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  1. Al Smith

    Stihl top handles

    I wouldn't fool with that fixed jet POS either .Those things will drive you nutz if you aren't already there .
  2. Al Smith

    Stihl top handles

    Rocky found this little tid bit . If for some reason the butterfly gets turned the little slot becomes misaligned with the idle jet and they won't idle .
  3. Al Smith

    Stihl top handles

    Actually a lot of manufacturers used them at one time or another .Poulan Stihl ,Homelite .Even the classic 125 Mac had a fixed jet on a few . They didn't work well at all . In more modern times they tried to eliminate lean run and EPA issues by using limiter caps instead of fixed main jets...
  4. Al Smith

    Stihl top handles

    You don't ,just set the idle .That's all you can do . Fixed jet carbs were made for one purpose--so you can't burn up a saw from running it lean .They kinda suck .
  5. Al Smith

    Stihl top handles

    I just got in from testing out the baby Stihls ,020 TH ,020 T and 200 T. It took me a little while to get the 020 TH and 020 T going as they have sat for a while basically as back ups . My 200T outruns both of them but due to the fact the 020T has the baffles still in place that makes sense ...
  6. Al Smith

    Stihl top handles

    The muffler on a an 020 T or 200 would act kind of like a can muffler in that it would hold a certain amount of volume .Whereas the the 020 TH has a baffled muffler The way I look at a can is that it works on pressure build up not sound waves like a tuned pipe . . Theoretically when the...
  7. Al Smith

    Stihl top handles

    I did some work on that 020 TH a few years back,seems maybe a seal and a carb rebuild . At the time I tested it against my old Poulan s-25 which weighed about the same and they cut at exactly the same speed . The 020 had better balance but not nearly as good as the 020T or 200 T in my opinion...
  8. Al Smith

    Stihl top handles

    Perhaps the evolution of the 200T I suppose .I imagine it got its' roots from the 020 top handle which is to the left in the picture . Differences are that the 020 Top handle is a side carb ,side exhaust model and the 020 T and Ms 200 T's are top carb bottom exhaust .Plus the 020 TH is all...
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