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Small Engine Repair
Posted on 5/9/20 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 5/9/20 at 4:51 pm
Looking for an independent guy that works on small 2 cycle engines, maybe even out of a workshop at his house. I have a couple of fairly new Stihl concrete saws that aren’t currently running. I would like to have them broken all the way down and rebuilt. I’m in the BR area, but will travel a little ways to a good person. Thanks for any help
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Posted on 5/9/20 at 5:06 pm to Triggerr
there’s a great guy on old Covington hwy in Hammond called tallo. Might be out of your way though
that sumbitch can fix anything
that sumbitch can fix anything
Posted on 5/9/20 at 6:27 pm to Triggerr
Wish I could buy a non-running Stihl demo saw and fix it for myself 
This post was edited on 5/9/20 at 6:27 pm
Posted on 5/9/20 at 8:20 pm to Clames
Why would you want them broken all the way down and rebuilt? Why not just fix what is wrong with them? By the time someone spends all the time needed to disassemble, mic all necessary parts, and reassemble with new parts, seals, and gaskets, you could possibly be in for as much of not more than a new replacement engine.
One of my hobbies is restoring old small engines. Being that you can not buy them anymore a full tear down and rebuild makes sense. I can tell you from experience that it is almost always more economical to replace most of the newer engines. I did a Koehler V-twin for a friend while I was in between projects. A rod broke, long story short he needed a new crank, rod, head gaskets, head bolts (they are torque to yield on that model), and gaskets to get by, but he wanted a full rebuild since it was already torn down. If I had charged him labor he could have have ordered a brand new motor for what the bill would have been.
Small two strokes are easier and have less expensive parts, but the motors are less expensive too.
Why are they not running? As in what do they do when you try to start them?
One of my hobbies is restoring old small engines. Being that you can not buy them anymore a full tear down and rebuild makes sense. I can tell you from experience that it is almost always more economical to replace most of the newer engines. I did a Koehler V-twin for a friend while I was in between projects. A rod broke, long story short he needed a new crank, rod, head gaskets, head bolts (they are torque to yield on that model), and gaskets to get by, but he wanted a full rebuild since it was already torn down. If I had charged him labor he could have have ordered a brand new motor for what the bill would have been.
Small two strokes are easier and have less expensive parts, but the motors are less expensive too.
Why are they not running? As in what do they do when you try to start them?
Posted on 5/9/20 at 8:27 pm to td1
So long story short I think they both had regular gas run in them instead of mix gas by guys that no longer work for us. Now every piece of equipment I own has stickers as to what type of fuel to put in them. These two saws were both less than 6 months old and I think they run $1,200-$1,500/ea. My thoughts were if I could have each repaired for a few hundred it would be worth doing.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 9:21 pm to td1
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Why would you want them broken all the way down and rebuilt? Why not just fix what is wrong with them? By the time someone spends all the time needed to disassemble, mic all necessary parts, and reassemble with new parts, seals, and gaskets, you could possibly be in for as much of not more than a new replacement engine.
With Stihl, along with most major brands, you can buy the parts that will drop in and have the equipment running like new in a few hours. I put a new crankshaft in my Honda lawnmower in a few hours, no mic'ing anything and it's run perfectly fine all season. With the pro-grade stuff it's easy, they are made to be rebuilt.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 9:24 pm to Triggerr
What are the models? Jugs, pistons, cranks, bearings, and maybe seals is not difficult.
Posted on 5/10/20 at 12:29 am to Clames
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With Stihl, along with most major brands, you can buy the parts that will drop in and have the equipment running like new in a few hours.
Yes you can, but a full rebuild is very expensive. They are proud of those pro grade parts.
As for your Honda, why did you have to replace the crankshaft? That makes a big difference in whether you need to mic the crank and rods. The repair manual for that motor will list the allowable tolerances. You may have got lucky and everything is ok, but if you are paying for a full rebuild you should expect all the tolerances to be checked.
Either way here is a site that lists rebuild parts for a few different models. LINK
Posted on 5/10/20 at 1:00 am to td1
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As for your Honda, why did you have to replace the crankshaft?
Ran over a small stump.
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That makes a big difference in whether you need to mic the crank and rods. The repair manual for that motor will list the allowable tolerances.
I've got a set of Mitutoyo 0.0001" mics, didn't use them. Honda isn't mic'ing these engines when they assemble them, their OEM parts are built well enough that allowable tolerances are going to close. For $36 in parts that mower cranked up on the first pull and has been going strong since. Stihl parts aren't cheap but a hell of a lot cheaper than buying one of those saws new. Bet parts for both saws would be less than half the cost of a new saw, and they'd be practically good as new when finished. If they are TS420's I know for a fact a good cylinder kit is under $150.
Posted on 5/10/20 at 6:03 am to Triggerr
If you are located in B R..Lawson's 225 364 6975 has a shop behind his house not far from Woodland Ridge sub...he is grumpy but good.
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