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It just a guessing game on piston failure .Most likely the saw ate something that disagreed with it's system,so to speak .A carb bolt, a little chunk of sawdust,part of the air cleaner who knows. I've seen grenaded pistons on Stihls that didn't do a thing to the cylinder which is very...

What,the circlip or how it's installed.For what it's worth,even auto engines that use bushed rods and pistons have the circlips installed as was previously noted.

I'll agree to the point of being a pain in the butt to do but it really isn't that big of a deal.Good old Stihl lists a bunch of high priced pullers etc. and the proceedure of how to do it.Keep in mind however there is always more than one way to skin a cat.The whole thing just hinges on a...

Besides all that,you don't have much to use.I mean you really can't use the saw the way it is.I might also add that it's not nearly big enough for a boat anchor.:P

Anything can be repaired .That thing blew aluminum all over the place.To be on the safe side you should at least split the cases and clean the bearings.If just one tiny little chunk of residue gets caught in a bearing race that thing would come apart like a dollar watch. I rebuilt an 038 mag II...