Stihl 015L

[xander9727]

...that's an interesting thought, but probably not for this site.

Maybe I should access AS through a secondary search engine & go back to being a silent guest.

Chris J.

You are 100% wrong Chris. This site needs guys like you to keep a fresh perspective. Lurking won't help any of us. There is plenty you can add to threads and your questions make us think. Don't let people scare you off especially me. I think you misunderstood my post. I was trying to defend you to your wife and friends. Just because you don't use something for work doesn't mean it can't be a hobby. The counter point I was trying to make was that if you had to do your hobby as work you may not enjoy it anymore. Relax...........life's to short to take the internet to heart.

 

[Ax-man]

Knot Whole,

There are a lot worse things a man could be doing than having a hobby like fixing chain saws. The next time your wife gets on to you just kiddingly tell her that you could be down at the local bar drinking and chasing wild women as a hobby. That ususlly nips it in the bud till the next time the subject comes up.

About the only difference between the pro's and the non pro's is the pro's have the same addiction only it's ten times worse, this addiction can also include things that have a bucket, boom, blade or a box attached to them. Women don't seem to really understand these things, but then on the other hand I can't get excited about pastel prints on the walls or the big facination with the color mawv(?) light purple to me.

Definately keep on posting, because it is always good to hear about what other people are doing in regards to chain saws. I used to do a lot of fixing and repairing on used saws, because I simply couldn't afford to buy new ones all the time, especially the big ones. It wasn't that long ago I lost all interest in repairing saws unless I absoulutely had to, it was easier to just go buy something else. Being here on AS has rekindled that spark with all the talk of muffler mods, porting, getting a shed full junker saws that don't run also seems like a worthwhile goal for whatever insane reason that might be.

Chris it doesn't matter weather you earn a living with a saw or not, we all share the same interest in saws, kinda like a brotherhood if you get my meaning.

Larry

 

[xander9727]

Com'on Knot.....don't tell me ya went awol! Post away.

 

[Chris J.]

Thanks to Paul, Larry, & Xander.

I should've kept my mind open & my cyber mouth closed
before making my last post on this thread. Guess I was having a windshield V bug day.

I am/was eyeing :Eye: an electronic ignition module (new) on ebayware; the auction might have already ended. The seller did say that for the EIM to work the coil had to be good, & I have an older CS repair book that gives some detailed instruction on testing the coil. I'll post an update once I get to spend some quality time with the 015.

As always, all input is greatly appreciated. ....Chris J.

 

[xander9727]

I've converted a saw to electronic ignition. There is a thread on this if you search. As long as the coil is good it's the way to go.

 

[GeoffM]

I would be very interested in the way around the fuel line problem. My 015L has a shot fuel line and a missing felt insert. I cannot get parts here in Germany for this saw either.

 

[redunshee]

I can't see the FF, or hear it knocking around in the tank. It's getting fuel; it floods very nicely!!. Does anybody have a parts list that they can post or email? My Stihl service CD doesn't have the 015 listed. The AF isn't like new, but it did cleanup nicely; guess I caught a break there. I did a search & found the info re the fuel line.

Thanks again for all input....Chris J.

Here's parts list. I have 3 015av's. Some pats are hard to find but there are sellers on Ebay with lots of old Stihl parts. Just a matter of finding the right part at the right time.

 

[drifter 44]

015L fuel mix

Hi, I am new here and this is very interesting reading. I have a question about the 015L, not the 015 or the 015AV. What is the fuel mix for this model. I recently pick one up and want to try it out but not sure about the fuel mix. Also is there a lead where to down load a manual for this saw.
Thanks

 

[DSS]

Welcome to AS. This thread started in 2004 !!!!

Your saw will run safely on 40/1 mix if you use a good quality oil. If you go back to the main page , look at the top for the ''beg for manuals thread''.Go to that thread and ask for a manual, someone will fix you up.

 

[drifter 44]

Thanks, like I said I am new here and need to find my way around.

 

[redunshee]

I use 40/1 in all my saws. I use Stihl Ultra.

 

[drifter 44]

Is the Stihl ultra the orange bottle or the silver.

 

[jdemaris]

I found a very clean Stihl 015L in an antique (yes, antique) store in Tomball, TX. The seller, also co-owner of the store, explained that he paid a local Sthil shop $30.00 to tell him that the ignition module was bad,

Are you sure it has electronic igntion? Stihl made an 015L with breaker points and an 015L Electronic (with module). Which do you have?

On the early 015L saws with points, only difference I recall when compared to a regular 015, was a slightly bigger muffler and different throttle linkage.

If you have breaker points, they are easy to get. Same also use in many cheap Homelites and made by R.E. Phelon (REPCO).

 

[vinnimac]

a chainsaw??!!?!?

Ya mean to tell me the 015L is a chainsaw?? I just bought a device from a guy thru (of course) craigslist, and its a straight shaft brushwhacker, weed trimmer, whatever. It looks like a factory job, though. Was there akit sold to turn your chain saw into a lawn tool? I bought it to clear an area of heavy brush to make a target range, and the ad said "Stihl" so I figured it would be worth repairing tomake a useful tool. How did it turn into a trimmer?

 

[jdemaris]

Ya mean to tell me the 015L is a chainsaw?? I just bought a device from a guy thru (of course) craigslist, and its a straight shaft brushwhacker, weed trimmer, whatever. It looks like a factory job, though. Was there akit sold to turn your chain saw into a lawn tool? I bought it to clear an area of heavy brush to make a target range, and the ad said "Stihl" so I figured it would be worth repairing tomake a useful tool. How did it turn into a trimmer?

When I was working for a Stihl dealer in the 80s, there were kits available to convert 015s and 020s into weed trimmers and also small rototillers. The rototiller thing seemed silly at the time. But later, I started seeing those little two-stroke, hand-held Mantis tillers for sale - which are close to the same size.

Those kits might have been aftermarket, but I'm pretty sure they came from our Stihl distributor, with a Stihl brand-name on them. We sold a few trimmer kits but can't say we ever sold a rototiller kit.

 

[vinnimac]

its original

After I made that post I went out and looked it over again, and found another model on the tool side of it. It has 015L on the power head, and FS 151 on the tool side. Searching for parts and info, found an owners manual for it and another model, the 150. Anyone know a good place to find owners manuals for these babies, at a decent price?

 

[jdemaris]

After I made that post I went out and looked it over again, and found another model on the tool side of it. It has 015L on the power head, and FS 151 on the tool side. Searching for parts and info, found an owners manual for it and another model, the 150. Anyone know a good place to find owners manuals for these babies, at a decent price?

That sounds about right. The "FS" stuff was Stihl-branded, but made in Japan. Can't say I ever heard what FS actually stands for. "Foreign Stihl" maybe? We sold many, many, FS80 Japanese weed-trimmers. Even the manuals for them were printed in Japan (not Germany). I'm looking at one now. Stihl manual #0458 309 0121. "Printed in Japan."

 

[jactus]

Parts for 015's are getting scarce. It is no longer possible to order new air filters from Stihl, they are all gone. The fuel filter if it is original will be a rectangular felt attached to the end of the fuel line. Fuel lines are extinct also but there is a way around that. My 015's (4 of them I think) are all old enough to have points which you can still find on the aftermarket. You may have some luck on e-bay.

I'm currently working on a stihl 015L and I need a fuel line for it is there any other fuel line I can use instead ?