Recent content by SamD

A bad spark plug wire sounds like the issue. You might have gotten a new coil that is defective too...

I got it from a Stihl dealer - won't mention which one, but I travel in VA, WV, NC, and SC regularly. It was in one of those four states - won't say which state or dealer so as not to get them flagged. Stihl, the company, calls it a "screwdriver" in their ordering system, so I suppose that...

Why do you give a damn? Maybe try offering something constructive, otherwise....._______________. You can fill in the blank. For what it's worth, I found what I was looking for on acceptable terms. Maybe you should also read the posts in the thread.

As I understood White's Farm Supply's website, they would not ship Stihl products of any kind. It is walk-in or local sales only.

Got my carb adjustment tool today, and it works perfectly on these weird mixture screw heads. Best of all, it's the CORRECT tool, and I only paid $12.83.

So many chiming in now are missing the original question, which is: "Where does one find this tool AND for a reasonable price?" Sure, I can buy it off FeeBay for $20-$30, but I'd rather pay a reasonable price. Others post generic kits with a slew of tools to try to tackle all available mixture...

These sets don't have an octagonal head tool in them. That's where I am...

It's not a hexagonal head; it's an octagonal head...

Thank you! I haven't run into this system yet, until I bought this pressure washer. In short, I do need a "counter-force" spring to work opposite the spring pulling the governor lever in the other direction, right? The governor arm on the unit I've got just kinda flops around, and I think...

Sadly, other states may follow the lead of the nutcases running CA, but I'll likely be pushing up daisies before that happens. The EPA, for all the good it does, is still another out-of-control federal bureaucracy that must do something to prove its worth from year to year. When pencil-pushers...

Nobody? Really?

Rabbit hole indeed. We CAN (and likely WILL) regulate ourselves right out of sanity..., or right into insanity.

It's a kick-ass mower! If you've gotten the mower back in good condition (maintenance items), you'll never want to let go of it. I've had mine since 1994, bought it used at an auction for $100, and it still starts on the first pull today! Granted, it's in residential service, but I wouldn't...

If you can show me a tool with the octagonal head that will fit this BG86 blower carb for a reasonable amount of money, I'm all ears (or eyes). I haven't seen ANY other tool out there for sale that will work on this 8-sided (octagonal) mixture screw except those that are branded "Stihl"...

You and I think very much alike good sir. Thank you again for your help! Stay locked and loaded too... :-)