Clean saws!

[woodworkingboy]

Crazy priest brought me his 288XP, I usually see it every few months as a matter of course, mainly because he takes such bad care of it. It was running poorly, wouldn't accelerate worth a darn, and now and then wicked backfires through the carb. The diaphragms needed changing, but it didn't solve it. Here we go, I thought... Got an idea that it might be an ignition problem, and when I pulled off the flywheel cover, saw that the ignition contacts were so loaded up with grunge, that it must have been getting an uneven spark. I was happy to solve it with something so simple. Now, I must charge him for the diaphragms and advanced engine diagnosis! Throw in the cleaning for free...

 

[Ed L]

Yup, clean saws are happy saws....

Which reminds me, I've got a no spark issue with an 020. Pretty sure its never been apart, my fist guess is the inside is all gacked up. I really hate opening one of those miserable things up to get at its guts.

Ed

 

[Al Smith]

Actually the 020T in my opinion is the most user friendly saw Stihl ever made .However if it is the original 020 Av it's the most user unfriendly .What a miserable SOB that thing is .

 

[flushcut]

An air compressor every now and again works wonders for a saws health and well being.

 

[Ed L]

Actually the 020T in my opinion is the most user friendly saw Stihl ever made .However if it is the original 020 Av it's the most user unfriendly .What a miserable SOB that thing is .

AV......

Ed