Author Topic: Stihl Ms290  (Read 945 times)

0 Members and 41 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline 660magnum

  • Global Moderator
  • Nitro Hotsaw
  • *******
  • Posts: 6437
  • Karma: 249
  • For The Love Of Chainsaws
  • Location: NCO

  • Total Badges: 39
    Badges: (View All)
    Seventh year Anniversary Sixth year Anniversary Fifth year Anniversary Fourth year Anniversary 5000 Posts Third year Anniversary
Re: Stihl Ms290
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2015, 08:00:46 pm »
I'm 70 and my fingers don't work like they used to.

In my area, you come across more of those plastic Stihls than any other chainsaw. They are very popular with casual homeowners and firewood guys.

So we have to learn to repair them.

My biggest frustration is replacing a bad part on a complete chainsaw.

After you learn one, to completely disassemble a plastic Stihl to get the engine apart and reassemble the chainsaw is no more difficult than any other saw but is different.

After having a engine unit apart and seeing how they are made, I would never try to put seals in one without removing the engine and pulling the pan from the bottom of the engine unit.

There is little difference in these engine units and that of most of the Stihl weed whacker power units.
We should share what we know... someone may learn...
That knowledge can live after us... and that "Pays It Forward".
Be all that you can be . . .

 

Related Topics

  Subject / Started by Replies Last post
MS290 MM

Started by Kenskip1 Stihl

6 Replies
768 Views
Last post December 24, 2011, 05:38:54 am
by Al Smith
2 Replies
762 Views
Last post August 10, 2012, 04:17:28 pm
by mweba
2 Replies
459 Views
Last post April 24, 2013, 09:55:29 pm
by Adirondackstihl
ms290

Started by gunrac « 1 2 3 » Stihl

28 Replies
1346 Views
Last post February 24, 2014, 01:39:48 pm
by Cut4fun
Stihl MS290

Started by Buddy Stihl

8 Replies
647 Views
Last post March 25, 2014, 05:27:17 pm
by Buddy
MS290 won't run slow

Started by jvh24521 « 1 2 3 » Stihl

25 Replies
1186 Views
Last post March 11, 2014, 03:29:25 pm
by jvh24521
1 Replies
355 Views
Last post March 22, 2014, 02:33:52 pm
by gunrac
6 Replies
305 Views
Last post March 23, 2018, 08:00:40 pm
by ray benson
5 Replies
2383 Views
Last post December 08, 2014, 10:19:14 pm
by farmboy
5 Replies
532 Views
Last post May 10, 2022, 11:29:50 am
by 3000 FPS