I converted my 026 over from the standard filter setup to the newer ms 260 pro filter setup runs cleaner and choke works better which means quicker starts when cold
Hello! Just wanted to say this video was a huge help. Thanks! Also wanted to say that if a feller has the tower style tank vent... a piece of 1/4" ID hose and a MS 250 tank vent works just fine to replace it. You don't need a new handle assembly! Heat the 1/4" hose in hot water and slide it over the tank vent. Slide the MS250 hose and vent inside the 1/4" hose. It works!
I put a climatically controlled carb on my 026, today. It already has a ms 260 air filter and air filter cover. It rolled over in six pulls in 40 degree weather from a bone dry carb. I did pressure test the carb before I put it on to 7# and it passed perfectly. I found the initial carb settings were a little on the rich side but it cranked up and ran. After it warmed up, I reset them to one turn out on the L jet and 3/4T out on the high. I had to really turn out the idle to get the chain from turning but that it normal. I let it run for 15 minutes at idle and it passed that test, as well as the dump test. It gives good acceleration. I will break out the tach when it warms up and give it is final tune. I will limit it to LT 13,000 at WFO. No use wringing out every bit of power out of a 25 year old saw. Thanks for the tip on the air filter and air filter cover.
I put a Ms 260 air filter on my 026, today. It works fine. I plugged the hole in it for the climate controlled carb. It works fine. I like the new air filter better than that flocked pos sold by Stihl. It was an Oregon replacement air filter. I am going to put a climate compensating carb on it and an ms 260 air filter cover on my 026. I will remove the plug, then. My starts up in several pulls, too. I also put a .325 Oregon ProLite 18 inch bar on it, too. I did this to match up with the .325 rim sprocket on the sprocket. An 18 inch bar is enough for an .026. I also put the thicker steel sprocket washer on it because you should be using this washer if you are using a rim sprocket. You use the thin aluminum sprocket washer with spur sprockets. My saw starts easy, hot or cold.
I did it. Seems better. Have not cut any wood with it yet. But even if the air filter stays cleaner, I'll be happy. I used a drywall zip plug anchor for the plug and silicone around it. Thanks for the advice.
Brandon Tipton , early this morning I was cleaning that dang filter and said to myself " there got to be something to fix this ". My dad bought me this saw when I was 12 years old and iam in my 30s . Just ordered up the parts , so hopefully today will be the last of the constant cleaning and calling her dirty names on first start up. lol thanks Brandon.
I Have no problem with mine as the factory made it. With every tank of gas I blow off the air filter anyway. I have air available because I always blow off the gas and oil caps before opening. In 32 years its never given me any trouble except recently when the original spark plug failed. I have never in my life seen a spark plug just quit working..
I am going to update my 026 a little more. I am going to put the 026 Pro air filter on it and 026 Pro air filter cover, but I also going to put a 026 Pro carb on it. I had to replace the rear handle so I already have the short tank vent and flippy cap on it. It was a crash damaged lat production 026. I am also going to replace the tank vent on the tank with a Stihl tank vent (00003505800), because the Chinese one is leaking when the saw gets hot. FYI, a Ms 260 air filter will fit the 026, as will the air filter cover.
Hey Jonsberg! I just inherited an 026 as well. Unfortunately I have the old style vent preventing me from doing this upgrade. I do need a new filter. Patches of the flocking are gone. Mine was sold in 91.
The early 2000's 026 non-pro had a large filter without the intellicarb snorkel port. The pro model had the port. Later models all came with intellicarb ports.
Brandon, you should replace that air filter with a Stihl OEM air filter otherwise you will end up with starting problems. You also may or may not end up with a consistent half choke position. I put a clone Stens air filter on my 026 and after sitting for two months,it was dead meat. I must have pulled it over 50 times and nothing, not even any signs of life. I am running the Ms 260 Stihl carb. My 026 is a 026 Pro, even with an adjustable oil pump. And climatically controlled carb. The problem was the air filter. I replaced it and she started right up. I also put a brand new Stihl gas filter on it.
you all prolly dont care but does anyone know a trick to get back into an instagram account..? I stupidly lost the password. I love any tips you can give me.
@Iker Alfonso thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
aftermarket 026 stens fail miserably due to weak internal springs, will be doing this as soon as get parts in my 026 is made in '89 and will see how i can re rig
I picked up a crash damaged 026 last week and I had to replace the gas tank with an ms 260 tank. It went on perfectly. Mine is a late model 026 and had the short tank vent and my new ms 260;also has the short tank vent. What type of carb did you put on it to update it to an ms 260 Pro standard? Mine has a WT 493 carb on it now. I have several extra carbs from my ms 360 and 440 builds. I will look and see which one matches up best with the impulse and fuel lines. They are HD version carbs.
I was interested until you said I'd have to switch out the whole handle housing to get a gas tank without a tower. Granted my saw is from around 1991 time frame but I was logging and I'd only clean the filter every month or so. Not sure why you were needing to clean it so often.
@@lindaputnam9698 indeed and what you are cutting, logging clean standing tamarack and western red cedar or are you cutting dead down rocky mountain cedar with bark and pack rat nests throughout. There's a reason people hate harvesting Pinyon and juniper other than being a lot more eork, dirty cedar(juniper) or rock hard pitch in the pinyon trashes saws. But some of the best softwood fuel wood there is.
well hell yeah! " Right Thurr is a all you need a do to them Lil Saw's. lol Put that newer style restrictive air box cover, with that new little Fingal fancy winter summer plastic job up top over that bigger air filter show enough keep from getting stabbed up so durn fast right thurr.
what did you use for a plastic plug? I'm going to do this. I have the smaller tank vent like yours. I see they have the filter and the cover box on amazon for $16.49.
Hello! Just wanted to say this video was a huge help. Thanks! Also wanted to say that if a feller has the tower style tank vent... a piece of 1/4" ID hose and a MS 250 tank vent works just fine to replace it. You don't need a new handle assembly! Heat the 1/4" hose in hot water and slide it over the tank vent. Slide the MS250 hose and vent inside the 1/4" hose. It works!
Thank you, that's what I've been looking for. I knew there had to be another way.
Update- I order the parts on ebay and easily did the conversation. It works! Thank you so much!
I put a climatically controlled carb on my 026, today. It already has a ms 260 air filter and air filter cover. It rolled over in six pulls in 40 degree weather from a bone dry carb. I did pressure test the carb before I put it on to 7# and it passed perfectly. I found the initial carb settings were a little on the rich side but it cranked up and ran. After it warmed up, I reset them to one turn out on the L jet and 3/4T out on the high. I had to really turn out the idle to get the chain from turning but that it normal. I let it run for 15 minutes at idle and it passed that test, as well as the dump test. It gives good acceleration. I will break out the tach when it warms up and give it is final tune. I will limit it to LT 13,000 at WFO. No use wringing out every bit of power out of a 25 year old saw. Thanks for the tip on the air filter and air filter cover.
I put a Ms 260 air filter on my 026, today. It works fine. I plugged the hole in it for the climate controlled carb. It works fine. I like the new air filter better than that flocked pos sold by Stihl. It was an
Oregon replacement air filter. I am going to put a climate compensating carb on it and an ms 260 air filter cover on my 026. I will remove the plug, then. My starts up in several pulls, too. I also put a .325 Oregon ProLite 18 inch bar on it, too. I did this to match up with the .325 rim sprocket on the sprocket. An 18 inch bar is enough for an .026. I also put the thicker steel sprocket washer on it because you should be using this washer if you are using a rim sprocket. You use the thin aluminum sprocket washer with spur sprockets. My saw starts easy, hot or cold.
The only video that I can find that addresses this stupid tank vent Tower vent. Thanks bud!
his was already had the newer style vent though .. is it as simple as swapping it out if you have the older style?
I did it. Seems better. Have not cut any wood with it yet. But even if the air filter stays cleaner, I'll be happy. I used a drywall zip plug anchor for the plug and silicone around it. Thanks for the advice.
I cut the toe of an old sock off and put it over my air filter as a kind of pre or large pieces filter.
I plug the hole with an old foam ear plug. Perfect size.
thank you very much. you solved my only issue with the 026. great saw . mine is nearly twenty years old and still going
Mitchell Garner you are welcome 026 is a great saw
Brandon Tipton , early this morning I was cleaning that dang filter and said to myself " there got to be something to fix this ". My dad bought me this saw when I was 12 years old and iam in my 30s . Just ordered up the parts , so hopefully today will be the last of the constant cleaning and calling her dirty names on first start up. lol thanks Brandon.
I Have no problem with mine as the factory made it.
With every tank of gas I blow off the air filter anyway.
I have air available because I always blow off the gas and oil caps before opening.
In 32 years its never given me any trouble except recently when the original spark plug failed.
I have never in my life seen a spark plug just quit working..
I am going to update my 026 a little more. I am going to put the 026 Pro air filter on it and 026 Pro air filter cover, but I also going to put a 026 Pro carb on it. I had to replace the rear handle so I already have the short tank vent and flippy cap on it. It was a crash damaged lat production 026. I am also going to replace the tank vent on the tank with a Stihl tank vent (00003505800), because the Chinese one is leaking when the saw gets hot. FYI, a Ms 260 air filter will fit the 026, as will the air filter cover.
Thank you for a very useful video. I have a 026 made in 97.
Blessings from Norway
Hey Jonsberg! I just inherited an 026 as well. Unfortunately I have the old style vent preventing me from doing this upgrade. I do need a new filter. Patches of the flocking are gone. Mine was sold in 91.
Great idea. Thanks for the video.
The early 2000's 026 non-pro had a large filter without the intellicarb snorkel port. The pro model had the port. Later models all came with intellicarb ports.
Great video, very well explained and fantastic idea. Thank you.
Brandon, you should replace that air filter with a Stihl OEM air filter otherwise you will end up with starting problems. You also may or may not end up with a consistent half choke position. I put a clone Stens air filter on my 026 and after sitting for two months,it was dead meat. I must have pulled it over 50 times and nothing, not even any signs of life. I am running the Ms 260 Stihl carb. My 026 is a 026 Pro, even with an adjustable oil pump. And climatically controlled carb. The problem was the air filter. I replaced it and she started right up. I also put a brand new Stihl gas filter on it.
Great idea, will most definitely give it a try! Thanks for the info!
you all prolly dont care but does anyone know a trick to get back into an instagram account..?
I stupidly lost the password. I love any tips you can give me.
@Makai Yosef Instablaster ;)
@Iker Alfonso thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Iker Alfonso it did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
Thanks so much, you saved my ass !
@Makai Yosef No problem :)
aftermarket 026 stens fail miserably due to weak internal springs, will be doing this as soon as get parts in
my 026 is made in '89 and will see how i can re rig
I picked up a crash damaged 026 last week and I had to replace the gas tank with an ms 260 tank. It went on perfectly. Mine is a late model 026 and had the short tank vent and my new ms 260;also has the short tank vent. What type of carb did you put on it to update it to an ms 260 Pro standard? Mine has a WT 493 carb on it now. I have several extra carbs from my ms 360 and 440 builds. I will look and see which one matches up best with the impulse and fuel lines. They are HD version carbs.
I was interested until you said I'd have to switch out the whole handle housing to get a gas tank without a tower. Granted my saw is from around 1991 time frame but I was logging and I'd only clean the filter every month or so. Not sure why you were needing to clean it so often.
Trevor S Dull chains will clog the air filter quickly. Sharp chains make chips not dust!
@@lindaputnam9698 indeed and what you are cutting, logging clean standing tamarack and western red cedar or are you cutting dead down rocky mountain cedar with bark and pack rat nests throughout.
There's a reason people hate harvesting Pinyon and juniper other than being a lot more eork, dirty cedar(juniper) or rock hard pitch in the pinyon trashes saws. But some of the best softwood fuel wood there is.
Stihl 026 B175.1 - 1991 with snorkel fuel tank vent female 0.326 I.D. What is the correct part number for the replacement vent. Thank You, Gordon
what is the difference on the non pro version?
thanks, great video!
thanks man
do you have a link for the parts for the filter and that white tank vent thing thank you jim
well hell yeah! " Right Thurr is a all you need a do to them Lil Saw's. lol Put that newer style restrictive air box cover, with that new little Fingal fancy winter summer plastic job up top over that bigger air filter show enough keep from getting stabbed up so durn fast right thurr.
Here we have the arr filter.
Thank you
how do i upgrade to the new versjon???
i have the old versjon and dont know how to upgrade it.
Im kinda gettin mad myself..the choke,kill,half idle rubs the filter housing...if i can only find an NOS air fiter id be good.
Ive gone trough this with my 038 mag2 also..same choke setup...aftermarket air filters truelly suck
what did you use for a plastic plug? I'm going to do this. I have the smaller tank vent like yours. I see they have the filter and the cover box on amazon for $16.49.
XboobtubeX you are welcome man
Where did you buy the vent
have you parts nr ?
is an ar filter the same as an air filter
yes