High Waters

[gint08]

We had a stream flood this week that got two foot high in one of our sheds.... I had one of my stihls on a low shelf and it was completely underwater.... what would be the best thing to do? I'm sure it has silt all over in it

 

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[Mark Bolam]

I've flooded saws before, but never that badly.

[Mark J]

GinT, I'd hose her down and fire her up.

[IRE David H]

check the old threads, as some other people had similer incidents, take off the exhaust and see if there is silt in there if there is, you will need to take the top end off and clean the top of the piston and be try to turn it slowly, to prevent hydraulic lock.

 

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[IRE David H]

gotcha

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/104827-stihl-045-fell-river.html

[EricBradley]

How long was it sat underwater? I'm guessing a good few hours. Ideally it needs completely stripping down and cleaning, white rot will also have started to set in.

[woody woodpecker]

Hi i droped a saw in the river last year took about 2 hours to fish out as i couldent see it ,took spark plug out and removed fuel and oil caps and air filter then put saw onto galvanised shed roof upside down for about a week in the hot weather the tin radiaded heat into saw . re fuiled and new plug and filter started 3 rd pull not had and problems with saw since.