Stihl 026 MD.:V08 ?

[Trigger-Time]

Did Stihl use a MD code for a while? I ended up with two more
026 saws one has a MD of .:V08 the other MD.:V09
Can someone tell the manufacture date.

 

[Lakeside53]

I think it's May 1998.. One of the first pre-epa lables. Maybe it's August 1995..

You can guess the other

I can verify it with a serial number...

 

[Trigger-Time]

Thanks, Lake

 

[Trigger-Time]

I think it's May 1998.. One of the first pre-epa lables. Maybe it's August 1995..

You can guess the other

I can verify it with a serial number...

Tag- "EPA Phase 1"

 

[Trigger-Time]

Is the gas tank vent bad, if I shake the saw turn it upside down
and it leaks at the vent? it has the vale that goes in through the tank.
It dosen't leak bad.............but it dose leak

 

[Lakeside53]

Does it have the tall black vent or the short white vent? The black vents can leak a small amount as the tank flapper valve was not installed in that model (you can) - only two screw threads impeded the fuel flow in the black vent..

 

[Trigger-Time]

Does it have the tall black vent or the short white vent? The black vents can leak a small amount as the tank flapper valve was not installed in that model (you can) - only two screw threads impeded the fuel flow in the black vent..

It has the white vent that you install the flapper through the gas tank
fill hole.

 

[Lakeside53]

Your flapper needs replacing... The trick is to sllightly enlarge the hole by distorting it with a scribe (NOT drill), then push fromt he inside with the index finder while gently probing up the sides of the bulge from the top... Yep, I've broken quite a few at installation...

 

[Trigger-Time]

Your flapper needs replacing... The trick is to sllightly enlarge the hole by distorting it with a scribe (NOT drill), then push fromt he inside with the index finder while gently probing up the sides of the bulge from the top... Yep, I've broken quite a few at installation...

Ok..........I will buy two, to start with

 

[Lakeside53]

Wait until you see the price..