Happy Halloween Everyone! I thought you might enjoy a spooky little repair attempt this evening! If you missed PART 1 of how this Stihl MS290 story began, here it is: ua-cam.com/video/71XCnJD2Mp0/v-deo.html. I hope you all enjoy! I hope you all have a great evening! I'm am heading out with the kids to collect bags full of delicious candies that I can sneak from them once they go to bed tonight :)
What you pay is what you get, except for Stihl oils.. Stihl oils are the lowest quality on the market and the most expensive, but that's exception that confirms the rule..
Your opening is awesome. I think you’re doing a wonderful service to the lawn and garden community by doing this build/rebuild/repower. Saws are expensive. They are expensive to fix and expensive to buy thus people looking into the China kits. Thank you.
Let me first say that I love your honesty with this video. I was looking forward to watching you pull this rebuild off but I can't wait for you to get the rebuild kit to finish the video. As a fan of your channel, I can hardly wait for the finish. I will say that with all the after market parts I have ordered for repairs, they are never quite the same as the OEM parts. There is always some difference with I get them and sometimes they will work and sometimes not. For me, I think the difference is most things I work on are just really old, and it's hard to get the correct parts. But it does give me something to tinker with in my old age. I want to experience the repair process even if I never get the machine to run like new again.
😅Great video! I recently did an aftermarket rebuild on a Stihl MS180C with a burned OEM engine. I bought an entire assembled Chinese engine off of Ebay for about $35. Not trusting the factory silicone crank seal, I opened the crankcase and resealed it more thoroughly. It held pressure and vacuum quite well afterward. Final assembly was simple, but the engine wouldn’t start on completion. Turns out the old OEM carb was defective despite several kit rebuilds (and it seems to have caused the lean running burn-out issue to begin with). I replaced the old dead OEM, non-adjustible Walbro carb with a dirt cheap Chinese carb off Ebay that is fully jet adjustable (after drilling two screwdriver access holes in the plastic case). Getting the aftermarket carb tuned was not easy, as the engine easily flooded during cold cranking on choke. It still only starts cold at full throttle with the choke off. However, once running and warmed up, the rebuilt MS180 starts normally and seems to function very nicely. Interestingly, the aftermarket MS180 engine seems happiest with $15 fully adjustable Chinese aftermarket carburetors. I was actually GIVEN the original burned up MS180C after Stihl refused to work on IT. Now I have a full functional MS180c with a new engine, for $35. How long it will last is unknown, but so far, so good. Dr. K.
Top job Erica, a mechanic showing the world the meaning of integrity and honesty. Your Chinesium adventure is a helpful education for us all to learn from.
Thank you for posting this excellent video. You are doing great with this project. We all know that very few things work out on the first try -- and you tell us this is your first engine rebuild. So you now have some experience. It is all about try, try, try again. Then success happens! You really are doing fine and I think you are doing the right thing, buying a full engine rebuild kit. You will still get the experience of assembling and testing it. Or, as an alternative, perhaps you can get a pre-assembled, ready to use engine at a good price -- either on E-bay or from another source. We both understand that often, success is not an instant thing. You will find the right parts, overcome the challenges, and get the machine cutting wood again. I know it! And then you will have this experience and you will feel more confident with the next rebuild project...and I feel sure that more will come your way. Keep up the great work! Happy Halloween!
I think the biggest lesson here has been overlooked by a lot of people. Yes the first lesson might be that cheap aftermarket parts don't save money but the big lesson came when you pressure tested the saw. How many people buying the cheapest kit they can find would do that? They would be complaining the saw wasn't running right if at all and then buy a cheap chinese carb to fix it. Good Job!
I just rebuilt my Ms 290 but used the OEM CYLINDER and new piston and ring aftermarket bearings and OEM crank seals came out awesome !! Obviously not the same problem you ran into !! Enjoy all your videos Erica!! can't wait to see this rebuild !! And I think it's great you showed the good bad and scary!! Everyone runs into issues sometimes!! Keep the videos coming 👍🏼
Great video Erica. I've watched all of your videos from here in London and learnt a lot. Your communication skills are excellent and your knowledge is immense. I've learnt to strip my ms 211/ c down to it's clam shell and replace the leaking crank seals. I'm looking forward to the next instalment of this one.
Perfect timing. I have a 025 red lever saw with parts all in a box waiting to be rebuilt! I bought a little more expensive AM kit but no pan like you. Looking forward to the full AM kit and giving it another go! Thanks for sharing the struggles.
Great video! Love the special effects. When you had the ceremonial burying, I was thinking “send it to me, a aftermarket cylinder and piston is all it needs”. Most OEM major parts pricing prohibits the rebuilding of most chainsaws. If a saw as nice as your 290 is mine to rebuild, I go with a “Meteor” brand cylinder kit. Made in Italy, around $150. Much higher quality than the China cylinders, maybe slightly less than OEM. Old beater saws in my shop get the China kits.
Great into! You just set a high bench mark for Taryl. have had a MS290 for better than 23 years and love it. I will have to make sure I give it extra care because of the OEM cost of replacement parts since the 290 is obsolete.
Loved the creativity with the intro♥ I did a tear down of a 028 AV and put in an after market cylinder kit. It worked somewhat but not as good as with OEM. Anyway, as you can see we all enjoyed watching you go through this rebuild attempt Erica. These videos have immense learning value in them so thank you for taking us along!!
I can't say enough about how appropriate the intro was that hasn't already been said. Vincent Price is smiling from above. As one who wanted to see you do the 390 upgrade, i think you have shown that the job is very precise. AM or OEM, dont mix and match. This is a very valuable video to review for those wanting to build a hot rod saw. Press on regardless. Hope to see the resolution of this project. Thank you.
sharing these sorts of issues is SO useful!! When this sort of thing happens to me I tend to assume I've been at fault and it would not happen to someone who knows what they are doing - so to see yourself get into issues is very reassuring and gives me the confidence to keep working on them - your videos have helped me fix my gardener's O23 which he can ill afford to replace - I think it is just the crank seals as I can blow through the engine and hear my breath coming out of the blade-side crank seal. I just got the sealant and was about to re-build it but I thought I'd check out another of your videos. Many thanks!
I appreciate the effort and we all learned some important information. It sucks to waste money on failures but it pays off in the end when you get it right.
I have an aftermarket big bore kit but did not use it because my cylinder and piston were like new. You may have saved me from a bad outcome. Thank you for sharing this.
It's kind of like rebuilding an old house. Nothing fits but I have seen another repair shops use aftermarket in some cases. But they ordered the complete kits. So everything fits together. Better not saying it's perfect but? Live and learn. You have a great shop and show here
Wow! What an excellent job your doing at teaching and entertaining all of use. I am so glad your back putting out videos after the long summer break. I love your humor and your methodical detailed teaching and the great job of filming. I real look forward to seeing any new videos you put out. I am sure it's a lot of extra work and time to put these videos together. So thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and making it informative and fun to watch!
I’m doing an aftermarket MS290 to MS390 aftermarket conversion this weekend. Wish me luck! I did however, buy new bearings as the stock ones have plastic cages that tend to fracture and destroy the saw once it has a lot of hours on it.
Hello again from Oz Erica. Excellent intro. Great video overall. I've rebuilt 2 saws with chinese parts, an MS390 and a 034AV. The advice I got was find out which cylinder and piston kits had the most positive feedback and reviews and I ask around my mates as well. I know that some kits are better than others. I used a Mako branded set on my MS390 and only had 2 issues. One was the muffler bolts didn't fit the cylinder very well. I had to grind it out with my Drexel tool. This is best done before you start assembly. You need to make sure the muffler fits. Second was that the hole in the cylinder for the earth wire was tapped as I think m5 size and the oem bolt didn't fit properly and I broke it off inside. A pain get out again. Lesson being, check all the thread sizes on the new parts. For the 034 it was a dream rebuild no fettling required. Good luck with the rebuild. Cheers Rich
Good evening from Sweden, Europe! Another one that admires you here, Erica! That Husqvarna would be so so great to se to be fixed! Those old one were just raw! That amazing canadian sense of humor of yours gives it so nice touch and I love the way you just do it your way, that means completely, no rush, just great job done! Warm greetings from the other side of the sea! ❤ /Peter
The expensive OEM seals are to be used with a clamshell re-assembly, the cheaper OEM seals are pushed in an existing assembled clamshell, given the case halves are still sealed with no leaks. Aftermarket seals are anyone’s guess! I’m gonna pre-fit the case halves and measure the bore before I slap it together, thanks for the video, it may have just saved me $$
Good work, valuable video, thanks for not burying the video! Don't stress yourself out about this. 😁 I vote for giving it another try with a complete kit.
I use Hyway and Meteor cylinders every day, and have happy customers. I will gladly buy every dead saw you have if your folks don't want to! Love the channel
Aw, sorry to hear of your struggles with this project. I loved the intro, ti was really cool. I'll look forward to when you get the full kit and fix it up.
I absolutely love the beginning ,Erica!!! I had one MS290 that I took in as trade once, it was old but probably only ever cut 1 cord of wood in it's "life". I had to get rid of it to someone who would love it and use it and wouldn't care that it was a "weakling saw". I also wouldn't use aftermarket junk when I worked on saws. 😅
Absolutely luv your intro of the zombie ms290 crawling to the shop.Your srellar and a pleasure to watch. Makes me smile daily. Great rebuild reality. Keep goin, you will feel great when it actually runs again. Luv your channel.Thank u, Erica
The Whole Set up and Intro was AMAZING! I'm glad you decided to keep going with it. I seen the Video of the Autopsy and Funeral Service. It deserves to live. I'm glad you are showing the problems along the way. This will make a GREAT Saw to see how the Aftermarket stuff does also. This is just a Setback, the Goblins, Gremlins and Demons made their Presence known for Halloween. I hope the kids get LOTS of Candy and Treats and have a WONDERFUL HALLOWEEN! What are the kids Dressed up as?
Yep. More thumbs up for a very suitable intro, for Halloween and the scary times this saw is presenting to you. I’m thinking the difference in the two cylinders is due to upgrading from a 290 to a 390. Bore is obviously bigger, and I’m guessing the stroke may also be bigger? Time to do some quality measuring comparing the old vs new cylinder…deck height to bottom pan. Just say it did bolt up correctly…piston to head clearance may then be different resulting in a different compression ratio due to the length of the connecting rod. .. which is probably different between a 290 and a 390…??? Please post your conclusive follow up. I will be waiting in anticipation!! Thumbs up everyone! 👍👍👍
Well. I did a quick parts lookup. My theory TRICKED myself. Seems crankshaft assembly are interchangeable between 290 and 390. I think I would still be doing some measuring. Hope you TREAT us with your valued conclusions on this frightful issue! 👍👍👍
You did great for your first time venturing into the world of patching things up! The hardest part about repairing anything is the parts, getting them and having things that actually work. Hard to find good videos featuring thorough detailing of why you are doing something and its outcome, good or bad. I really enjoy the videos and hope you try again!
Hey Erica….. thanks for the real vid. You’re on your way to hollywood! Im super happy you have decided to continue with the build. It will be an interesting follow. Scarryy stuff.
I use aftermarket stuff to rebuild my Huskies, not had much bother. Crankshaft seals are the only thing I don’t use aftermarket. If that 290 was mine, I’d have to carry on. I don’t like getting beaten and my time is freeish. Your opening scenes must be one of the best I’ve seen. Your openness about what happened is to be admired👏👏👏👏👏
I have a Stihl MS290 that i rebuilt 4 years ago using aftermarket parts. I kept the engine pan since it wasn't damaged but it has the same problem with wobbling that you had. It didn't go well. I am giving it another shot with OEM parts and beleive it or not it still wobbles. When i finished, it would not pull easily at all. I am going to break it apart and try again. What can I say, it's a challenge.
Thank you for the fun video I just did a clamshell ms 250 and almost bashed it to pieces after the third try I ground the bearing seat slightly with a die grinder it made the clam fit tighter probably not the best thing to do but it's back to cutting wood.Thank you for your efforts in showing us great videos!
Great buildup and video work! I’ve done a few aftermarket builds/rebuilds. The quality is sometimes very obviously less and sometimes it is just fine. I once got a piston and cylinder that came with the wrong circlips. They came out and destroyed that piston and cylinder. The replacement one was just fine though and is running great today. Hope your next part goes together fine. I’ll be watching to see.
Ask Tony if you should rebuild this saw. For his answer; write his name on a piece of paper, hold it up to a mirror & read the reflection. It reads: ynoT ??? 🤣 Enjoy your black cat, (I have one too), and all your furry friends. Happy Halloween to all!
Great video and great that you showed it to us viewers😊 I learn so many things from your channel and besides it is really entertaining 🎉 kind of addicted to see more videos coming from you😂
Don’t Give Up Erica 😀 I Know You Can Resurrect This 290/390 😎🎃😇😇😇 Andreas Stihl Will Be There In Spirit To Guide You 😇😮😀🎃 on Your Path 😀 Thank You For The Halloween Production I’m Glad You Still Showed It And We Appreciated All Your Hard Work Putting It All Together 😀😊❤️😀👍🏼😇👍🏼
The video was awesome, especially with the supporting actor… the 🐈…LOL. I am at the same place with a MS180C, needing a crankcase crank case engine housing…tab broke that holds the cut off leveler. Thank you for your videos..
LOVE THE BEGINNING WAS WAITING FOR A DOGMAN TO POP OUT 😆😆👍👍👍,ERICA I INSTALLED A BIG BORE 52MM PISTON AND CYLINDER FROM FARMTECH FOR MY BUDDYS HUSQVARNA 365 SPECIAL , THAT WAS 5 YEARS AGO , HE CUTS 5 BUSH CHORD A YEAR SAW STILL RUNS GOOD HE RUNS 40:1 MIX WITH HUSQVARNA XP OIL SO FAR SO GOOD 👍👍 STILL HAS GREAT COMPRESSION AND PISTON LOOKS GOOD
excited to see this saw run again! bummed you didn't work on the saw that has been to two other shops excited to see that to! this was out of your control the aftermarket gremlin bites again !
Hindsight is 20-20; but if you're upgrading engine capacity I would have ordered the whole kit, not just the head and cylinder. I suspect the crankcase may have fit OK if you kept the capacity the same as the MS290. If you take out the seals completely do you still get the rocking? DON'T GIVE UP!
Happy Halloween! Sorry the rebuild didn’t go as planned. Cool intro to your video! Your cat is going to need an agent soon. I hear Hollywood calling. 😎
@marriedwithsmallengines If any of my Stihl machines wear out I would probably rebuild it with Stihl parts and probably buy a new one too... As you know I already have 3 machines waiting for fourth to be delivered..
I ve done many different Sthil chainsaws with Amazon after market cylinder and piston kits, and have not had a problem with any of them. However, you need to inspect the inner surface of the cylinder blocks and make sure the ports are machined properly. if any question on the intake or exhaust ports, chamfer them with a small piece of 320 grit sand paper, only on the edge of the ports. NOT ON THE WALL OD THE CYLINDER. This will assure the rings will not catch on the milled surfaces of those ports.
I had the same exact problem the other day,was using a aftermarket piston in one of my saws and the oem c clip was loose in the after market piston. My tree service friend is having good luck with his ms290 I rebuild with a cheap online kit. Why he likes that saw though I have no idea 😂.
Don’t think you did anything wrong but I did notice the oem pan doesn’t fit well on the aftermarket cylinder on the one I did, I did end up using the pan it came with.
Happy Halloween Everyone! I thought you might enjoy a spooky little repair attempt this evening! If you missed PART 1 of how this Stihl MS290 story began, here it is: ua-cam.com/video/71XCnJD2Mp0/v-deo.html. I hope you all enjoy! I hope you all have a great evening! I'm am heading out with the kids to collect bags full of delicious candies that I can sneak from them once they go to bed tonight :)
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween!
What you pay is what you get, except for Stihl oils..
Stihl oils are the lowest quality on the market and the most expensive, but that's exception that confirms the rule..
You have outdone all with that cool entry
I am surprised Stihl didn’t sponsor this to demonstrate the recyclability of their saws.
The 290 deserves to live - great content
Your opening is awesome.
I think you’re doing a wonderful service to the lawn and garden community by doing this build/rebuild/repower. Saws are expensive.
They are expensive to fix and expensive to buy thus people looking into the China kits. Thank you.
Let me first say that I love your honesty with this video. I was looking forward to watching you pull this rebuild off but I can't wait for you to get the rebuild kit to finish the video. As a fan of your channel, I can hardly wait for the finish. I will say that with all the after market parts I have ordered for repairs, they are never quite the same as the OEM parts. There is always some difference with I get them and sometimes they will work and sometimes not. For me, I think the difference is most things I work on are just really old, and it's hard to get the correct parts. But it does give me something to tinker with in my old age. I want to experience the repair process even if I never get the machine to run like new again.
Thank you!
Zylindry i tloki firmy Meteor i Stens sa bardzo dobrej jakosci. Polecam.
Niestety nie ma ich do wszystki modeli Stihl, ale do MS390 mozna go kupic.
Night of the Living Dead Chainsaws! Rebuild! Rebuild!
😅Great video!
I recently did an aftermarket rebuild on a Stihl MS180C with a burned OEM engine. I bought an entire assembled Chinese engine off of Ebay for about $35. Not trusting the factory silicone crank seal, I opened the crankcase and resealed it more thoroughly. It held pressure and vacuum quite well afterward. Final assembly was simple, but the engine wouldn’t start on completion. Turns out the old OEM carb was defective despite several kit rebuilds (and it seems to have caused the lean running burn-out issue to begin with). I replaced the old dead OEM, non-adjustible Walbro carb with a dirt cheap Chinese carb off Ebay that is fully jet adjustable (after drilling two screwdriver access holes in the plastic case). Getting the aftermarket carb tuned was not easy, as the engine easily flooded during cold cranking on choke. It still only starts cold at full throttle with the choke off. However, once running and warmed up, the rebuilt MS180 starts normally and seems to function very nicely. Interestingly, the aftermarket MS180 engine seems happiest with $15 fully adjustable Chinese aftermarket carburetors. I was actually GIVEN the original burned up MS180C after Stihl refused to work on IT. Now I have a full functional MS180c with a new engine, for $35. How long it will last is unknown, but so far, so good. Dr. K.
I'm so jealous of all your factory Stihl tools.
Top job Erica, a mechanic showing the world the meaning of integrity and honesty. Your Chinesium adventure is a helpful education for us all to learn from.
Thank you for posting this excellent video. You are doing great with this project. We all know that very few things work out on the first try -- and you tell us this is your first engine rebuild. So you now have some experience. It is all about try, try, try again. Then success happens! You really are doing fine and I think you are doing the right thing, buying a full engine rebuild kit. You will still get the experience of assembling and testing it. Or, as an alternative, perhaps you can get a pre-assembled, ready to use engine at a good price -- either on E-bay or from another source. We both understand that often, success is not an instant thing. You will find the right parts, overcome the challenges, and get the machine cutting wood again. I know it! And then you will have this experience and you will feel more confident with the next rebuild project...and I feel sure that more will come your way. Keep up the great work! Happy Halloween!
I think the biggest lesson here has been overlooked by a lot of people. Yes the first lesson might be that cheap aftermarket parts don't save money but the big lesson came when you pressure tested the saw. How many people buying the cheapest kit they can find would do that? They would be complaining the saw wasn't running right if at all and then buy a cheap chinese carb to fix it. Good Job!
I just rebuilt my Ms 290 but used the OEM CYLINDER and new piston and ring aftermarket bearings and OEM crank seals came out awesome !! Obviously not the same problem you ran into !! Enjoy all your videos Erica!! can't wait to see this rebuild !! And I think it's great you showed the good bad and scary!! Everyone runs into issues sometimes!! Keep the videos coming 👍🏼
Great video Erica. I've watched all of your videos from here in London and learnt a lot. Your communication skills are excellent and your knowledge is immense. I've learnt to strip my ms 211/ c down to it's clam shell and replace the leaking crank seals. I'm looking forward to the next instalment of this one.
Nice! I've learned so much!
Perfect timing. I have a 025 red lever saw with parts all in a box waiting to be rebuilt! I bought a little more expensive AM kit but no pan like you.
Looking forward to the full AM kit and giving it another go! Thanks for sharing the struggles.
Educational saga, waiting for part 3🙀🙀🙀
Great video! Love the special effects. When you had the ceremonial burying, I was thinking “send it to me, a aftermarket cylinder and piston is all it needs”.
Most OEM major parts pricing prohibits the rebuilding of most chainsaws. If a saw as nice as your 290 is mine to rebuild, I go with a “Meteor” brand cylinder kit. Made in Italy, around $150. Much higher quality than the China cylinders, maybe slightly less than OEM. Old beater saws in my shop get the China kits.
Great into! You just set a high bench mark for Taryl. have had a MS290 for better than 23 years and love it. I will have to make sure I give it extra care because of the OEM cost of replacement parts since the 290 is obsolete.
That was a valuable piece of information. Thanks
I love the intro!
Loved the creativity with the intro♥ I did a tear down of a 028 AV and put in an after market cylinder kit. It worked somewhat but not as good as with OEM. Anyway, as you can see we all enjoyed watching you go through this rebuild attempt Erica. These videos have immense learning value in them so thank you for taking us along!!
I can't say enough about how appropriate the intro was that hasn't already been said. Vincent Price is smiling from above. As one who wanted to see you do the 390 upgrade, i think you have shown that the job is very precise. AM or OEM, dont mix and match. This is a very valuable video to review for those wanting to build a hot rod saw. Press on regardless. Hope to see the resolution of this project. Thank you.
sharing these sorts of issues is SO useful!! When this sort of thing happens to me I tend to assume I've been at fault and it would not happen to someone who knows what they are doing - so to see yourself get into issues is very reassuring and gives me the confidence to keep working on them - your videos have helped me fix my gardener's O23 which he can ill afford to replace - I think it is just the crank seals as I can blow through the engine and hear my breath coming out of the blade-side crank seal. I just got the sealant and was about to re-build it but I thought I'd check out another of your videos.
Many thanks!
Amazing! Everyone should know that things don't always go as planned in this shop. Or any shop for that matter.
I appreciate the effort and we all learned some important information. It sucks to waste money on failures but it pays off in the end when you get it right.
That intro was awesome.
I have an aftermarket big bore kit but did not use it because my cylinder and piston were like new. You may have saved me from a bad outcome. Thank you for sharing this.
It's kind of like rebuilding an old house. Nothing fits but I have seen another repair shops use aftermarket in some cases. But they ordered the complete kits. So everything fits together. Better not saying it's perfect but? Live and learn. You have a great shop and show here
Wow! What an excellent job your doing at teaching and entertaining all of use. I am so glad your back putting out videos after the long summer break. I love your humor and your methodical detailed teaching and the great job of filming. I real look forward to seeing any new videos you put out. I am sure it's a lot of extra work and time to put these videos together. So thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and making it informative and fun to watch!
Best chainsaw video ever,very funny. I was a mechanic for 40 years sometimes these things happen. dont be discouraged.
Thank you for this excellent video. Just continue to move forward. You are doing great!
I’m doing an aftermarket MS290 to MS390 aftermarket conversion this weekend. Wish me luck! I did however, buy new bearings as the stock ones have plastic cages that tend to fracture and destroy the saw once it has a lot of hours on it.
Hello again from Oz Erica. Excellent intro. Great video overall. I've rebuilt 2 saws with chinese parts, an MS390 and a 034AV. The advice I got was find out which cylinder and piston kits had the most positive feedback and reviews and I ask around my mates as well. I know that some kits are better than others. I used a Mako branded set on my MS390 and only had 2 issues. One was the muffler bolts didn't fit the cylinder very well. I had to grind it out with my Drexel tool. This is best done before you start assembly. You need to make sure the muffler fits. Second was that the hole in the cylinder for the earth wire was tapped as I think m5 size and the oem bolt didn't fit properly and I broke it off inside. A pain get out again. Lesson being, check all the thread sizes on the new parts. For the 034 it was a dream rebuild no fettling required. Good luck with the rebuild. Cheers Rich
Good evening from Sweden, Europe! Another one that admires you here, Erica! That Husqvarna would be so so great to se to be fixed! Those old one were just raw!
That amazing canadian sense of humor of yours gives it so nice touch and I love the way you just do it your way, that means completely, no rush, just great job done!
Warm greetings from the other side of the sea! ❤ /Peter
The expensive OEM seals are to be used with a clamshell re-assembly, the cheaper OEM seals are pushed in an existing assembled clamshell, given the case halves are still sealed with no leaks. Aftermarket seals are anyone’s guess! I’m gonna pre-fit the case halves and measure the bore before I slap it together, thanks for the video, it may have just saved me $$
Good work, valuable video, thanks for not burying the video! Don't stress yourself out about this. 😁 I vote for giving it another try with a complete kit.
I use Hyway and Meteor cylinders every day, and have happy customers. I will gladly buy every dead saw you have if your folks don't want to! Love the channel
awesome, very creative. The walking chainsaws.
You good to watch
outstanding drama!
U r a bloody classic, Erica. So look forward to your work n art🇦🇺
Aw, sorry to hear of your struggles with this project. I loved the intro, ti was really cool. I'll look forward to when you get the full kit and fix it up.
I absolutely love the beginning ,Erica!!! I had one MS290 that I took in as trade once, it was old but probably only ever cut 1 cord of wood in it's "life". I had to get rid of it to someone who would love it and use it and wouldn't care that it was a "weakling saw". I also wouldn't use aftermarket junk when I worked on saws.
😅
Absolutely luv your intro of the zombie ms290 crawling to the shop.Your srellar and a pleasure to watch. Makes me smile daily. Great rebuild reality. Keep goin, you will feel great when it actually runs again. Luv your channel.Thank u, Erica
The Whole Set up and Intro was AMAZING! I'm glad you decided to keep going with it.
I seen the Video of the Autopsy and Funeral Service. It deserves to live.
I'm glad you are showing the problems along the way.
This will make a GREAT Saw to see how the Aftermarket stuff does also.
This is just a Setback, the Goblins, Gremlins and Demons made their Presence known for Halloween.
I hope the kids get LOTS of Candy and Treats and have a WONDERFUL HALLOWEEN!
What are the kids Dressed up as?
We have a witch and a “malificent”
Love the show.
Yep. More thumbs up for a very suitable intro, for Halloween and the scary times this saw is presenting to you. I’m thinking the difference in the two cylinders is due to upgrading from a 290 to a 390. Bore is obviously bigger, and I’m guessing the stroke may also be bigger? Time to do some quality measuring comparing the old vs new cylinder…deck height to bottom pan. Just say it did bolt up correctly…piston to head clearance may then be different resulting in a different compression ratio due to the length of the connecting rod. .. which is probably different between a 290 and a 390…??? Please post your conclusive follow up. I will be waiting in anticipation!! Thumbs up everyone! 👍👍👍
Well. I did a quick parts lookup. My theory TRICKED myself. Seems crankshaft assembly are interchangeable between 290 and 390. I think I would still be doing some measuring. Hope you TREAT us with your valued conclusions on this frightful issue! 👍👍👍
Good luck on the rebuild. You can do it. Don’t give up . Just going on a new adventure. I have faith in you.
You did great for your first time venturing into the world of patching things up! The hardest part about repairing anything is the parts, getting them and having things that actually work. Hard to find good videos featuring thorough detailing of why you are doing something and its outcome, good or bad.
I really enjoy the videos and hope you try again!
The force of the crypt is strong with this saw ☠️.....
Hey Erica….. thanks for the real vid. You’re on your way to hollywood! Im super happy you have decided to continue with the build. It will be an interesting follow. Scarryy stuff.
Thanks for sharing another great video
Excellent as usual!
I use aftermarket stuff to rebuild my Huskies, not had much bother. Crankshaft seals are the only thing I don’t use aftermarket. If that 290 was mine, I’d have to carry on. I don’t like getting beaten and my time is freeish. Your opening scenes must be one of the best I’ve seen. Your openness about what happened is to be admired👏👏👏👏👏
I have a Stihl MS290 that i rebuilt 4 years ago using aftermarket parts. I kept the engine pan since it wasn't damaged but it has the same problem with wobbling that you had. It didn't go well. I am giving it another shot with OEM parts and beleive it or not it still wobbles. When i finished, it would not pull easily at all. I am going to break it apart and try again. What can I say, it's a challenge.
WHAT A LOVELY OPENING....
i really really like it ....
i did follow the rag shop also ,,,, you and him have a different style BUT both good content !
Great idea, gutted that it didn't turn out for you. Looking forward to the rematch
Love it!!!! Can't wait to see part 2 thank you!!!
Thank you for the fun video I just did a clamshell ms 250 and almost bashed it to pieces after the third try I ground the bearing seat slightly with a die grinder it made the clam fit tighter probably not the best thing to do but it's back to cutting wood.Thank you for your efforts in showing us great videos!
Looking forward to the rebuild
Creative intro !! Great Video!!!!
This is the best outcome possible as a warning to people who do things on the cheap. Great video 👍
Awesome video, great work. Thank you Erica
Aside from your amazing skill as a mechanic, you win the gold award for the best video intro ever!
Great buildup and video work! I’ve done a few aftermarket builds/rebuilds. The quality is sometimes very obviously less and sometimes it is just fine. I once got a piston and cylinder that came with the wrong circlips. They came out and destroyed that piston and cylinder. The replacement one was just fine though and is running great today. Hope your next part goes together fine. I’ll be watching to see.
great job loved the video can't wait for the next one
I don't even work on chain saws. But, I think this is one of your best videos!! Can't wait to see how it turns out!
This MS290 will be like that ex partner that never goes away or leaves you alone to get on with your life 😂
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Go for the rebuilding!! I too have been down this road with various projects.
Good call on the circlips-nice tool-oem best --doing the best you can with after market.
Loved the opening, well done! Appreciate the fact you're not giving up, we've all been there. Looking forward to Part 3😎
Lol the opening of the video was awesome 😊
I did this with a Husky 359 using aftermarket parts. Saw is still running great today and that was over two years ago.
Ask Tony if you should rebuild this saw. For his answer; write his name on a piece of paper, hold it up to a mirror & read the reflection. It reads: ynoT ??? 🤣 Enjoy your black cat, (I have one too), and all your furry friends. Happy Halloween to all!
Hello from the UK. Another great video, order the parts we want to see the chainsaw work.
Great video and great that you showed it to us viewers😊 I learn so many things from your channel and besides it is really entertaining 🎉 kind of addicted to see more videos coming from you😂
Love it!
Before installing piston I have always checked the ports for any need to cleanup what the factory won’t or didn’t do.
Good Job upping the bore.
Don’t Give Up Erica 😀 I Know You Can Resurrect This 290/390 😎🎃😇😇😇 Andreas Stihl Will Be There In Spirit To Guide You 😇😮😀🎃 on Your Path 😀 Thank You For The Halloween Production I’m Glad You Still Showed It And We Appreciated All Your Hard Work Putting It All Together 😀😊❤️😀👍🏼😇👍🏼
IT is alive 😮 great video on this one Erika
The black cat is an accomplice! I rarely have good luck with aftermarket!
The video was awesome, especially with the supporting actor… the 🐈…LOL. I am at the same place with a MS180C, needing a crankcase crank case engine housing…tab broke that holds the cut off leveler. Thank you for your videos..
It’s good to know even pros have mishaps
LOVE THE BEGINNING WAS WAITING FOR A DOGMAN TO POP OUT 😆😆👍👍👍,ERICA I INSTALLED A BIG BORE 52MM PISTON AND CYLINDER FROM FARMTECH FOR MY BUDDYS HUSQVARNA 365 SPECIAL , THAT WAS 5 YEARS AGO , HE CUTS 5 BUSH CHORD A YEAR SAW STILL RUNS GOOD HE RUNS 40:1 MIX WITH HUSQVARNA XP OIL SO FAR SO GOOD 👍👍 STILL HAS GREAT COMPRESSION AND PISTON LOOKS GOOD
excited to see this saw run again! bummed you didn't work on the saw that has been to two other shops excited to see that to! this was out of your control the aftermarket gremlin bites again !
Frankensaw! Don't give up, Dr.Frankenstein didn't build his monster on the first try 😁
Hindsight is 20-20; but if you're upgrading engine capacity I would have ordered the whole kit, not just the head and cylinder. I suspect the crankcase may have fit OK if you kept the capacity the same as the MS290.
If you take out the seals completely do you still get the rocking?
DON'T GIVE UP!
Happy Halloween! Sorry the rebuild didn’t go as planned. Cool intro to your video! Your cat is going to need an agent soon. I hear Hollywood calling. 😎
Which after market cylinder and piston manufacturers do you recommend? Thanks for your content Erica
So cool Helloween story at the beginning of the video, but I wouldn't take aftermarker, OEM only!!
Stay tuned!!
@marriedwithsmallengines If any of my Stihl machines wear out I would probably rebuild it with Stihl parts and probably buy a new one too...
As you know I already have 3 machines waiting for fourth to be delivered..
I ve done many different Sthil chainsaws with Amazon after market cylinder and piston kits, and have not had a problem with any of them. However, you need to inspect the inner surface of the cylinder blocks and make sure the ports are machined properly. if any question on the intake or exhaust ports, chamfer them with a small piece of 320 grit sand paper, only on the edge of the ports. NOT ON THE WALL OD THE CYLINDER. This will assure the rings will not catch on the milled surfaces of those ports.
I laughed so hard at the beginning with the saw coming out of the grave and moving along the shop floor LOL
I am so happy to see you rebuilding this and doing the 390 upgrade!
Great job filming the intro! Sorry about your luck with the aftermarket. We know you'll take it to the finish.
I had the same exact problem the other day,was using a aftermarket piston in one of my saws and the oem c clip was loose in the after market piston. My tree service friend is having good luck with his ms290 I rebuild with a cheap online kit. Why he likes that saw though I have no idea 😂.
Don’t think you did anything wrong but I did notice the oem pan doesn’t fit well on the aftermarket cylinder on the one I did, I did end up using the pan it came with.
Awesome intro !! Good for a laugh 😃
Nice to see an expert having problems.
Awesome!!!
I enjoy seeing you deal with stuff not fitting !!!!! It gonna be rough at home for Mr Chainsaw
Very cool intro. I was smiling all the way. l
Loved It!