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    ill post some pics when the new parts turn up i take it all apart properly( with guidance from the other half).
    it was getting a bit hot, but nothing crazy, or so i thought until the chain stopped turning properly and the plastic bubbled

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    Just guessing Kathryn, but I think it's more likely a clutch issue. Maybe the brake band was dragging on the drum, or the chain not traveling freely around the bar.
    Just a thought.

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    061.jpgit turned out to be even more basic than that. the director on the exhaust must have rattled off and i didnt notice. so the exhaust blew straight onto the chain brake. which i guess is why i didnt think that the engine was getting overly hot, until plastic bubbled.
    an expensive lesson. $80 on parts to put on a new chain brake. it worked ok. but on the next job it heated up again( not suprisingly) and melted even more plastic even though i stopped it as soon as i felt heat. i guess the plastic must have lost all its heat resistance abilities in the first cooking. then $40 for the local machine shop to tell me it would cost more to repair than it would to buy a new one.
    and then i had to buy a new saw. this one has a carry case so that if anything does vibrate off and least i will be able to see the pieces.

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    Gee it made a mess Kathryn. Ahh well, new toys are always nice to have

    Reminds me I better go have a look at my old stihl. It's getting fuel into the oil tank somehow. (not from filling the wrong holes either. lol)

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    Quote Originally Posted by edbeek View Post
    Gee it made a mess Kathryn. Ahh well, new toys are always nice to have

    Reminds me I better go have a look at my old stihl. It's getting fuel into the oil tank somehow. (not from filling the wrong holes either. lol)
    Wow ed, u sure better. Its supposed to lubricate the chain, not sure fuel will do that!
    Hard to understand that 1, it goes from a sealed container through a line & out a hole onto the bar.
    Let us know the outcome.
    Cheers Fred.

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    I just pulled it apart Fred. The fuel tank is directly above the oil tank and are part of the mag crank housing. So they split with the 2 halves of the crankcase. The only way I can see how fuel can get to the oil tank is through the gasket. There was 1 bolt in about the right position that was just a bit loose, but I didn't think it was loose enough to make the gasket weep.
    Anyway I've drained the oil and have fuel in,so I'll see what happens just sitting on the bench.

    The other concern is if it is leaking through the gasket, the crankcase could also have a heap of fuel in it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fred's mowing View Post
    Let us know the outcome.
    Cheers Fred.
    Fred,
    I left it on the bench with full fuel and no oil last weekend, and left gravity do it's thing, but no leakage.
    Been using it every day this week and everything seems ok.
    I know I'm a prime candidate for oldtimers disease, but I really don't think I would have drained the bad oil and refilled the wrong holes... 3 days running.
    So it's a mystery apart from the slightly loose crankcase bolt.

    Best thing is it's running like a new one again

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    I always get paranoid when fueling and oiling my saw. I havnt mixed it up (yet) but ....touch wood
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kathryn View Post
    I always get paranoid when fueling and oiling my saw. I havnt mixed it up (yet) but ....touch wood
    I did lol. Oil in the fuel hole too. Couldn't have been worse, although all good now.
    I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather.....not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by edbeek View Post
    Fred,
    I left it on the bench with full fuel and no oil last weekend, and left gravity do it's thing, but no leakage.
    Been using it every day this week and everything seems ok.
    I know I'm a prime candidate for oldtimers disease, but I really don't think I would have drained the bad oil and refilled the wrong holes... 3 days running.
    So it's a mystery apart from the slightly loose crankcase bolt.

    Best thing is it's running like a new one again
    All's well that ends well!!!!!!!1
    Cheers Fred.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stump View Post
    I did lol. Oil in the fuel hole too. Couldn't have been worse, although all good now.
    I ended up buying a new chainy




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