Hi, my name is Florian and I'm a 16 year old german motorsport and chainsaw fan.
Together with my dad we are reactivating older Stihl chainsaws like the 009 010 011 012.
We have done a lot of this saws now and almost every saw had a problem: the oilpump was
no longer oiling.
We decided to...
I've got an idea to help the 7900 saws get a bit more oil on the chain, or at least make the adjuster screw last a little longer. Most have seen @jar944 oiler screw he turned out of 6160, but I realize that it is out of many people's resources. So, I plan to remove the end nub off of the plastic...
Is there supposed to be a gasket between this plate and the saw body (see picture)?
I've picked up a used MS361 for $100 that was not pumping oil. I just put a new oil pump and gear in it and now it's pumping oil, but the oil isn't getting to the chain. If I run it for a minute or so, the...
While cutting some firewood, I noticed the chain was getting hot, but didn't think too much about it... When I finished up and refilled the Gas, and I also noticed the chain oil was completely full. I have cleaned out the oil reservoir tank with gas and best I could cleaned out the bar...
Hi guys!
A few years ago, the janitor at work found this old saw in the trash and gave it to me. it was pretty rough looking, so I just put her in the dead pile in the garage and forgot about her. Recently, a friend a work asked if i had any decent saws for use around the house, he's a good...
Hello folks,
This is my first post, and it turns out it's a long one. I've been a member here for a while, but just lurking, reading, learning.
Now I find I am in need of help... and HOPEFULLY a couple of service manuals. I was looking for the infamous "beg for manuals" thread with the...