mechanic

I am planning to buy a second hand chainsaw and like everyone knows: if you’re not careful you’ll buy someone else’s problems. Thus to avoid that I bought a compression tester but I’ve heard so much different stuff like: run the chainsaw, others say to not do that then some say do it with full...

Just recently bought a used 345 for cheap, I’ve checked the piston and cylinder through the exhaust side, looks great inside no pitting or scrapping. Compression feels solid(have not verified with gauge). When I got it the saw had been sitting for a while but I could get it to fire up and idle...

Hello all! A pleasure to finally get an account here. I tell you, this lovely site and acresinternet have been saving my dad and I saw mechanical woes since the 2000s. Lately, a massive thanks to pioneerguy600 and droppedp51 in particular as I have gone down the pioneer rabbithole and have...

TL;DR -- thanks for any contributions, even if I already have them, I expect this topic will serve many well!! ~~~~~~ My current, chainsaw-specific gear: Generic tachometer, $5 maybe 10, has *seemed* great lol Spline-drivers for everything but double-pacman (or double-d...tthe less-common of...

I work as the sole tech at a Stihl dealer, its a larger hardware store. I got the bronze iCademy certification as well as the multi-day Silver MasterWrench courses, etc hosted by Stihl off site. We are required to be uniformed at the store (khackis/button down logoed collared shirt they...

I'm needing a mechanic that can actually work on my not too old Dolmar ps-510...preferably here in New Mexico but anywhere kinda close will do. I've taken it into the dealer (K&S in Albuquerque) and had a bad experience and did not get a working saw back and I've had a local guy that "knows...

All tags missing on this saw. after some research I believe it is a C-72. It runs well but w best loaded carb tune seems a bit weak. It may have a case seal issue. I figure if I am going to take the time to pull it all down I might as well go stupid on it for the fun. Here we go. What is the...

Hello My name is Joel Dixon i am a 20 y/o male from Newfoundland Canada, i have little to no knowledge of small engine repair but i have recently made an effort to start to learn, by throwing my self at a chain saw repair job. i have a shtill that i us for wood cutting so i didint want to tamper...