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Stihl MS170

Working on a 170 that's just about to make me wonder. The thing won't hit a lick. Has 150 compression, checked with a known good gauge. Has plenty of spark. Checked the flywheel and the key is good and it is the right part number for that saw. I put just a few drops of fuel in the sparkplug hole and tried it and nothing! Changed the sparkplug with another new one and still no st...

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I picked up a br600 non running, in great shape for $180 that I got to fire once and that’s it. Waiting on a plug adaptor for my compression tester so I can test that,( feels like it’s got good compression.) not much for oil around the engine just minor grime and dust. My question is when I turn it over it sounds like bearings riding on pitted journals. Could that just be the ca...

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Having retired my old Husky 61 on ebay I needed a new, lighter saw for my aging backbone. Pretty much settled on either the Stihl 261)-M or the Husky 550XP, following all the youtube comparisons and reviews on the likes of this website. Yesterday got to try out my pro-logger’s 261 and really liked it. He called up his dealer (also my dealer for Stihl Kombi gear) and reserved one...

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Hello from Downeast Maine. I’m wondering what can be done, if anything, to get my old Stihl 024 to give more hp or RPM? Same with my newer MS391?

Maybe it’s “don’t bother, buy a bigger saw” I don’t know.

I have a lot of land and enjoy cutting my firewood and clearing paths for hunting etc. I figured I would give a Forum a try for help from more experienced gu...

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I'm at the end of my rope with this saw, and I'm certain it's just something stupid I've missed. Small engines aren't really my wheelhouse. The story goes:

Gas tank split at the seam where the cap screws on, so I ordered a used one on ebay and replaced it. It had sat for over a year by this point (it only runs once a year for 5-10 minutes, and only gets really used</...

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