038 Super Coil

[made_of_stihl]

Anyone know where I can get a new one of these, even aftermarket?

 

[L34]

Don't the 038 just run the "common" Stihl coil?

 

[L34]

Coil
Or better an OEM one from your dealer

 

[made_of_stihl]

Coil
Or better an OEM one from your dealer

I might just have to check with local dealer. That one on Amazon doesn’t look the same. Mine has wire from coil and wire to switch meet together and connect to a component under the flywheel (not sure what component is called under flywheel). I’m not getting spark, so I’m assuming it’s the coil, but I suppose it could be other component. Anyone which one is more likely?

 

[made_of_stihl]

Maybe that Amazon one would work, just running that one wire instead of both?

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

It sounds like you hsve the points coil, going to electrical would require a flywheel swap.

 

[made_of_stihl]

This is what mine looks like and “component” under flywheel is the black circular thing

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266083640151

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Ya know Ive heard of an early electronic ignition with a unit that functions like a chip.
@Jacob J. Might know?

 

[cookies]

Trigger probably took a dump, you could try a rotary ignition chip, I would get the universal
coil.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3543984964...NGI=|tkp:Bk9SR-KBxKjDYQ&LH_ItemCondition=3000

 

[Jacob J.]

Ya know Ive heard of an early electronic ignition with a unit that functions like a chip.
@Jacob J. Might know?

Trigger probably took a dump, you could try a rotary ignition chip, I would get the universal
coil.

Yah, the early universal coil had the chip but can be replaced by the later one-piece universal coil.

 

[made_of_stihl]

Yah, the early universal coil had the chip but can be replaced by the later one-piece universal coil.

Thank you everyone for replies, much appreciated! So how does one go about this swap to “universal coil”? @cookies gave a link to a coil, is that “universal” one. Would this require flywheel swap that @Maintenance supervisor mentioned? Would rather change to different OEM than aftermarket.

 

[made_of_stihl]

Maybe I can answer my own question now that I’ve read @cookies tech sheet. I replace coil and flywheel as shown in highlighted line of attached pic?

 

[Jacob J.]

Thank you everyone for replies, much appreciated! So how does one go about this swap to “universal coil”? @cookies gave a link to a coil, is that “universal” one. Would this require flywheel swap that @Maintenance supervisor mentioned? Would rather change to different OEM than aftermarket.

Do you have the flywheel off and can confirm that it's a 1206 flywheel? If so, you're good to go. Just buy a used one-piece universal coil (0000 400 1300).

 

[made_of_stihl]

Do you have the flywheel off and can confirm that it's a 1206 flywheel? If so, you're good to go. Just buy a used one-piece universal coil (0000 400 1300).

yes! Thank you

 

[made_of_stihl]

Do you have the flywheel off and can confirm that it's a 1206 flywheel? If so, you're good to go. Just buy a used one-piece universal coil (0000 400 1300).

So do I leave this out of the saw? Or put it back with no wire attached to it?

 

[Jacob J.]

So do I leave this out of the saw? Or put it back with no wire attached to it?View attachment 1055087

You can leave that part out. Something like this should work fine for you:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266086886526
You may need to swap the spark plug wire over from your old coil to the replacement. It's pretty easy - they unscrew out.