My dad has this exact same saw in the same great condition. I grew up carrying this saw for him every time a hurricane came through and we had to cut up trees in the yard or in town, man that thing is heavy! The earth shaking sound this saw makes in indescribable. To this day he still won't let me use it. :)
Nice saw! Friend of mine picked up a 038 mag that sat outside and had some water in it and missing a few things. I'm doing a little work on it and he's putting it together. Cylinder design looks great. Probably just clean it up a bit , gasket delete and dual port. Nothing to serious. Your saw runs great. I'm with ya . An oem saw that nice. What do ya do? What ever you want. Thank's for the video.
It's nice when you get a clean one! Funny story, I've never had to dismantle an oil pump until after your recent video, now I've done two that weren't working properly. Today I was into a 3120 which is basically the same but twice as big, it's supposed to flow up to 51cc/min and the angle of the shaft end is so much more acute than any other saw, much more than the one you modified. Pump is still broken because somehow the drive wheel off the back of the clutch was totally stripped
@@samishsawworks5870 instead of the plastic worm drive gear it has a big chunky brass gear. There's supposed to be a washer behind it to (i surmise) both keep it in the correct place and protect the crank seal, somebody had taken it apart before and then didn't know where the washer was supposed to go. They put it inside the clutch drum between the clutch and drum, doh, not correct. I think this meant the brass gear could move around and it eventually stripped out and damaged the pump drive and the seal, now needs a new oil pump assembly, around $250, ouch
The 038 is one of the toughest saws made mine is a 1985 super its in great condition for it's age I also recently acquired a 028 super which I also in petty good condition
Is that couple seconds of idling down/chain spin normal? Mine does this and I was thinking maybe I was running too lean? Seems to run fine and cut great, otherwise. Cheers. :)
Nice! Early this year I picked up one of these used it was definitely no where as clean as this one and it is actually my first saw. Apparently it had been used to build a log cabin and then just some light duty fire wood after that. Took some work, and learning, but it seems to run great now. It came with a 28" bar and I am running full skip. I would love to see one ported as I have been thinking about having this one ported. This saw has got me hooked on power saws.
Happy to hear it. That's a great "first saw." With a little love and care it'll last forever. They're very well built. It's about time I worked on a personal saw again, so I should be porting it soon ;) Good score!
Nice saw!! I’m the same, I love OEM all the way, every nut, bolt, filter. I have dads ‘91, 038 super and it’s in immaculate condition as well. Why do you turn it on it’s sides and then vertical when idling? I assume that shows the carb is working properly?
I have a 038 super converted to a mag top end, opened up the muffler, port matched the exhaust and opened it up a little bit, opened up the intake a bit, and cleaned up the transfers and she pulls hard with a 25 inch bar, 8 pin rim and rsf chain this winter going to play with some timing numbers
She must be stout pulling hard with a 9 pin. Good work! No way in hell this one stock would pull a 9 pin driver or 8 for that matter. Now I definitely need to dig into building it ;)
@@samishsawworks5870 whoops im running a 8 rather then 7, I want to try a 9 on a 18 inch bar and some .325 chain. Just a Frankenstein test when I can find a 9 pin 325 sprocket locally. But a 8 with rsf and 25 inch bar sunk it in 27 or 28 inch oak and don't force it keep revs up it just eats like a mofo. If your bored I suggest do some work in one if you want to pep it up a couple notches. I would like to try a 32 or 36 inch bar just sits and giggles but there are no trees I cut that need anything that size where I am lol 25 is already chewing through most of everything with a single cut
That muffler is strange. I can see the port on the left side but not the right side. Is the other port in the front cover or the side of the main body? I’ve got triple port mufflers on both my 038 mags. They’re 72cc by the way.
The triple port mufflers aren't that common. Well, here anyway. Yeah, there is one outlet on the recoil side and the other is like an 028. It's in the upper corner of the front cover on the pto side. I'm still on the hunt for one.
Ben Hall yeah I got lucky and found both my triple port mufflers in a box at the shop I work at. One of my 038’s is set up nearly identical to yours. Full wrap, big bucking spikes, 28” lightweight bar, etc. One of the best upgrades I did was install a elastostart made a huge difference much nicer to start. The 038 is heavy compared to newer saws but it’s an absolute workhorse I love running mine. You’ll probably still be running that thing 20 years from now.
They're very hard to come by, not a lot of them left out there. As far a I know, there are no aftermarket companies that make one. The part number is 1119 790 3605 I believe.
038 full wrap handles are very hard to find. I was very lucky and found a guy in Canada that had one he was willing to part with. All I can say is good luck in your search.
I was going to leave it be, but then I ran it haha. It was more lackluster than I expected. Of course we have a skewed vision of how we expect a saw to run ;)
You can disagree, the chainsaw goes well with the 24 bar, but 18 to 20 is better. Puts less strain to the chain and clutch and makes it heaps a lot faster
My dad has this exact same saw in the same great condition. I grew up carrying this saw for him every time a hurricane came through and we had to cut up trees in the yard or in town, man that thing is heavy! The earth shaking sound this saw makes in indescribable. To this day he still won't let me use it. :)
Seems like a great saw and it cuts really well. I love Stihl pro saws. 😎👍
That’s a SWEET saw!! Thanks for sharing buddy! 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏🙏
nice find, I appreciate that you take the time to edit the video and add the pictures.
Your dog's eyebrows and stare!! Awesome. 🤘😝👍
I have that same saw and love it. Torque monsters. Very nice saw my friend 👍
Best model from stihl..
Nice saw! Friend of mine picked up a 038 mag that sat outside and had some water in it and missing a few things. I'm doing a little work on it and he's putting it together. Cylinder design looks great. Probably just clean it up a bit , gasket delete and dual port. Nothing to serious. Your saw runs great. I'm with ya . An oem saw that nice. What do ya do? What ever you want. Thank's for the video.
Awesome Saw! Killer Vid!
It's nice when you get a clean one!
Funny story, I've never had to dismantle an oil pump until after your recent video, now I've done two that weren't working properly. Today I was into a 3120 which is basically the same but twice as big, it's supposed to flow up to 51cc/min and the angle of the shaft end is so much more acute than any other saw, much more than the one you modified. Pump is still broken because somehow the drive wheel off the back of the clutch was totally stripped
That's the way it goes usually, everything comes in spells. That's interesting about the 3120 oil pump, I'm going to have to look one up!
@@samishsawworks5870 instead of the plastic worm drive gear it has a big chunky brass gear. There's supposed to be a washer behind it to (i surmise) both keep it in the correct place and protect the crank seal, somebody had taken it apart before and then didn't know where the washer was supposed to go. They put it inside the clutch drum between the clutch and drum, doh, not correct. I think this meant the brass gear could move around and it eventually stripped out and damaged the pump drive and the seal, now needs a new oil pump assembly, around $250, ouch
Wow I need one that is awesome
The 038 is one of the toughest saws made mine is a 1985 super its in great condition for it's age I also recently acquired a 028 super which I also in petty good condition
Is that couple seconds of idling down/chain spin normal? Mine does this and I was thinking maybe I was running too lean? Seems to run fine and cut great, otherwise. Cheers. :)
Nice! Early this year I picked up one of these used it was definitely no where as clean as this one and it is actually my first saw. Apparently it had been used to build a log cabin and then just some light duty fire wood after that. Took some work, and learning, but it seems to run great now. It came with a 28" bar and I am running full skip. I would love to see one ported as I have been thinking about having this one ported. This saw has got me hooked on power saws.
Happy to hear it. That's a great "first saw." With a little love and care it'll last forever. They're very well built. It's about time I worked on a personal saw again, so I should be porting it soon ;)
Good score!
Nice saw!! I’m the same, I love OEM all the way, every nut, bolt, filter. I have dads ‘91, 038 super and it’s in immaculate condition as well. Why do you turn it on it’s sides and then vertical when idling? I assume that shows the carb is working properly?
Check for crank seals airleaks
I have a 038 super converted to a mag top end, opened up the muffler, port matched the exhaust and opened it up a little bit, opened up the intake a bit, and cleaned up the transfers and she pulls hard with a 25 inch bar, 8 pin rim and rsf chain this winter going to play with some timing numbers
She must be stout pulling hard with a 9 pin. Good work! No way in hell this one stock would pull a 9 pin driver or 8 for that matter. Now I definitely need to dig into building it ;)
@@samishsawworks5870 whoops im running a 8 rather then 7, I want to try a 9 on a 18 inch bar and some .325 chain. Just a Frankenstein test when I can find a 9 pin 325 sprocket locally. But a 8 with rsf and 25 inch bar sunk it in 27 or 28 inch oak and don't force it keep revs up it just eats like a mofo. If your bored I suggest do some work in one if you want to pep it up a couple notches. I would like to try a 32 or 36 inch bar just sits and giggles but there are no trees I cut that need anything that size where I am lol 25 is already chewing through most of everything with a single cut
I got a Stihl Ms382 the newest version of those 038
And love that full wrap can't seem to find them anywhere now a days
Yeah, I'm always happy when an older saw has one on it already. They can be hard to track down depending on model.
@@samishsawworks5870 i am at point to grab one from another model and make it fit, nothing can't make work and look good
The ms440 full wrap handlebar will fit
@@floydbeard5073 as curious about that thank you!
@@ChippyOutdoors well there ya go!
Yep, great catch. Is the carb a Bing or Tillotson?
It has a Bing on it
That muffler is strange. I can see the port on the left side but not the right side. Is the other port in the front cover or the side of the main body? I’ve got triple port mufflers on both my 038 mags. They’re 72cc by the way.
The triple port mufflers aren't that common. Well, here anyway. Yeah, there is one outlet on the recoil side and the other is like an 028. It's in the upper corner of the front cover on the pto side. I'm still on the hunt for one.
Ben Hall yeah I got lucky and found both my triple port mufflers in a box at the shop I work at. One of my 038’s is set up nearly identical to yours. Full wrap, big bucking spikes, 28” lightweight bar, etc. One of the best upgrades I did was install a elastostart made a huge difference much nicer to start. The 038 is heavy compared to newer saws but it’s an absolute workhorse I love running mine. You’ll probably still be running that thing 20 years from now.
Hello..where can i get those full wrap handle or 3/4 handle wrap.Thanks
They're very hard to come by, not a lot of them left out there. As far a I know, there are no aftermarket companies that make one. The part number is 1119 790 3605 I believe.
@@samishsawworks5870 some folks say that 440 wrap can fit it nicely,what do you think man?please advise me.Thanks
@@emiruzair5243 I have not heard that, but I have a 440 handle. I'll try and fit it on the 038 in next day or two and let ya know.
@@samishsawworks5870 thanks Man For your feedback☺️☺️..Please let me know..
038 full wrap handles are very hard to find. I was very lucky and found a guy in Canada that had one he was willing to part with. All I can say is good luck in your search.
Nice...
I want to port one of those. Had my hands on a clean one before I ported
I was going to leave it be, but then I ran it haha. It was more lackluster than I expected. Of course we have a skewed vision of how we expect a saw to run ;)
Ben Hall without a doubt we do. I’d be interested in what stock timing is and what kind of case compression it has
@@yotaismygame we'll find out soon ;)
You can disagree, the chainsaw goes well with the 24 bar, but 18 to 20 is better. Puts less strain to the chain and clutch and makes it heaps a lot faster
This is a 72 cc saw same as a 044/440 24 inch bar is no problem on this saw
Does your side have saw stihl ms 381. Vietnam is not available anymore
To the best of my knowledge the 038 is where the line stopped in the U.S.A. We never had the MS380, MS381, or the newer MS382 as far a I know.
@@samishsawworks5870 thank you. Can you import this product back to Vietnam?
Can you move back to Vietnam?
Ada jual alat mesin senso merek Makmun kapstar n pompa oli n mimbran oli n seproket bos
hi did you end up porting it?
I haven't yet. I still plan on it, but there are many saws in line ahead of it. It will happen though.
that's a very hungry chain.
Maum là số 1
What does your shirt say about chainsaws?
All I need is this chainsaw
And that other chainsaw
And those chainsaws over there
And the chainsaws in the other room
And.......
@@samishsawworks5870 Awesome!
Ben Hall Nice!
It's built like a brick shit house that's for sure. I can't imagine how heavy the early ones with metal tanks had to be.