Never Do This to your Chainsaw ... How to Repair it if you do
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ม.ค. 2022
- NEVER Do This to your Chainsaw! See the damage old fuel can do to your saw and how to make the necessary repairs.
This video is packed with information for the Chainsaw owner on How to Diagnose, Repair & Maintain your Chainsaw!
You will learn:
- How to Diagnose what the Problem is with your Chainsaw!
- How to Repair various Chainsaw Starting and Running Problems!
- How to Maintain your Chainsaw to avoid costly repairs!
I was given this chainsaw by someone who found it in the trash. I think he had it sitting around for over 10 years and finally decided he wasn't going to try to fix it and wanted to clean up around his shop.
You will witness the steps I take to see what is wrong with it, how I fixed it and the steps I took to make sure it is properly maintained.
Your Chainsaw will thank you if you follow the practices shown in this video.
Hope it is a help to you!
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Disclaimer:
Although I have been following these procedures for many years; I assume no liability for any damage that may occur to any person or property as a result of the information provided in this video. I take necessary precautions (that I am aware of) when working on these projects but that in no way implies or creates any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any kind of particular result. Any injury, damage or loss of any kind to anyone or their property or anything related to information in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Helping U Online (this video). - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I have a 026, one of the best saws made. Bought mine in 1998 and it has cut wood for me for all those years. I always use gas without ethanol and start and run my saw each month.
Two things you do not lend to a neighbor , your wife and your chainsaw. Great video !
I always use gasoline that does not contain ethanol in all my gasoline powered tools. Have never had these kinds of problems.
Same. I've only run the expensive canned fuel stihl sells at my local stihl dealer. I use it for my chainsaw, weed eater and leaf blower, all stihl and love them. They always start and have yet to be let down by any of them.
@@jonm4995just use red armor oil and its protected
@jonm4995 from a business perspective that premix is too expensive and not as good as ethonal free 93 and red armor oil an the red armor oil you can use ethanol with out any long term damage
@@Psy6o Crappy fuel + expensive additives = expensive crappy fuel.
I have been a chain saw user since the 1980s. I think you did a fine job. One thing I would like to offer is, if your guide bar has roller or sprocket tip grease holes, don't forget to grease the tip. (I grease it, roll the chain, and grease it again. This flushes out the dirt.)
The other thing is, I use a bar cleaner tool to clean out the groove. A screwdriver tapers, but bar cleaner tools have parallel sides. So I am more certain of scraping out the crud.
I then flush the groove with a long shot of WD-40 to rinse the groove.
He did grease the sprocket at the front of the bar, he had to to get it working again
Use a hacksaw blade to clean the bar!👍
@@warrenfloyd1484 Hacksaw blade?
Sheeeeeeeyit........I might try that.
I had my Stihl MS-290 Farmboss stored away for over 8 years. She was really seized up and I couldn't even pull the cord. I corrected that after watching a few TH-cam videos. She's cruising like a charm now but I haven't tried to cut wood yet. Thanks for this tip.
File it flat, and debur it.
Clean out crud and the filings, and you're good to go.
I use a air compressor to do that then oil it once it looks cleaned enough
That carb and extra parts was a Great Deal ! I use a Nickle (.5 cent pc) between the bar and chain when I go to tighten the chain down. Gives the right amount between the chain and bar. Very Good Video.😃
Great video. That's the worst damage due to resting fuel I've ever seen o.o. Solid advice to the average saw owner to never let the fuel sit for too long, especially if you're mixing your own. On a side note, you can save time and fuss by leaving the trigger assembly alone. That carb just has a hook for a throttle lever (14:58) that gets pushed forward by the linkage when you pull the trigger, and returns with spring tension. All you have to do is pull the trigger, hold the lever in place with a small screwdriver or pliers, then let go of the trigger, and the linkage slips right out pretty easy. It doesn't take any force to win if it fights you a bit, just a little finesse.
I've been using "truefuel" to overwinter small engines, they sell both straight & pre-mix at Lowe's , home Depot, etc
I bought a brand new 026 pro in 1998 I've loved it from day one. Brings a smile to my face every time it fires up. I can't believe someone would treat a saw like that.
Great video, well explained and the camera work was excellent. Just a small tip I learned years ago. when installing a screw or bolt, to avoid cross threading, especially in aluminum or plastic, turn the screw/bolt backwards until you feel it drop into the thread, then tighten.
I always do that too... good tip to remember
One the best video I've seen, and I've been doing this for years 🧐👍🏼
I always take a flat file over the bar and take the sharp edge off,🧐
I'm glad you said that. It's rarely mentioned as if everybody knows that, which they don't. Good catch.
A-1 information man! I do these same steps with my saws, usually after every truck load of firewood . My 039 is almost 23 years old now. Still thumpin!
Been climbing/ cutting trees, for 33 yrs. The saws stay in the back of my truck, open bed. Cleaning is something they never get. Keeping them in one piece is enough! Good to see someone cleans em.
Real fine informative presentation; I worked in woods from Maine to Washington State, from handfelling and bucking to using horse and oxen dragging and loading; up until the new computer assisted feller bunchers.
From wooden spar trees and diesel engined yarders on sled of old growth logs to newer steel towers and very powerful diesel motors on down to triple drums and newer shovel loggers and very mobile cat tracked yarders.
As an aside tallest spartree I personally climbed and topped was an 9' diameter Dougfir at stumpand topped just under200 feet and still near 30 inches in diameter.
FROM TREE TO TAILHOLT WAS ALMOST 4000 FEET ON VERY STEP GROUND OF SKYLINE.
WATCHING YOUR REMINDS ME OF WHEN I FIXED AND REPAIRED MY OWN DISTONS AND A TWO MAN Mac used with14 foot at old growth cedar mill.Tree fellers and hand buckers started out being as " bushlers( paid by thousands board foot).
Your axe wedges, Jack's, tree plates for 18 inch long steel wedges and knowing how to sharpen saw teeth and chains teeth all important to make money so you learned how to keep maintained.
It was the importation of European built saws that changed logging as they were lighter, faster cut5ing than any andall American made.
It replaced two man feller bucket team as onemancould more than double number of trees felled by just 1 man.
Still was my best saws with Husquavarna second but damn near even choice.
With help of any young son we could teardown to piston removal andspl8t case; and then put back running as new inunder three (3) hours and was real money saver over new.
Thanks for the memories.
RESPECT!
Thanks for your visit!
Nice Trick -A Broken Hack Saw Blade is Just the right size to clean the Bar Chain Grove with a few swipes
The absolute best step by step diy rebuild/repair I have ever watched! Much Thanks
Wow, thanks!
@@helpinguonline Well deserved!
As for a decent degreaser if you have it Naptha is your best bet over mineral spirits. I always keep it in my shop in spray bottles. That stuff will also dissolve old shellac gas. Good video BTW. Definitely worth saving that old saw.
I have the1985 Stihl 028 AV Super Wood Boss. Only had to rebuild it once, but I've replaced the fuel line and carb a bunch. Upgraded the ignition. Best chainsaw ever. I use 64:1 oil mix which is 2.0 oz per gallon. 38 years old and runs like new. RELIABLE
Excellent job. From end to end and everything in between. Total attention to detail. Rebuilding anything with that many steps and parts and interactions is old school mentality and mostly only old timers knew the job. You don’t sound like an old timer like myself but I suspect your father or another old timer (Boomer) taught you. But you obviously have put in your time and paid your dues. I’m sure you have taken the pebble from your masters hand grasshopper. You are a credit to your craft. Thank you for you video and for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you
nice to know the throttle
linkage ... excellent VIDEO .. 👍
Thanks 👍
Geez, $12.99 for a good size Stihl chainsaw and a little elbow grease, and giving that great old saw a new life......Hell of a deal !
Even if IT DOESN'T ! GO ! PUT !! IT ! IN ! THE !. METAL ! SHREADDER !! HELLL ! OF A !! DEAL !!! TOO !!
Thats heaven of a deal son, nothing good comes from hell!
Great job man!
If I had a nickel for every TH-camr who claimed he rescued a Stihl chainsaw from the garbage, I would be a billionaire...
boy this guy is a real expert
That's awesome!!!! Very cool to see how excited you got when she came back to life!!!!!
Most helpful video. THANK YOU.
Thanks for the complete course !
You are welcome!
One of the best instructional videos I've ever seen. Thank you for making it.
Wow, thanks!
I have a Steel Farm Boss I bought several yrs ago that 026 looks similar to mine ! Good find an good job getting it back to running especially for jus 12.99 ! 👍👍
First time watching your videos. Great frikin job man! I like how well you explain things and your laid back attitude really helps encourage one to give it a shot. I’ve learned more than I e ever know about chainsaws in just 10min with you and I’m a mechanical person by nature and trade. Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback
Excellent tutorial! Thanks
Lucky dog that's a nice find and great instructional thank you
Thanks for showing us. Take care.
Best video that I've seen yet . Clear and concise , excellent audio. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you’re nieghbor for saving the Stihl and giving it to you so you can share a your knowledge with others the way you did. Thank you sir
Excellent refurbishment tutorial. Thanks !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video doin it like it used to be done. thank you
Traded my uncle, RIP a few years ago, took alot TLC, love it, couldn't part with it.
Screamer 026, first one was 028 all time favorite old one's.
This was a fun video to watch. It’s cool to see that get fixed.
Thanks for watching
I liked how you showed the dismantling and explaining what you're doing and looking at. The pic's of your explanation and procedures and product's used to clean out the fuel tank and the carb and trigger system. You by far have shown the best and will continue hopefully to watch other projects you have. I'm currently working on a 044 Stihl that was given to me. Total basket case . Even though the piston isn't scored it does have what look to be varnishing and a very mushy fuel line. Again GREAT job on visual and explanation. 👏👏👏👍✌️🙃🇨🇦
Thanks for your kind comments
Ya watching your video it had given me more confidence in dealing with a basket case of a Stihl 044 . It sat I believe 4 or 5 years minimum. Couldn't pull the cord a it wouldn't spin even with the plug out. Again your Video is and was extremely helpful and the only thing I didn't do was separate the block. Hours of cleaning as it was a PIG and tore it down completely . And lo and behold I had gotten the beast working. New carb kit, coil and some other stuff all under $ 75 . Thank You for being so thorough in your video and your explanation and the camera shot's. I've watched many folk's who do either as a hobbie or business and NOBODY comes close to you. Koodo's to you. 👏👏👏👏👏👍👊✌️🙃🇨🇦
That was awesome! Nice job!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
My pleasure and thanks for the visit
Fuel line: I purchased 2 feet of line with grommets for a Husky, I also bought Husky filters. Much less expensive (5 bucks for line and grommets), and easier to put together than Stihl fuel lines. it also has a larger ID than stihl, but it fits on the carburetor just perfectly. Thanks for the video.
Do you have a link for those parts?
But Husky's aren't as good as they were. Also the parts can be hard to find in the UK.
Excellent video ! Thank you for taking the time.
Thanks for watching
Great job sir. Now going to tackle my 455 Huskey chain saw knowing what to do.
You can do it!
*To washout an old fuel tank like this just pop the fuel cap off, insert your pressure washer nozzle and spray all around inside the tank. I just revived a 1961 Stihl 07 Super saw that sat since 1989 with fuel in the tank and that tank got pretty clean using this method. For severely bad tanks you can also pull the fuel line out of the tank , pour a little 100% purple power in the tank and let it sit for a while, then pressure wash the inside of the tank.*
I have used premium in my stihl 260 farm boss for 20 years and have also always left gas in, but i do use it to cut 15 face chords every year and never had a problem. Great saw!
Excellent video- the most complete I've ever seen.
Glad it was helpful!
Very inspiring and instructive. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent instructions with quality video and explanations of everything you did. Can’t wait to watch and learn more of your videos if they’re as great as this one. Only wish I had found this video sooner as it covers it all and one of my chainsaws is still in the shop.
Glad it was helpful!... you can do it next time
Very informative video thanks
Good video!! Nice and concise and well explained. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Best video! Thank you, Sir!
Thanks and glad you found it helpful
Am new to your channel but very enthusiastic about chain saws
Great job. Thanks for recording and editing this video.
Thanks for your visit and feedback
Ya gotta be proud of yourself. That was awesome.
Thanks so much for the valuable & informative videos u do!! Great job and attention to details!
Glad you like them!...and thanks for the feedback!
Good repair. I use 2 cycle oil for lubing rubber fuel line parts for assembly. Also, an unused plastic credit card works great to clean out the channel. Perfect fit.
6:11 new fuel line they really do perish over time 9:18
10:47 congratulations on a great find and giving it a new life. Awesome Video
not allot of hrs. on that saw good score . one of the best stihl ever made
It's like a brand new second hand one !!
Nice work.
Yes, thanks
I keep Stable Gas Stabilizer in all my small engines over the winter months and run them several times during the winter, have never had Carb./Engine Problems...
When you do maintenance on your chain and bar it's a good idea to flip the bar over so it will wear evenly. Nice, informative video! Thnx
Good point!
Incredible end result, what a great find! Cant believe how cheap that bag of spares was either.
Out standing job.
Thanks
Awesome video. And what a freebie.
Thanks very good allways learning
Nice work, wish I would have seen this last spring, would of saved me a lot of frustration, LOL.
This content is help me to service my chainsaw mesin...tq for this content
The guy that abused that saw is telling someone "I had a Stihl chainsaw and it was junk" it's amazing that someone would throw that saw in the trash. Some people dont deserve nice things. Nice save.
EXCELLENT !!! Thx, well done.
Thank you too!
Good job and video. You know your stills.
Thank you so much for this post.
You bet!
Hi,
Thank you so much for sharing your expertise, even in minute detail.
I have been using a stihl 450 brushcuter for the past 4yrs. But recently I've to change the spark plug quite often. What I noticed is that the machine would accelerate without pressing the trigger. It would not restart until a plug new plug is used.
Sounds like you’re running your fuel mix too rich with oil… Maybe 20 to one or something like that and it’s building up on the spark plug causing it to rev up and then files the plug. I run most all my equipment at 40 to 1 and that machine probably calls for a 50 to one mix
Went to local tip to dump lawn clippings. Saw a lawn mower on the metal scrap pile. Asked groundsman if I could take the mower, he said ok. Bought mower home, open fuel tank, fuel smelt off. Drained fuel tank, put new fuel in, primed the carbi, 2nd pull of the rip cord, engine roared into life. 👍🇦🇺
Got a Honda four stroke mower for a fiver from the dump. Started it with a drill and a socket on the fan nut. New fuel and its a first pull starter. Scruffy but the motor is mint.
I work at a large hardware retail outlet where we sell dozens of lawn mowers spring and into late summer. I do the set up from the carton box they are shipped in. Every once in a while, a customer returns a mower of 3 brands we sell. We either give him a new other mower or refund his money. We don't have a repair department or a mechanic so the store gets a credit for a defective unit and they evenually go into a large dumpster and to a landfill. Employees are forbiden to take these "busted or defective" mowers. They have B&S engines that have been around on lawn mowers since I was a little kid. Boys used to make go-carts with these motors. It is a waste of resources to throw these mowers away. There is no such thing as "away" now days. The blade most likely has never cut a blade of grass. All so sad. A small engine mechanic could have a part time job here.
Great Video!
Thanks!
Thanks for your visit
Best and most complete saw video on YT. Thank you for posting this. I subbed for sure.
Welcome!
Wow, you make it man, Your great 👍👍
Awesome video and explanation.. thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Is this the kind of thing you usually do? In hopes that it is, I am subscribing. Excellent video!
Good video thank you for sharing.
Thank you for the visit
Nice score on E-bay and great cleaning job on the Carburetor.
Impressive video Thank you
thanks for the visit!
I don't own a chain saw but you taught me something about the engine
Most 2 cycle engines are very similar so this will help with your trimmer, blower, etc...
Very good I enjoyed your show and I learned a lot. Thank you James A
Glad you enjoyed it
Very good ☺️😀 maestro. Thank You
Thank you too!
THat was really good.
I like the way you set up your camera to show everything you were doing.
Thank you
Glad it was helpful
Agree. His camera work was great.
Great job!
Thanks for the visit
Awesome job
Thanks for the visit
great to the point chainsaw refurbishment tips.
Thanks 👍
Thank you
❤Super job excellent
Good tips great rebuild straightforward if I may add a couple tips when cleaning small gas tanks use BB's and put one part lacquer thinner TO 5 or 7 Parts gas, fill all the way, leave several hours or longer too unsettle varnish, gunk. Purge ⅓ gas out, add BBs shake vigorously if one can, let set, repeat (should be clean), Purge. New gas, Stihl oil, or comparable. Obviously if the lines need cleaned or replaced then so be it.
Large motorcycle gas tanks one can use the same process or marbles instead of BB's. Add more lacquer thinner if needed. Be well everybody
Excellent tip!!!
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Excellent video!
Thanks…and thank you for your visit
Great job on the video..
Thank you!
Nice Work bro good video miss this✌
You gave some great advice & tips. Next, I have to say I'm impressed with your skill & know how. Even watching this great tutorial I still won't have complete confidence in doing what you did here. Many thanks for posting this.
Thanks for your visit. A friend of mine told me a long time ago don’t ever be afraid to try
@@helpinguonline My bad, you're right. I should have elaborated my point better. On a working machine I wouldn't. If it's already broke, by all means go for broke, no pun intended.
I bought an 025 20+ years ago, used it for a large poplar, 2 large holly trees, and little else, then put the saw away. This weekend I lubed the roller bearing, cleaned the gas tank, cleaned the air filter, sharpened the blade, cleaned the chain brake and chain oiler. Today I cut up half of an oak tree with the 025 and the trunk was wider than the blade. The woman who owned the property said her landscaper wanted $2500 to cut up and remove this oak tree which had fallen down. If she wasn't married... After I'm done with the oak tree, I'll dump the fuel and the chain oil, probably save them, and keep the saw ready to start next time. Great Stihl 025 maintenance video, thanks.
sounds like you did a great job
Wow, you are a super lucky guy! Hope the saw serves you well.
Awesome video!
I appreciate that
Superb camera shots 👍
Yeah we all know no good deed goes unpunished 😮😢love you 😊
This is such an awesome video loved it.
Glad it helped!
You know your stuff. 👍🏼
Great video.
Thanks!
Excellent video, very complete and accurate instructions! I noticed the rim sprocket looked a little worn. Since you had the carb and muffler removed, I would have done a vacuum/pressure test to see if there were any leaks in the bottom end. I also noticed the chain sagged a little but then tightened up as it turned. Could be related to the wear on the sprocket and wear on the chain drive links due to the worn sprocket. 026 is a great little saw!
026 is underpowered and way to weak for anything besides back yard weekend warriors. If it's not a 311 or better you're just wasting your time.
@@shelbie9500 Weekend warriors' money is just as good as knuckle dragging wood apes'.
@@shelbie9500 You may wish to spend less time looking down your nose. If someone says something is great for them, it is great for their purposes. We aren't going to the Canadian Rockies to fell 4' diameter trees.
Now that was a very nice vid. Nicely done.
Thank you very much!
Great !