stihl 044

I purchased this stihl 044 for 300 dollars in hopes of a 10mm slant fin.. it was seized up, cylinder pitched at an angle when looking through exhaust port.. I managed to get the jug off and figured it was seized in the bottom end. After a lot of research I think I have a 10mm in hand. Figured i...

Alright so from looking, seems like these are like hens teeth. I saw one on EBay but only need the tank housing and it’s a whole lot of parts that I don’t need or have any use for. I know I can replace it with an aftermarket but I hate the flip type caps and I would rather keep the screw on...

Hello everyone, Can I ask you for your opinion on whether this oem cylinder on the 044 12mm pin can be salvaged? I've been trying to manually remove the grooves from the stuck piston for about 4 hours now, I got a new oem piston but I don't know if it makes sense to continue or if I should just...

Well started with just couple of saws then decide i need more.

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Been picking away at this job when it hasn’t been terrible weather. Cutting for a Danish customer that had a summer house in my area. 20+ trees between 12-24 inches came down. Logs cut to 3.1m. At first he wanted me to ring it up in 30cm (1 foot) rounds and then he was going to move it all to...

Hi guys I recently picked up an older 044 which was running okay for a while until I started tuning the carburetor. I was trying to get the four stroking sound but couldn't get it quite right and now it's just won't turn over at all. After sitting a couple days afterwards, it just won't fire...

Hi everybody, so Recently I rebuild a Stihl 044. I put new bearing, new piston with rings, and a new cylinder into this saw. The only thing I reused was the crank.. so after about a week of cutting with this saw it totally grenades on me. After taking the saw apart again I noticed the crank was...

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I have an old (serial number 1xxxxxxx) Stihl 044c. Hasn't been run in a few years. Started it up and burned up the piston and the cylinder. Local Stihl repair shop said it was a likely cracked manifold that let in too much air and the saw overheated and scored the piston and the cylinder...

hey. I am new to the forum. I just purchased a 044 10mm. The seller claimed it has bad bearings. Is there a way of checking this without removing them and splitting the case. Also. Is the crankcase gasket the same for the 10mm and 12 mm version.

Hi all, I was hoping someone could help me identify the issue I am having and how to go about fixing it. Based on reading post here and elsewhere, I suspect I am experiencing "hydrolock" or hydraulic locking in the crankcase ? The saw was recently (three weeks ago) running well and starting...

I have an 044 and need to replace the crank seal on the oiler/clutch side. I'm not sure how to access the seal. What is necessary to remove the oiler mechanism restricting access to the seal? I successfully changed the flywheel side seal. At this point I've only removed the sprocket and clutch...

So I began my journey after buying our first house on a large wooded lot. I mostly ignored the woods for the first few years not really knowing where to start. Trees were(and still are) down everywhere, and the problem seemed to only compound every winter and storm that came along. A huge oak...