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Teemore

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  1. A healthy 038 does seem to have a fair bit of compression compared to a lot of other saws. Bring it to TDC and pull through the compression. I've never thought of them as heavy but then I don't own any "modern saws" and have been using 038s for a "few" years. As recommended, pry the exhaust open from the bottom. It is in two parts and the folded lip at the top holds it together even after the top screw and the two bottom bolts are removed. Once you get the front over off you can access two further bolts that thread into the exhaust flange on the cylinder. The only gasket on this exhaust will be the one between the exhaust and cylinder. Don't get too heavy handed trying to remove the exhaust as it is possible to break the exhaust flange. I've seen the aftermath of someone doing just this.
  2. On bigger saws with no de-comp, pull with commitment! With some higher compression saws, it can help to pull it to just before TDC and then, "Pull with commitment"! Have had unwary folk try to start my Jonsereds 80 or gasket delete 064 and they have been bitten....
  3. Owain038 - please measure the diameter of the shoulder/collar on your bar studs.
  4. Teemore

    Keeping stakes

    An old trick to treat fence posts and stakes in general (probably frowned upon now) was to steep them in copper sulphate solution. A lot of apple growers had it to hand for use as a fungicide before "brand name" sprays came to the fore. We coppice a wee bit of hazel for the wood burner and I have to agree it burns nicely so "fuel" may be the best use for the stakes.
  5. No tools to sell, just a web site that may be helpful if you can't buy secondhand: https://www.toolnut.co.uk/products/morris-yorkshire-billhook My local agri supplies store usually has a variety of billhooks and slashers in stock so it might be worthwhile checking out agri supply stores local to you. Keep an eye on your local "Gumtree" or place a "wanted" advert there also.
  6. Has anyone any knowledge of this crowd:http://www.precisiontooling.eu/cylinder-assy/ I have been advised that they are owned by/part of Tecomec and that Tecomec has supplied parts to Stihl. I have tried E mailing them to ID retail contacts but no reply (so far). I currently plan to go OEM for the piston and cylinder from L&S engineers and will be phoning them next week.... I sat down with my parts book and workshop manual earlier tonight..... (I have owned these since I bought my 038 Super. The benefit of having parts books to hand is a lesson long since learned). Pure inquisitiveness prompts my interest in Precision Tooling. I find note that they offer an 070 type saw alongside an 038 Magnum/MS380 type saw - not sure whether the 070 introduction coincides with the Hutzl/Farmertec developments. Perhaps other forumers are in a position to comment?
  7. Ta for the comments and advice. Have had the LS Engineers site bookmarked for a while and have bought bits for my 038 Super from them. I have rebuilt a few Land Rover engines to date (another hobby) but rebuilding small engine is something new so I appreciate the pointer Spudulike. A friend builds championship winning motorbike engines so I will probably "annoy" him at some stage in the build process. Cheers folks!
  8. Good evening all, I have lurked on this forum for a while, drinking in the collective knowledge. As a family we have run a few 038s for years. The "heirloom" was bought second hand in the (very) early 80s and stihl runs like a dream. it has felled/cut a lot of timber over the years. I picked up a good metal handled 038super around 10 years ago for beer money and it gets used for firewood duties. We would only put around 20 fills through it a year. I took a notion that I would rebuild a saw this winter and have sourced a 1991 038 that suffered a failure of the roller bearing on the crankshaft and chewed up the piston and cylinder. I have already sourced a used OEM crankshaft and have picked up on pointers from other threads about where to source original Stihl spare parts. On the subject on non-OEM pistons and cylinders, can anyone point me to a source of satisfactory parts? I am finding it hard to ID the manufacturer of some of the kits available and until I am given advice to the contrary, would prefer a nikasil coated cylinder to a chromed one. The Tecomec website doesn't guide me to any wholesalers in the UK or Ireland... PMs/pointers to a particular brand/seller would be welcomed.
  9. Off thread comment (sorry, couldn't help myself) Try carrying a chainsaw on a commuter train one evening.... I did try to reassure a few folk that it was only temporarily dead! I think my suit convinced them I was telling the truth. Possibly.

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