Chainsaw Repair

Yeah after thinking it over I'll just use it for a light duty saw and call it a day .For the 50 bucks I have in it I certainly didn't hurt myself by buying it .

Usually for a lot of limbing I either use an old s-25 Poulan or one of the 200T's .This I think might work better .

My guess is they have it tuned lean .A seal out would have cooked it like a  turkey which it isn't .Probabley some 3M green abrasive and kerosine will polish it up nicely and a set of seals just to be on the safe side .After market seals for that thing are only about 5 bucks a pop from Norwood .

I would have got on it except at the moment I'm dodging rain drops and fighting with a new screen door which seems to be winning at the moment .

Well good grief now I feel about half stupid .All this deal with this little saw was simpley to get a 3 cuber I could play with at the GTG's and all along I have an 028 in the shed .All this time I thought it was over the 3 cube limit .Then I did some research and find it's 47 cc's .

Which 028 do you have Al?

Per Acres site so info could be hit or miss 

028AV   =   42mmx31mm 43cc   http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/ed1d619968136da688256af40002b8f7/5f352eae1aecdc9288256ba20048eb6b?OpenDocument

028AV type 2  =  44mmx31mm 47cc  http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/ed1d619968136da688256af40002b8f7/be0d5cdb019bd35e88256ba200493999?OpenDocument

028 woodboss = 47cc   http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/ed1d619968136da688256af40002b8f7/83971384aaeecdb288256ded0075d27f?OpenDocument

028 SUPER  =  46mmx31mm  52cc   

52cc one that is  super will be in red or black. This one had 028AV Super woodboss.

A little up date on this little thing .My curiosity got the best of me so about a half hour ago I fired it up .No muffler because the dealer pulled it to examine the cylinder .Well it idled with no muffler so that tells me the carb is not set lean .

I made a cut with it and considering it had a well worn guard chain it did pretty good . So this is my conclusion . I imagine someone sent the saw to the shop for a chain grind and tune up .They found a slightly abraided cylinder and advised the owner who bought a new saw  .

Due to the fact it has one of those long tie strap type guard chains and the chain was machine ground it did not come from a more professional user .Those chains cut terrible when new and worse as the cutters wear down .

I'd imagine given the choice of a rebuild that with new parts and labor at 65 bucks an hour would equal what the saw cost new the guy opted to buy a new one .It isn't neccessarily the dealer steered him wrong because it could have died on the vine given enough time .

I think I'm just going to peel it down to the bones and buff it up and use it as it is without too much soup .For a little pup it doesn't do bad at all .First thing to go is that freakin guard chain .

That's probabley a little later publication than my copy in the big orange book .

What amuses me about some of those smaller Stihl saws is running lo pro 3/8" chain .That stuff is for bumble bee saws .