Eddy_t

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Mine runs 18" bar with 9t .325, still outcuts stock with ease

Generally I go for a very delicate way of widening the baffles, it's known as a dewalt drill and the biggest drill-bit I can find.

I have, I agree with his statement!

You don't have to cut and shut, the mufflers that have been done by Spud and I were not. The baffle needs widening more and a larger outlet. That is mine, you probably want a smaller pipe.

They aren't lower quality, more thought, design and time goes into new models than the previous models, but shaving a gram here and there makes parts less robust. Carburettors will always have problems, but they always have too, just people didn't have the internet to bleat about it on.

Fit a decompression button?

I have many of the all-metal Stihl chainsaws and have worked on a great deal more, but I wouldn't want to use them day in day out. Vibration is terrible, and the noise is deafening. But do you think we would be able to purchase saws of that build quality for the prices we pay now? In the 70's the saws retailed at 1/10 of the price of a good car! When the 051/075 was first launched, it was the same price as two cars, or enough money to pay a deposit on a house.

These are a few forms of the AV wrap that were available, the first being one that could be fitted to the standard av handle. Whilst this is the first type of wrap handle that I mentioned in the first post. Next, I'll move onto clutches, the first 090's were fitted with a beefed up version of the contra/070 clutch (along with the contra S), whereas later models were fitted with the 6 shoe, gear-drive clutch. The 6 shoe clutch engages at 100rpm less than the 3 shoe version, I have an 070 clutch fitted to mine, as you can fit a rim sprocket, unlike the 090 drum (although I have seen one rim drum on eBay). Anyone restoring the clutch should assess whether it's cost or originality you're opting for, the 070 clutch costs £30-40, but the 090 clutch is in excess of £150! The earliest models of the 1106 series didn't come with a manual oiler, and in the first photo, the oil windows begin with p/n 1108 which refers to the Stihl S-10/08/08S series of saws, despite not having the oil window on any model. The true 1106 windows have a 2-pronged tool to remove them, whilst the 1108 window has a hexagonal block for a wrench. Most saws can be dated from the muffler, mine was dated 1969, the 090 rob dyer had was 1982. But as I have said before, random parts got fitted to different saws in no particular order, the one I'm working on came with an early sand-cast muffler with no date upon it. As you can see, it has a much rougher surface than the contra muffler I have.

Next ill cover the AV handles. The older type AV has the bar that goes over the top of the saw. It has a more up-right rear handle, which I find is more uncomfortable. This version was also available with an additional wrap version. The front left mounts in two places, the usual mount point, and an additional point on the lower pull-start for stability. Front right is mounted to a post, which attaches to the AV rubber's threaded bars. This is where the top of the wrap also attached. The rear handle attaches right at the back. The new type AV requires the modern casing, or a bracket to be made. The new type rail passes around the side of the saw, mounts higher up on the left, further forward on the rear handle (which is wider and more horizontal) and has a specially designed bracket on the front right. This unfortunately means that the AV units are not interchangeable, but throttle linkage, earth wire and the carburettor linkages are!

After much information gathering over a few years, I thought I'd start a thread covering the differences between the models of these saws, which I will update as I go along. Recently I've been working on an 090 for a friend (and fellow arbtalk member), and despite being the same series of saw, the differences are immense, so telling when the saw was made, or as what saw originally is very difficult. I'll start with the clutch cover, the later model has Stihl cast into it, and the metal deflector plate on the opposite side is fixed on with 2 studs, where as the earlier (mine) isn't. There are a few other clutch covers, some have an additional ejection hole for chip, some have a location for a handle (early wrap design). The contra has a much longer HT lead and smaller plug boot than the 090, this is because it originally mounted at an angle into the cylinder, whereas the specific 070/090 looks more like a pipe. There are only 2 boots, but colour of the HT lead varies, I have seen white, grey, black, green and red. The most obvious difference between each model is the starter assembly. The first is a 1st generation Fairbanks-morse, whilst the other is a later, 3rd, with the Stihl logo attached (2nd gen has the logo cast into the block, fourth can be found on eBay, with the orange Stihl badge) The on/off switch also varies, the earlier version is longer and has a simple I/O marker, whilst later versions have on/off in English and German. Some also have a rubberised cover. I'll finish this post with a very important difference, the earlier model has a bolt that can be removed to drain the crankcase, or for a piston stop, whereas the later model has had it blanked off, this was a mid 70's change. Prior to 1967, the casing came in 2 sizes, super and standard. The super case will accept both the 58 and 66mm cylinder, whilst standard will only accept 58mm. The newest version (current) has neither of these, and the casing is much different.

Hang on, the saw turns off if you turn the heater on? Sounds like a wire has been switched by mistake.

You're quite right, ESQCR regs are 3m for a climbable tree to conductor, although the tree owner can allow less than minimum clearance. Although this means that the owner is liable for health and safety stuff,

If you're phoning them, Stihl has a much better service, husky are useless in that respect, you're better off tracking the husky guys on here! Regarding dealer support, if your dealer is good, either are good, if not, you're screwed.

Or a 660 or 070, Chinese have got those down to a fine art!

Googled it, not a bad price either, power rating is about the same as a 660.

Which texts are you working off? Depending on which version, OE or NE, the rpm's are between 14.5 - 14.7krpm, though I did see 15.5 once, although that could have been a mis-print. 4-stroking is a sign of the saw being over-rich, or possibly a blue coil. Do as spud and adw suggest and you should find the fix, as a question, have you reset the carb to 1 turn out? It's quite easily over richened if you're slightly out

Holy crap shavey, that's a big ass air filter and muffler outlet on that, what's the cc?

1 is a beech. 3 looks like a bloody big fig! 6 is a sycamore!

The bolt cannot be extracted from the spring, but it's not captive, as in it can rattle round inside the spring.

1 on both according to the wsm

The box for no.1 only points to the screws Niko. In reply to what mark said, he is correct, but you only need one more screw, p/n 503 21 88-76.

Jonsered has been removed from the UK, as of last year. Anything remaining is residual old stock (346 and 357 equivalents in pro saws). As a note, the jonsered parts appear on the husky parts site as they're owned by husky. A lot of the parts are shared and have the same number unless coloured or shaped differently.

Leaving my bench is a 357, which has had new fuel lines, carb cleaned, kit fitted and retuned, tank of aspen in it to help clear the cylinder, replaced air filter and suchlike. The 242 that was meant to be returned with it is still here... Pig of a saw! New lines same as the 357, it fired up and died. Bit more fiddling and I've got it idling. Throttle linkage only opens the butterfly to 3/4, which is causing a pulsating effect. It also needs a new starter spring! I've also now got a 365xt (straight fuelled) and an 090 (few minor bits)

Originally it was called alumium, the aluminum is to do with patents for certain products. It's similar to vacuum cleaners referred to as hoovers, sellotape, cut-off saws referred to as Stihl saws. Finally, aluminum was discovered in England, our name for it is correct, the Americans were far too busy killing Indians to make any scientific discoveries at that time.