i have a dinosaur of a saw . an old 70's era Stihl 08. i learned to cut on this saw and would love to get it working again. unfortunately i was told years ago that the parts i need are extinct. or harder than rats teeth to find. I'm not good with small engines myself and would like some advice
It would be great to get a nice vintage saw like that, especially one with intrinsic value, cutting again. Does the engine turn over freely? If so I would start with a compression and spark test. If those are good then it's a fuel problem and I see carbs for that model for less than $30 on eBay. If the fuel lines are in good shape and with a new carb it should come back to life. I wish I had one of those models to create a video on, but unfortunately I don't. Even if the engine has low compression it's still only $30 for a new complete Chinese upper rebuild kit. You can do it!
Taken care of the 026 is a great saw. Love the older Stihls
It certainly is!
i have a dinosaur of a saw . an old 70's era Stihl 08. i learned to cut on this saw and would love to get it working again. unfortunately i was told years ago that the parts i need are extinct. or harder than rats teeth to find. I'm not good with small engines myself and would like some advice
It would be great to get a nice vintage saw like that, especially one with intrinsic value, cutting again. Does the engine turn over freely? If so I would start with a compression and spark test. If those are good then it's a fuel problem and I see carbs for that model for less than $30 on eBay. If the fuel lines are in good shape and with a new carb it should come back to life. I wish I had one of those models to create a video on, but unfortunately I don't. Even if the engine has low compression it's still only $30 for a new complete Chinese upper rebuild kit. You can do it!
I imagine that after sitting for so long the diaphragm was stiff as a board.
Shockingly it wasn't that stiff. That is what I expected when tearing into it as well. Still needed a new carb or rebuild for sure.