repair

Half rant, half questions. Neighbor and I are cutting a wind blown oak, neighbor borrows my saw and bends my 25" Rollmatic ES. Not worth getting angry over. I run by the Stihl dealer closest to work this morning & ask them how much to straighten the bar. They say it can't be done. I guess I...

Would you take the time to replace the only 2 bad cutters on a like new 24" chain or, would you just file it and however it cuts it cuts.The cutters on this chain are like new in size, except for 2 on the right hand side, I punched out the 2 damaged cutters, and then attached and spun 2 new...

I'm posting to share the problem I found causing my saw not to work and no other help post I've read had this as a likely cause. As its happened to me,its real world. I run a stihl MS170 to cut firework and bought and further cheap damaged one on fleabay to fix up and take apart to learn, so as...

Just yesterday i got a Shindaiwa 488 used. It won't start, and since it's the first used chainsaw i've ever had, can anyone give me advice on getting it running again? Also, i've read about people changing out the carburetor and hotrodding the 488, what carb do i need for that? BTW, the gas...

Friend dropped off a MAC 3516 with a loose bar and chain for me to fix. Seems to start and run ok. One bar stud has been cross threaded and stripped in the mid point. Stud does not want to unscrew, and might be inserted from the back. Does anyone know the repair process on this? Thanks.

Hi forum! So I figured I'd try to get my dad's old saw running again. No spark. A little googling turned up "blue Prestolite coil of death", and suggested baking the coil in an oven. That actually worked... for about a minute. A longer bake (24hrs @ 115C) and it worked for 10 minutes. Long...

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...

So I got this saw for what I thought was a great deal was told it had Carb problems. Well I learned never trust what anyone says. Did a little Carb work noticed it needed a diaphragm kit but cleaned everything up and ran it for a day anyways it didn't run properly. Had it tested was told it had...