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Re: Redneck Fix for Stihl fuel line
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2014, 06:05:36 pm »
That MS250 is mine and I use it to limb and prune with. I've not had any trouble with it since Kevin fixed it a couple years ago.  I have not looked into the tank to notice how long the line is inside the tank? But Tygon will not stretch like the original line.
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Re: Redneck Fix for Stihl fuel line
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2014, 06:29:22 pm »
The line shown is way too long.

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Re: Redneck Fix for Stihl fuel line
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2014, 08:17:20 pm »
I dont remember how long I left the line coming out of the tank.  Made for easy pics to show folks though.

The whole purpose was to show how you could run 1 line and bypass stihl oem line. Then use different filters on the end too, there again bypass stihl filters.  Longer line was a easy way to show this.  ::)

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Re: Redneck Fix for Stihl fuel line
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2014, 08:20:10 pm »
As the MS250 runs well, I'm not about to look in its mouth. We may never know?

The OEM fuel lines are notorious from cracking.
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Re: Redneck Fix for Stihl fuel line
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2014, 10:31:26 am »
Yeah, sorry bout that.  It is a good repair....., didn't mean to go off track.

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Re: Redneck Fix for Stihl fuel line
« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2015, 09:01:49 pm »
Stihl 390 I did today after the new  aftermarket fuel line kept kinking.

Use the old tank grommet from the oem line and a husky style fuel filter on the tygon.




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Re: Redneck Fix for Stihl fuel line
« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2015, 10:53:37 pm »
Pretty slick.  I will have to log that one in for some future repair on Stihls.   I think I own 3 now.
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Re: Redneck Fix for Stihl fuel line
« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2017, 04:21:19 pm »
what size tygon fuel line did you use?
thanks for reponding several years later!!!

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Re: Redneck Fix for Stihl fuel line
« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2017, 05:46:32 pm »
what size tygon fuel line did you use?
thanks for reponding several years later!!!

Never paid attention. I just find which line from my bulk line that fits carb inlet and goes through grommet.

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Re: Redneck Fix for Stihl fuel line
« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2024, 02:42:23 pm »
I've done the redneck echo fuel line trick in alot of different saws. Stihls mainly the 025 290-390. But this is first 170 I tried it in. Perfect. No more oem lines that just give up ghost. Never cared for the molded lines in their whole older plastic series myself.
Stihl 170. Guy never ran ethonal fuels. He always efree and also can fuels too. Stihl 390 025 170 and now 261 replaced 025. The 390 025 has been redone over the years too. Till 025 last fix was more then saws worth. 
Never had one come back needing fuel lines after doing them with echo line to date.
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