Chainsaw Repair

Joe are you in that area where stihl used 1mm base gaskets instead of the .5mm gasket like we use here? From my readings the 1mm gasket was used in some places to lower compression in some country's.

What I'm getting at it may be as easy  as switching base gaskets out or just removing gasket altogether and then using threebond 1194.

The poulan 475 I just put together was in the low 40's squish band range with gasket.