIA.." CRIKEY "
I'm just glad no fuel bowls were sandblasted in the making of this video.
Taryl and Crew are just Too Cool!
Like a one man NASCAR pit crew, Taryl flys through the dismantling and assembly of a basket case saw. Amazing recollection of disassembly and then running saw. Nice tutorial
You're a very good person Daryl I love your show permanently and I'm 70 years old
Taryl is a master of the craft *thank you man* (you showed me a lot & have fixed a lot of my stuff through your knowledge)
Yep! Does happen, I got a filthy Stihl blower off the top of a skip, a good clean and a carb kit it was fine 🙂 👌
On the winter summer shudder your also supposed to flip the rubber around the spark plug so there is an open hole for the hot air to travel through. Also check the Intake boot as it's made of the same rubber as the lines.
I always shudder during winter summer. But in Ohio we call it Autumn.
@@chrisbrown7362 🤣🤣🤣Smart ass, saved-me the trouble of correcting this one's spelling ...
That's a lot of intricate work, but nice to see you fix them. Amazing all the little bits and pieces, that go into such machines.
Yeah thanks for the video. Really informative. I didn't go the new carburetor route. I ended up buying a batch of metering diaphragms of different kinds and buying fuel lin I'me in bulk since I pick a lot of these up. Yeah, I find that a lot of these. The original carb is actually better than the aftermarket. The check valves take about 15 to 20 years before they finally break down but the metering diaphragms are only good for about 5 years or less. Her silly. I'm not a fan of these clutchless motors , but now I know why these models were popular. They were built for large pieces of land or property owners who had about 3 to 5 acres. They come in pretty handy. You just go and non-stop just plowing the North 40 with these bad boys
Do you live by a race track?
No.. A trailer park.
LMAO!! Awesome! 🤣🤣😎
Don't ya love it when a piece comes in and someone has already been in it and ..... it up, as in the the second saw. Have a POS Crapsman blower in the shop from a neighbor. Asked him what dumpster he got it from. There was RTV around the fuel lines at the carb. The filter housing gasket was torn and stuck on with RTV and installed between the carb and intake. MTD and Crapsman manual shows a ZAMA carb, has a Walbro on it. I'm about to put it back on his porch and tell him to...buy a new blower. Any way, excellent video. Think you taught Slippers a valuable lesson.
Looks like u have a new camera person. I couldn't see parts of the details . But u are still Great. Now im gonna have my dinner.
My dad when he was getting dementia etc. a Poulan from Northern tool. It does have a motor on it! Dad thought the bar length was longer than it was, another story.. My neighbor took out his Stihl chainsaw. It's like night an day the difference.
Hey Taryl I'm glad slips went in the trash or there wouldn't be a video I've come to the conclusion there's nothing you can't fix that videos was great God bless you and yours
I found a 038 super a couple years ago in a trash pile my neighbor threw out, the fuel line was pieced together and was missing a few simple parts I fixed it runs great
Taryl I know you read these messages , I just wanted to let you know I have a coil on my Honda 160 ( log spliter motor ) That is giving me a orange spark not blue . the motor runs for 5 seconds then shuts off won't start back up until a few min later. the bowl was clean , fuel flows good , not flooding , was giving me fits , I adjusted the valves , set the coil gap ( was almost no gap ) . still same problem run wide open 5 seconds shut off , it doesn't have low oil shut off , so I checked the spark and there was my dinner , an orange spark . ordered a new coil today .
Before covid, we used to have regular junk sales in town. You could often buy stuff like this for peanuts. Usually/mostly repairable, it never ceased to amaze me that some people just didn't have enough commonsense to work through the faults and figure out what needed to be done.
That's a good save there, but the main failing was, you should have fixed them before Slippers a hold of 'em!
Hmm, "Taryl Dactal and the Raptors"!! - "Grass Rats, Yeeooww"!!
I think you're the best I ever seen working on chainsaws and small motors and stuff really love video keep up the good work man
Best real time repair vide ever🤘🏻🤘🏻
Your amazing
Ooh! Ooh! That'd be a fun video! "Taryl, Junior & Slippers Straighten Up The Shop!".
No pressure!
Those high mileage chainsaws are still going after more than their share of abuse and indifferent maintenance. I'm very glad TD saved them. He did a very thorough maintenance on two basically sound (still had compression and spark) saws. You can tell he understands these saws well. I know TD has said before that small engine repair isnt like a space shuttle launch. Still, you can't do what he does by spending your time as a potted plant. Great knowledge and skill. I always learn something from this channel.
Ty Taryl------YOU are a great mix of know-how and comedy!
Great video, I love the off the wall jokes. Better than regular TV !! Plus we can learn short cuts to fix our engines. Thanks Taryl!!
Very nice repair videos Taryl! Got those going pretty good!
I was screaming, " LIMIT CAPS, LIMIT CAPS " Taryl. Glad you finally heard me.
Commenting before I even watch the full video and read all the comments I'm surprised you didn't look at the piston for major damage looking through the exhaust port even though it had compressed
As always Taryl, very nice job troubleshooting and evaluating those saws. My grandson brings home junk saws and weedeaters and blowers from the local lawn mower repair shop that they've thrown out because the cost to fix is too high. We get about 50% of them running again using the same procedure you do. I bought a brand new MS 290 and it was such a PITA that I sold it for scrap, even though it was only 2 years old, and bought a Husky 460. Great saw, and it starts every time and cuts like a monster. In all fairness, the Stihl cut very well IF you could start it. I theorized that's where Stihl got its name. While everyone else was cutting wood, I was Stihl trying to get my saw started.
Awesome find and save !
"You live by a racetrack?". "No.... trailer park." 😂
Hope Little Johnny is doing ok,love that kid,poor old grandpa really has a challenge on his hands with Little Johnny
2-cycle mix = Dinosaur Cocktail
“A lot of people don’t know that…because it’s in the manual”. Truer words were never spoken.
Dude, you talk to yourself just like I do. You're a scream. Really like your style and you obviously know your way around small engines!
My friend is a woodworker and he framed out two houses on a construction development, then found out they weren't going to pay him - so he jumped in his work truck with his trusty chainsaw on the weekend and made matchwood of that house of cards.
You forgot to grease the clutch bearing while replacing it
Hey Taryl, have you ever used diesel to clean parts with? It helps to have some diesel around.
Verah niice.
Those screws in the vent tube is just meant to limit the amount of fuel overflow spillage.
I have a vintage Crapsman saw (Poulan 3700) and it has a duck bill rubber thingy on the end of tube inside the tank -- I suppose theory of operation, at low idle duck bill is fully closed and at high RPM there's a situation where the duck bill opens to equalize tank induced fuel draw (vacuum) to atmospheric pressure.
I believe Stihl used to call them "grub" screws back in the day of 011's lol
@@donmayberryjrsOPE I tried to recreate those for my Craftsman 3.7, I'm unsure those rubber duckbill vent thingys are working correctly.. boggy on the high end. Replace a fuel filter and the orig buckbill disintegrated, opened a whole bog-o-worms situation where everything is suspect. wonder if its even needed, halp
Great teacher. Thanks for all your teaching
Your videos are great, easy to understand,keep them coming
You make some awesome videos. They are so informative and full of tricks. As soon as I have money, I’m going to buy one of your hoodies and wear it proudly. Thanks for your hard work
Oh wow thats cool to find!
"These aren't stolen are they?" "No, no, I didn't get 'em from Ronnie" 🤣🤣🤣
FANTASTIC VIDEO DUDE! BEST ONE ON CHAINSAW REPAIR I HAVE EVER SEEN!👍👍👍👍👍
Great job on fixes to both chainsaw’s very educational on how you worked on them saws. I also have 025, 029, ms391 stihl saws. What is your take on ms391 saw. It’s hard starting any advice on what to do. On stihl Ms391. chainsaw. Thanks 😮
Thank you Taryl for all the info, its not as intimidating when you show/explain it
Makes sure Slippers buys you a 30 rack of Hamms for fixing those saws!!!
I have this problem out here in Wisconsin. Anytime that people put stuff out on the road for free or whatever, I end up with it and having to fix other peoples garbage. So, whenever anything is beyond repair and not worth it, good parts are salvaged, and I make sure that it goes to scrap metal; essentially make it so it's not worth fixing anymore.
Those aftermarket fuel lines, impulse lines, anti-vibe buffers, lots of parts for those saws..are available from Ebay or Amazon..Chinese made, but so is the stuff from Stens, Rotary, Sunbelt, etc..I have an account with Stens and Sunbelt, but I usually buy bars, bulk chain, 2 cycle oil, etc. from them..the small stuff I buy off Ebay..small parts, carb kits, fuel filters, fuel lines, even replacement carburetors...it is usually shipped from the U.S. nowadays, and you usually get it in just a few days, and it's usually cheaper, and the shipping much cheaper, than buying it from Stens, etc.(and the quality is usually the same=it's all made in China)..Stens is usually the fastest, but the shipping will eat you up unless you place a large order...
I am so glad that it need so much repair!! That was great Tarly
My absolute favorite videos are the 'Will it run-tard, or Will it start-tard' types. I live for them.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time.
Thanks alot for this one and like always your show always makes me laugh
I have learned a lot from you on chainsaws and lawnmowers too. I enjoy watching your videos.