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Flooding here lately. Water didn't make it into the house luckily. Kentucky is wet right now. Otherwise fine I guess. I don't work on much anymore, so the newer stuff I cannot be of much help online, unless they are working on an oldie.

Go to Stihl Chainsaw Fans on Facebook., and click on the files section. I have uploaded the manual there for download.

Take the gear head off, and buy a foot of keystock that fits in the hole. Lock it in a vice, and with a chisel, tap the trimmer head lightly in the direction of removal. Several taps should get it loose again.

This is what I have gone back with in the past.

You want to get long ones with the straight thin shank. Wiha is the best. https://www.wihatools.com/products/torxr-power-bit-t27-x-150mm-5-9?_pos=1&_sid=67f8e4ef5&_ss=r

Put up a pic of what you have.

One think to look at, with the valve cover off, rotate the engine by hand and watch the movement of the rocker arms. Make sure that they travel the same distance up and down.

I'll upload the manual on the Stihl Chainsaw fans' Facebook page, just go to the file section.

The technician's repair manual? This manual is good to have.

I tried uploading the manual but it is too large. P.M. me if you want me to e-mail it to you.

The "L" is the low speed mixture screw, and turning them to the left richens it up. The "H' is the one farthest from the engine, and it richens the same way. There are usually limiters that you cannot richen them and further without removing the limiter caps. So turning them both left to the...

Put up the numbers off of the carb. Just richen the mixture screws a tad.

Probably a blown head gasket.

It likely is rusted internally.

Those housings are a good seller for me.