029 fuel lines

[Fish]

I have had 2 saws this week. Did Stihl recall these lines like their
consumer trimmers? The fuel lines were cracked badly above
the fuel area, between the tank and carb.

 

[JimL]

Nope

Ive replaced my share of them on the 029's
Ive also repladed them on alot of other models too.....

 

[ray benson]

Is Tygon the fuel hose of choice? Or what is the best hose to
use on a chainsaw?
Ray

 

[JimL]

???
most the stihls use molded lines.

and no the tygon line isnt worth a ????.
gets hard in no time.

 

[Marky Mark]

Why bother with a recall just bill em like I do. Keep track of your time and factor in the time on the web asking about the problem. Something so simple can turn into a nice profit. Go get em.

 

[JimL]

Time, it takes what 3-4 minutes to put the line in?
I figured up on some small stuff its not even worth our time to fill warranty out, send it, keep the part, send part.

I just throw them away..

 

[bwalker]

I would replace them with urethane(sp?) hose thats available from Home Depot. I have used this hose on the oil and fuel lines of snowmobile motors for about 5 years with good results.

 

[stihltech]

hose

I order them 5 at a time. The saw usually has a few years on it and sits more than it gets used. Yep, molded line. Easy to replace anyways.