Carol Reed
In Memoriam
- Messages
- 5,533
- Location
- Coolidge, AZ
I bought this thing ~20 years ago. Haven't run it in over 10 years. Brother used it last. He ran it dry and put it back in its case, so bad gas was not the issue. Non-use was. Figured it ought to go visit the Stihl repair guy.
Learned some things.
Replacement saw would be well over $300. This one has more metal and is well worth resurrecting. I gave the green light. Picked it up today. Cost me $122 and change. But everything in the fuel system has been replaced or rebuilt. Rubber and plastic stuff deteriorates sitting in the case. New plug and freshly sharpened chain. $68 in labor, the rest in parts. It is raring to go and I think I got a more than a fair deal. $68 doesn't buy me much in the way of frustration to try to repair something I have little or knowledge of. Small engines certainly fall in that category.
Here is the object of this repair.
Behind the sign post is a dead tree leaning badly. About to become turning wood and firewood. On the to-do list.