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Well, it wasn't just the crank seals, but the crank as well as other associated parts, so it didn't stack up. I didn't add that, as I didn't think it was really relevant TBH.

Thanks for all your help guys! Appreciated 😆🥱

..actually smoking even a cigarette in a car when anyone under the age of 18 are present is a criminal offence since 2015. A lot of people have forgotten than piece of legislation....including the police I may add.

Not sure if this is the right forum, but I am after a Stihl MS240 that's got a scored piston/Barrell- don't need the bar and chain with it- just the body. Couple of years ago I made the mistake of buying a new piston/barrell for my own MS240 thinking the reason it had failed was an under oiled mix, then realised when I got it apart the crank seals had failed, so I ended up scrapping it. Consequently I have a new piston/barrell set in my garage gathering dust waiting for a donor saw to bring back to life for use around the house. I normally have the odd one or two come in but haven't seen one for ages.

Drivers for some years now are pretty much free to do as they like due to the lack of a regular police presence, and even if there is they are reluctant to pull people over for what they now consider 'minor' infractions as the paperwork is very time consuming- but invariably if they were to pull someone over for a blown tail light, then this could and normally can lead to other infractions- blown bulbs always used to be a good excuse for the police to pull you over. Nowadays even more serious driving offences they turn a blind eye. When was the last time you were stopped for a random police check? 20 years ago I came across those a couple of times a year- now never. Followed a police car yesterday whilst I was driving to work......I spotted 19 fineable offences they could have pulled people over for but they didn't. 8 driving whilst using a phone 2 no seat belt, 1 drinking whilst driving (coffee) 1 putting make up on, 3 faulty rear lamps, 1 no number plate on the front, 3 motorised scooters being used on a public footpath/road. This was on just a 5 mile journey. The problem with this is, the longer people 'get away with it' the more normal and legal they will believe it to be, and so they move on to the next illegal thing.

Irony is lost on some. ☹️

Yup bonkers. I went to the jubilee celebrations earlier on this year and when the parade finished we were allowed down the Mall and we and several thousand others made our way towards Buckingham Palace to catch the end of the celebrations. Never seen the Queen and other senior royals in 'real life' up to that point, but to everyone's surprise the Queen, Charles, William etc all came out to wave on the balcony in view of us- as soon as this happened everyone around us lifted their phones up and started recording the event- rather than actually taking it in with their own eyes, they watched it through their screens.....all arms held up with phones in them ruined our view to the extent we had to weave our heads around to get momentary views with our own eyes. I really don't know what is wrong with society now, that it is more important to show off to people online that you have witnessed an event rather than witness it with your own eyes.

...you are referring to the STD ones aren't you?

Yup....that is a steal. Would have ended up on one of my shelves if I had got in first. Interesting to know how the OP came across it. Somebody didn't know it's true value.

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STIHL 044 Chainsaw NEW In Box OEM VINTAGE CHAINSAW 10MM Early Model NOS RARE WWW.EBAY.COM Stihl 044 OEM NEW OLD STOCK Vintage Chainsaw SUCH A RARE OPPORTUNITY AWAITS. DON'T SLEEP ON THIS... Good money if he gets it!

I can't disagree with that statement. From a financial perspective you are of course correct. All I was really stating, it was a pity to put to work an old machine like that, which in that condition is pretty rare and would interest collectors to have as a 'shelf queen' Futhermore, issues can now arise during use from perished, hardened crank seals, carb diaphragms etc from long term storage of a near 25 year old saw. Worth bearing in mind.

Oh, yes your're right...just viewed the pic. Oh dear ☹️

Wow....thats a nice find. To a collector thats worth at least £400 or £500- if its unused with all the bits. Soon as you use that you will devalue it. If you are not fussy, personally i would list it as new old stock on the bay and that will fly out...use your profit to buy a near new younger saw if you arent a collector and just need a bigish saw

Well done. Having read your original post, going for any of those you mention above would be the way to go seeing as you have experience of the build quality of an 038. Now, I am in no way suggesting modern saws are build like a barn door 038, but at least you have gone for a pro range saw, insted of your earlier consideration of the 271/391. These are both OK saws in their own right, but are not full pro use machines- more landscaper/farmer/land owner saws ie, a saw that will get more use than a domestic user, but not as much use as a professional logger/suregeon/arborist. You would quickly notice the difference in build quality if you had gone for the 271/391 comparing it to your old 038. As has been mentioned, they are basically 'beefed up' domestic saws, using clamshell (pig to repair) engines and plastic crankcases. The 400 is a good choice from this perspective. The 038 would probably benefit from more than just a 'service' and I would advise you invest some money at least getting the crank seals replaced as a matter of course, because normally the first symptom of them failing is a scored piston and barrel. Well worth spending some dollar even to keep it as a back up saw.

Stihl did used to out source battery and charger manufacturing, but now have their own in house facility STIHL sets up in-house battery production line in Waiblingen WWW.STIHL.COM The STIHL Group is setting up an in-house production line for battery products at its headquarters in Germany. In doing so... They certainly were not originally made by Bosch.

Of course, in any walk of life there are ways around things...particularly if you are an individual not goverened by public liability and insurance, but as a business and a representitive of a product we have to abide by the 'correct' way of doing things- not 'bodging' or using non genuine parts, or being 'inventive' with repairs. We are repairing items to a high approved dealership standard which covers us should anything go awry and end up in an injury, a loss of income, damage or all three. I know there are ways around things and if it were my own machine being repaired in my shed, then of course I would probably find a cheaper way of doing things. I am sure, if you bought a big mac and the burger inside was made of pork instead of beef you wouldn't be happy, but does the same job and is cheaper., but McDonalds simply cannot let individual restaurants go out and source their own ingredients......for the same reason a dealer cannot do that. Has to be up to a global recognised standard the customer expects.

'Yes the main jet hole was closed in 30% of its area' That is pretty much the definition of 'hunting' as you mentioned your OP. The carb is hunting for extra fuel to compensate to the decrease in intake. Hunting is scavenging for fuel, so you can bet your bits to a barn dance it's always carb or carb jet related.

From our experience, cordless machines are going to add to landfill and not reduce it. We are now seeing first generation cordless stuff coming back with issues. Stuff that is now around 5 years old- predominantly domestic stuff used by homeowners. These people have purchased top quality cordless items which are around the same price as buying a decent petrol version- Sort of £350- £400 mark. Biggest issue are batteries and the replacement cost relative to the purchase cost of the machine 5 years ago. When we are quoting £200 for a new battery, plus diagnosis fee of £40 you are over half the cost of the machine.........you would have to cause some serious damage to a similarly priced petrol machine for it not to warrant repairing. And this is the thing.....you quote £240 to replace battery and customer simply buys a new machine even though it is only 5 years old and done low use. Whereas I can pretty much guarantee a petrol machine with an issue can be repaired a lot cheaper- £80-£100 as a ball park, in which case a customer is more likely to see that as a cost efficient option compared to throwing his 5 year old petrol machine away and starting again. As a dealer- that is exactly what we are now experiencing, and I dare say, most on here as a consumer would do the same

If there's nothing wrong with it, or IF there is something wrong with it, and it's actually 'pilot error' rather than a manufacturing fault, then maybe 'venting his anger' at innocent Stihl PR staff in the middle of a show is not the best course of action. Being aggressive, shouting and demanding are not the most productive techniques to get anywhere.....particularly IF the OP is incorrect.

I repeat, from my earlier comment. The OP has stated the saw gets overly hot WITHOUT the bar and chain fitted. Read his original post. This is the confusing thing...if it were just the one issue with the bar, then looking at the bar wear/blueing in the cutting area- combined with the bar getting hot, then I would suggest a dull chain with the operator having to 'lean' on it to get it through the cut- this can effectively squeeze out the oil between the bar and chain in that area, so it gets hot and doesn't lubricate that isolated area..or it's inferior quality chain oil being used or not even chain oil in the reservoir? Correct, decent chain oil not only lubricates but also cools. However, as the issue with with the oil reservoir getting excessively hot without the bar and chain fitted is either another issue or the op is mistaken?

'I have contacted the dealer who like I said was rubbish hence why I’m here asking for some help' As a dealer, I feel I must ask some qualifying questions as to your conclusion they were 'rubbish' A. Is the saw within 12 months of a pro user warranty or 24 months for a homeowner user warranty...ie, are you a pro user of the saw? B. If the saw is within the Stihl warranty period....are you the original purchaser, as warranty is not transferable C. Was the saw purchased from an authorised Stihl agent......or could it have been purchased new, from an auction site such as ebay from someone who is not authorised to sell new Stihl products, and therefore cannot register your purchase for warranty on the Stihl dealer registration site (only authorised dealers have access to this, and registration MUST be done by the selling dealer upon sale..not the customer despite what some dodgy ebay seller might tell you. D. Is the dealer who was 'rubbish' the same dealer you purchased it from? If so, did you state you have done your own investigation/repair work on the saw already? This could invalidate any warranty. E. If it is not the dealer you purchased it from, did you originally ask this dealer to quote for the sale, and then purchase it elsewhere and are now asking for help from this original dealer from which you didn't accept their quote, and therefore decided not to purchase from? We get this a lot whereby we try to be as competitive as possible, and we will fully assemble and fuel/oil machines prior to hand over and demo the machine to the new customer- this costs money, so we cannot beat online prices, but get as close as we can- with the re-assurance that if there is an issue, we are more than happy to look after 'our' customer. However when a customer who we have initially spent time with and offer advice and a quote to, goes elsewhere just to save ten or twenty quid on our price, and then brings in this 'third party' machine with a warranty issue- don't be surprised if we aren't all smiley and happy about dealing with you. F. For what reasons do you suggest this dealer is 'rubbish' any of the above??

So they guy has run it with no bar and chain fitted and the oil tank is still getting hot, so asking if oil holes line up, oil getting to bar or any suggestion relating to bar/chain isn't going to solve that issue if they aren't fitted. I am scratching my head on this one, as the only thing that can influence the heat of the chain oil if no bar fitted can only be heat from the engine, exhaust, clutch or oil pump??

We have had one of these back with exactly this issue. Checked battery and connections all fine. Put battery in and squeeze trigger to start and all you get is a very faint high pitch squeal for a millisecond and the sprocket moves slightly by a few millimeters. Take battery out and sprocket will not move manually. We took it apart and was a failed motor bearing. This was under warranty, so they must have an issue, although this is the first and only one we have sold of this model, so I many be wrong and it's a one off issue- for us anyway.