IPL shows a rubber gasket on the air filter base. not sure why as the filters come with rubber gaskets on them. my filter base does not have the gasket. is this a problem? thanks.
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I can't see any reason not to buy it if it is available. There is a groove there for it.
But, looking at it you should be able to determine if anything will get past the filter without it.
Keep in mind saw dust is not particularly abrasive, lot of old saws just used a screen and worked fine like forever.
Just don't try it with a cut off saw.
But, looking at it you should be able to determine if anything will get past the filter without it.
Keep in mind saw dust is not particularly abrasive, lot of old saws just used a screen and worked fine like forever.
Just don't try it with a cut off saw.
Quite an eye you got there.
You will soon find that the 044 had way less than a perfect air filter system, along with most other Stihls from that era.
can't see what would hold that gasket in place unless it is glued.
That looks like a late model base.
The steel filters use a gasket.
Later plastic filters don't.
They have an extended lip on the bottom.
The steel filter base has 4 holes that the gasket pushes into.
The steel filters use a gasket.
Later plastic filters don't.
They have an extended lip on the bottom.
The steel filter base has 4 holes that the gasket pushes into.
There was a filter without a rubber mounting flange,then the HD2 came out with the gasket.
You don't need it on the air box . Preference of air filter , most use the wire mesh but as long as your prefilter is clean I really don't notice a difference..
The thinner filter might work better without the gasket.
Both the 2nd and third design. The black one is the newest. Better filter IMHO. I still like wrap (prefilter) around it.
thanks guys. always get answers here.
got this back together and I can't get it to fire. got spark, got compression (gobs), tried drippling mix in the carb and in the spark plug hole and nothing. wth? even set the coil air gap with the "special tool".
Stihl should have installed a comp release for us old guys. been having problems with my neck and this isn't helpin.
Pull the boot down from the plug and make sure the tang is speared directly into the center of the wire,and the spring isn't screwed up.
The lead wire also screws into coil also.
The lead wire also screws into coil also.
Decomp MS440 cylinders are out there!
Having a bar on them makes them a little bit easier to drop start.
Having a bar on them makes them a little bit easier to drop start.
got spark. looks reddish with blue in the center.
got 165 psi cold.
finally got back on this today as my P41 and CS290EVL projects are finished up. I had set the coil air gap with a .030 business card which works with a lot of older saws. when it wouldn't fire, I folded a piece of legal pad paper in half (.016), used that to set the gap and it started. read later that the Stihl air gap setting tool is .200 mm so reset to that.
next weird issue. when pulling the starter, it feels jammed up. not just hard to pull but it feels like its jamming. when I take the starter off, I can turn the flywheel by hand. of course, by hand it gets tight when it comes up on compression, but I can turn it thru by hand. with the spark plug out I can turn it by hand like butter. when I put the starter back on the saw it is almost impossible to start.
think I resolved that.. 044 on the right. both were like that. left is one of the pawls I stole from my MS441 parts saw.
think I resolved that.. 044 on the right. both were like that. left is one of the pawls I stole from my MS441 parts saw.
next step.
right one is from the 044 I'm re-doing. left one is from the 044 parts saw. left one looks like it spent a lot of time out behind a barn.
rt one appears to have limiters. left one appears not to have them but is such a mess.
rt one appears to have limiters. left one appears not to have them but is such a mess.
