Chainsaw Repair
Husqvarna - Stihl - Poulan - Jonsered - Dolmar chainsaws and more => Stihl => Topic started by: pigpen60 on October 05, 2014, 05:28:51 pm
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my boy showed me his 026 I think, and it had red plastic adjusters and the low only moved like 1/4 turn. whats up? something we can work around?
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ok they're limiting thingies, whats the best method to remove these and thumb our noses at the epa?
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EPA stops to keep you from getting full adjustment and possibly burning up saws. I use drywall screw and remove them.
Some say reinstall them back once done.
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LOL you posted while I slow typed.
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you must be really slow for me to two finger a message :D. whats your opinion on reinstalling the caps?
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I like the caps for they help to hold the screw driver in the slot when the engine is running.
But . . . I remove the tabs from the caps so they do not limit the adjustment of the screw.
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so pull cover screw sheetrock screw in pull, cut tabs reinstall?
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If someone else saw I do like Jim above. trim tabs reinstall. If I dont trust the owner know how I leave tabs.
Mine I either just left off or trimmed tabs.
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On most chainsaws the limiter caps help fill up the adjuster access hole. When you leave the caps off, small wood chips get into the air box area and plug the filter quicker.
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True X2.
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well the caps filling the hole aren't a worry, the plastic piece between the carb and the cover is missing. will have to look and see if we can find it. we tuned on it the other day and we had some popping out the exhaust on the top end while cutting. we give it some fuel and it quit. he was telling me its not an 026 now. he put a new long block in it and said its bigger now. any ideas?
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The very last 026's had the bigger bore of of the 260's
Popping at high speed while cutting could be sharp pieces in the combustion chamber
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Ignition problems like spark plug, ignition wire, coil, or coil spacing?
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epa bigger cylinder IMO for 260 had 44.7mm bore might be what he means and the 026 was 44mm not going to notice the difference IMO.
026 / Pro 1121 2.96 48.7 2,800 14,000
MS 260 1121 3.06 50.2 2,800 14,000
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my boy said the engine came from a fella on ebay and that when he received the engine it was wrapped in stihl marked paper. as for sharp pieces in combustion chamber are you talking about hot spots?
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yes