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  1. Al Smith

    Stihl oilers,again

    So do the older ones .If you take the chain off though where the clutch drum will engage at idle they will oil .Not very much though but some . If not just set the idle up a tad bit . One way or another we're going to get oil out of a Stihl,by George .:)
  2. Al Smith

    Stihl oilers,again

    That might not be a bad idea .I'll have to wait until I get some more wood to cut as I have mountains of it cut and stacked already ,ran out . Jeez I worked myself right out of a job . I've got a couple of large trees to come down after the leaves have fallen.I'll get on it then .
  3. Al Smith

    Stihl oilers,again

    Now iffen I clipped my greasey old finger nails how in the world could I pick my nose or scratch my butt I ask you .:? You have to keep your prioritys now . That cheapie camera will not take a close up .I have to guess at the range .I've been going to get a close up deal for my HP camera but...
  4. Al Smith

    Stihl oilers,again

    I think I'm on to something I just might have cracked the mystery . The pic is a Stihl 048 oil pump which is gear driven just like the 038 from nylon gears .I believe they all work the same though . At any rate the flow is controlled by a rod which is cut eccentric to it's shaft . By turning...
  5. Al Smith

    Stihl oilers,again

    I think if you look at the context it's written they were refering to the fact that this small saw was ideal for underbrush cutting because it was small . Not too many well made smaller saws in 1968 the date of this service bulliten . As such,cutting brush,it wouldn't be subjected to long hard...
  6. Al Smith

    Stihl oilers,again

    Piston stroke,not neccessarily length .At least that's the way I took it .
  7. Al Smith

    Stihl oilers,again

    I stumbled on to this from Magnus' site .A little blurb concerning an old 08 Stihl . It seems they once made different pump pistons to increase or decrease oil flow . So I says to myself,self perhaps it's as simple as shortening the pump piston to increase the flow on wimpy Stihl oilers most...
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