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Helo Phillybo, Have you compared it to the other head to verify what is going on? Often times a pushrod get bent on these when the...

"Necessity is the mother of invention" (Plato) That looks pretty interesting, but it works and that's what counts Now you need to take...

Product ID number and serial number is needed. This is not a machine you just start bypassing thing on blindly experimenting. Is this a...

That is a catastrophic failure of the connecting rod. I do not recommend any attempt and rebuilding this engine. Time for an engine...

A picture would be most helpful My imagination recall has the memory bank overloaded at the moment. Wild guess is that the voltage...

Glad it was something simple.

Hi Star Tech, The head with plastic blades is an optional head that Stihl offers. It comes with hardware for different models or...

Jack of all trades about covers it. I stopped doing free estimates and taking in random customers or "emergencies". Now I only rely on...

Make sure the disengage rod has not been set for the side that is not working. Each drive motor has a pull rod usually at the rear under...

2-strokes like this Stihl FS38 are designed to run wide open throttle for cooling and to keep the centrifugal clutch fully engaged...

An engineer once told me if it isn't broke, don't break it trying to figure it out.

I would not expect anything immediate, but I have seen it work. Run it and get the fuel mix down in the carburetor well, then let it set...

Mix it according to instructions in the fuel can/jug being used, then gently shake the fuel/jug around to mix it (churn it). Sometimes...

Hi slomo, If I believed everything You Tube shows us, there would not much else in life to do but be a pessimist. Those shows tend to...

Hi macdoesit, Using HEET is not a bad suggestion in my opinion. Honestly, I forgot about that. HEET is basically a bottle of Methanol...