Al Smith
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Well thats your peragative I guess .I bought several from California if that means anything .
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It all depends on how you look at the situation .Just one tie strap is not a big deal . I've cut a lot of 24" down to 20" or 20" down to 16" to salvage a chain .It doesn't take any special tools but it does take some expertise to hand peen a chain .If done correctly it's just as strong as a spun rivet . Fact this past spring I repaired about 20 loops I had acquired over the years from a few tree trimmers who either rocked them or derailed and bent the drivers .All I had in them was a few pennies for a preset and tie strap plus about 10 minutes of my time on each .Then again I have a spinner,they were not hand peened which takes longer
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Thanks for the info but in my case it's just too far away for me to consider it .
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By whom and where ?
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The 028 is not a bad saw at all for a 3 cuber .Fact I have one myself .It's of the same basic design as the 038,042 and 048 .
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Well there's nothing on the bench now but I did resurrect a Dolmar/Makita 540 a few days ago .It seems it spit a part of a rod bearing through the top of the piston right at the right hand transfer . Changed out the crank, filed the piston and put in a new ring .Back among the living once again .In spite of opinions they don't have to be perfect to run well . I also rebuilt a carb on my super 44A McCulloch which was made in 1959 long before most people on most forums were even born,myself not include in that number .
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In a given amount of time somebody will likely make an aftermarket cylinder for a 020T /200. Heaven only knows how many died world wide from a cooked cylinder .I'd about bet more died from a fried cylinder than ever fell out of a tree .
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I've got 3-335s in the shed that didn't last one season in service for two tree sevice companies .The oilers failed .
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I may be mistaken but I believe Stihl keeps a record of reportedly stolen saws .
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It's 1/4" pitch chain to begin with and would not work on the standard lo-profile 3/8" set up . It's got bumper tie straps so it would not be as aggressive as Stihl PS_3 chisel .In addition to all that it's kind of pricey. According to Baileys it's mainly a replacement chain for saws orginally equipted with 1/4" pitch chain .That would be older small saws like early mini Macs ,Homelite super 2 ,some small Echoes etc .
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More on the subject .Because of more stringent requirements placed on manufacturers both Husqvarna and Stihl ,others also were mandated to build less polluting engines .This basically "fresh air " type of transfer was one of their designs .It works but with a slight discrepency regarding performance . It all boils down to basically using the "purge " portion of the transfer cycle by inducing cold outside air .Now it only makes sense this colder air woud have a tendency to cool the combustion portion of the cylinder thus the power portion would obviously be at a disadvantave until after running a short while it heated up . Anybody who's operated this design of engine can verify that after a short time in the cut it seems like the power comes up .They do okay they just don't act like the older engine designs most of us are used to .
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Regarding AS and Brad ,you folks only know him through the internet but I know him personally .He evidently had some degree of success with the 201 but I'm not certain if it met with his expectations though . I've seen him at least 3-4 times since that blurb on that site but I've never seen the saw .If it indeed would have been a screamer I'd have bet a fair sum of money it would have shown up some place . FWIW I know of nobody that has had what could be deemed "great " success with altering that design of engine .They did have some improvements but nothing earth shattering .
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If I may an explaination .Some of the Zama C-1Q carbs on the later Ms 200T's were a variation that had a shaft operated accelerater pump built into the carbs .Because of the way this actuated a small tiny piston pump over time the piston itself would leak air . This caused untold amounts of problems world wide on saws with this specific type carb .Bear in mind not all 200's used this carb but a lot got blamed for it . As I've stated numerious times on many forums it's my opinion that most issues of erratic operation on this series of saws is simpley bad crankcase seals .These seals are like none I've ever seen .They are not standard formed lip seals but straight seals the lip is formed as the sealing portion folds over as the seal is installed .The good news is they aren't very costly as one would suspect that being Stihl they usually are .About 8 bucks US funds at the dealer or about 1/2 that after market each .
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FWIW those carbs can be found on e-bay US for around 35-40 dollars US funds and they ship world wide .Of the two the Bing is a better carb as far as performance .
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"375" indicates 3/8" chain --.058 guage --84 drivers . As far as bar tips I just recently changed a McCulloch branded Windser 32" from .404 to 3/8" nose .In relation to what a new old stock bar would cost this option was inexpense at around 18 dollars US funds .
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They tell me some of the west coast PNW fallers run a new saw for a season then rebuilt it once .After the second year they start anew .Now if that's factual or not is anyones guess because remember this is the internet . On that a saw is just a tool of the trade and the cost of doing business .Which is not to say that said saw doesn't have a lot more life to it than two years .My shed full is proof of that .
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I have some in running condition that date from the early 50's .Two still in fairly good running order I've owned and used dating from the mid 70's .One Stihl 038 Mag I've rebuilt and tinkered with had served over 20 hard years in service for tree company .Still runs fine but a tad bit rough looking . Longevity just comes down to several factors .How well the saw is maintained ,the ability of the owner to do mechanical work if need and the availability of repair parts .
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One would have to research it but I believe Stihl does offer over sized studs . They would be relatively easy to make providing one had the skill set plus a good lathe .Now as it is most of us in the USA who might have the knowledge lack the lathe capable of cutting metric threads as is my case . On that side track there's an art to cutting threads on a lathe which some can and many cannot .In the classes of thread fits ,a class one is tight fit .Properly cut this class of threads if properly torqued acts almost like a locking thread and irregardless of thread locker compound or not will not loosen up .
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I think it's all in ones perspective of what a file is supposed to do .Oregon does fine on Oregon chain but Pfered does better .On hard Stihl chain the ones sold by Baileys ,Arbor pro I think is less agressive and from my perspective does better .Stihl chain will knock the teeth right off of an Oregon file in short order ,
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You have to have all the guards in place and make certain you hook the spike if you use one of those things .Because the chain is cutting the wood basically on a round surface they are extremely fast . They were originally made for pulp wood cutting ,clearing etc .Because of the shape of the bar they were less apt to become jambed .Popular at one time but I haven't seen any in use for years .
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Well it really wasn't on a bench but on the tail gate of my Ranger under a shade tree .Changed the clutch side seal on a classic Husqvarna 281 .They don't make them like that any more .
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You kind of lost me with reference to a gasket until I looked at the parts list .In a few references it does show a gasket .Now keep in mind the the 038 av could have any one of 4 or 5 different carbs . I've had a lot of these saws apart and never ran into one with a gasket .They had a sleeve which went on the inside of the boot and a washer type retainer on the outside .The carb seated right up to the boot ,no gasket . Glad whatever it was you got it worked out .Those are pretty good saws all things considered
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It's got one little wire coming from the kill portion of the coil which goes in the shafted handle which engages with a ground clip .From that metal clip is a groundwire that goes to some portion of the actual engine .If it doesn't have that jumper it often isn't effective in grounding out the coil . Now if for some reason the insulation on the wire coming from the coil is bared in any way it could short out the coil .However from the vid clip it sounds more like fuel starvation but any thing is possible
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Entirely possible on the impulse . The 038's had a tendency to tear the left hand side upper anti vibration mounts .Without removing same it is hard to determine if they are intact or not .If so under strain it can tilt the engine off enough to cause all kinds of problems . Fact being on one of the 038 Mags' I own which has been enhanced some what I tore two intake boots before I discovered what the problem was because evidently I just missed the obvious .As they say,things happen .
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The measuring system regarding gallons per minute verses liters ,litres what ever would be different .I'd imagine though a 5.5 HP engine would handle 8 gallon per minute on a two stage pump which is what you want for a log splitter .Most two stage pumps can be preset as to where the low volume pump kicks in . With a 4 inch cylinder it would split about anything although not practicularly fast it certainly beats an axe .
