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This morning I got my Stihl out for a crank test. Pulled 4 times in the full choke position then switched to the half choke position...

As previously said, it worked fine last time I used it. I haven't got around to firing it up again. Thanks for everyone's comments.

Whenever I get a new mower I always look up the manufacturers exploded views of the complete mower on my PC that has an item number for...

Haven't tried to fire it up since that last limb clearing. If it continues to be hard to crank, I'll have to do some tuning up. I've got...

Hammermech----I'm not familiar with Opti-2 Oil? MJN-Glad to hear someone with the same saw has had the same problems. I'll include you...

Well I have to confess, have been using regular gas with Lucus mixed in and using other kinds of oil to the 50:1 mix other than Stihl...

My first Stihl Was a 011AV with 16" Bar purchased new in 1986. It finally played out in 2018. So 32 years of good solid trouble free...

Rivets, that is the same procedure in my Stihl MS250 Manual and what I follow most of the time but---when that don't work? I usually let...

BTW---when I tried it, if fired up on the first pull and I cut my big limb all up. When it stalls again, I'll take it to the Stihl man...

I've worked on small engines every since I started mowing yards about 13 or 14. Not for money but my own needs. The first in depth...

Well I took it back to the Stihl Shop today. Told him it just wasn't cranking. He ask me if I had tried to crank it today. I said no. He...

I checked outthe 8-ten kits for my mower that's an awful lot of stuff compared to what I just paid for a single OEM Mandrel Ass'y. For...

Hay Doc Well I had a debate between me and myself regarding OEM and aftermarket. Because the Husq one lasted since 2019, I thought I...

I finally installed one Husqvarna OEM($70) Mandrel Assembly last week. My intentions were to take the old original Mandrel ass'y and try...

No it's all original except the new ignition module. Believe it or not, it has no primer bulb. Same plug.