Stihl 038 Super Chainsaw! Starts, Runs, Dies! Let’s Strip It Down!
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- Опубліковано 22 бер 2024
- This customers Stihl 038 super chainsaw will start and run, but then quits on him. Let’s dive into this beauty and see what its problem is! Come along with Erica as she inspects the saw , performs fuel systems tests , tests and tank vent and performs a pressure / vacuum test on the crankcase!
Stihl 017 018 021 023 025 026 028 034 036 038 044 046 064 066 088 - Авто та транспорт
Greetings from Sydney, Australia! Excellent job you did on that saw. The customer is very lucky to have such a skilled technician work on their (very nice) 038 Super.
Thank you very much! :)
And greetings from Melbourne, Australia. It's a pleasure to watch your professionalism.
And greetings from Perth western Australia. Excellent job well done.
Thorough and concise leaving nothing to chance.Done right the first time ,won't be seeing that saw back for a long while. gotta like it!!
Thank you!! :)
I appreciate your no nonsense style, thoughtful editing and explanation. You do an outstanding job repairing and presenting. THANKS!!!❤
I appreciate that! Comments like this will keep me doing this. Thank you!
True indeed.
Might be the best repair video I have ever seen . I have been a vehicle tech for 35 years . New subscriber here .
Wow, thank you!
@@marriedwithsmallengines I forgot to mention I work in the woods for fun and love chain saws too
Great channel! Very informative
You sure remind me of our neighbour in Calgary, Alberta. She is not married. She is a veterinarian.
The saw started that quickly when it had no fuel in the lines yet! LOL! I learned a few things! Thanks! Great video.
Thanks for watching!
Your 038 super starts way easier than my 038 super pro from 1988! This video is definitely going into my library for future reference. Thank you Erica.
The air filter is usually the culprit the choke flap gets worn
I've got a good deal of experience with engine's especially 2 Stroke. You have done a masterful job on your diagnosis. Excellent!!
Thank you!
It’s great to watch such a thorough saw repair
I enjoyed making this video! Lots more to come!
Best wishes from Upper Bavaria! I am currently trying to repair a Stihl 044, probably > 30 years old. The videos are so straightforward and really helpful.
Oh this channel is going to take off... Just hang in there. Been a good while since I've run across an even tone, straight forward presentation with knowledge and good best practices.
6.04K subscribers. I have another video in another tab. It already shows 6.05K subscribers... I am not surprised.
Thank you so much!
Excellent video... Thats a good old saw..
The best ! 😊
Xlogger here, so I'm fairly well experienced on chainsaw maintenance and repairs. You are methodical, thorough, and could work on my firewood saws anytime.
Wow! Thank you!
Good catch on the repair. Thanks for sharing. 🇨🇦
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you!
I appreciate your videos. You're providing a real service for us with older saws.
And I appreciate you watching!
Great old saw! I have an 038 MAG II. I have a copy of one made in China too. I have never even fueled it. They are heavy saws, and I am not getting any younger.
My 036 pro was giving me trouble like this for months and it turned out to be the little wire you mentioned with the cut that was shorting and grounding out, which is how the switch turns it off. I took it in to my Stihl guy who didn’t catch it first. A little piece of tape fixed it.
Very thorough and well explained. I have 7 or 8 Stihl 0 series saws I play with. Learning all the time. Thanks
Very well done. Nice thorough instructional video on how to diagnose a chain saw repair. Thank You
Greetings from calmar, Iowa. Love your videos. Keep up the great work. Thanks for taking the effort to film your work.
🙂Pronunciation ... Greatings from Germany. STIHL isn't like 'stiil', it's more like 'steal'. 🙂
I am working on my pronunciation...I've been saying it wrong my whole life! Lol
@@marriedwithsmallengines good luck!
I started watching this channel a few weeks ago and quickly became a fan! I've seen maybe 10 videos, and I notice a very methodical and logical approach to diagnosing problems and complaints; always starting with basics and then addressing the various systems of the saws. Great explanations and the new camera to look into the cylinder is quite helpful! Erica's approach is intelligent, reassuring and confident. Thanks for your professionalism and calming manner! - Joe - Western MA, USA
Excellent tutorial. Thank you. I am working on rebuilding 3 old Stihl 048 yet I cannot find any complete rebuild tutorials. a heavy saw yet great when going. more parts seem available in Canada so postage to Australia adds a bit to cost in doing them up.
👍👍👍A no nonsense detailed demo on a full service 🤔⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Thank you
Thank you very much! Keep watching and I’ll keep filming!
I love your patient, methodical approach. Thanks from down under (Aust) for these excellent videos! :)
Just found your channel. I’ve been cutting and fixing for fifty years. Great job. I’ll subscribe
Thank you so much! I appreciate it!
Love the way you're taking care of those old jewels !
Gooood job ! 👍
You mean....I'm not the only one who struggles with those darn throttle (and choke) linkages on chainsaws? (The only things I dread about messing with chainsaws!). What a thorough and conscientious job you do! Great job! My first time viewing this channel, but I can safely say that you are the BEST!
I really appreciate your comment! Thank you!
Used to have a 038 super. Weighed about the same as a small truck but bulletproof and wood go all day and night. Back in the day when Stihl made quality machines.
Very clear demonstration and great camera work, thanks.
What a treat to see your work process ! Thank you and great job !
Thank you very much!
Very thorough video. I hope all shops are as thorough as you are. John
This was possibly one of the best repairs videos I've ever watched.
Does everyone up north call em 'still'? Down south we call em 'steel'.
Thank you SO much for the nice comment! Comments like this will keep me filming.
Well neighbor,...Northern MT here. You made it look easy. Thorough use of your vacuum pressure tool. FAS,..fuel,air ,spark....and their management.
Attention to detail is super. Thanks!
Glad you like it!
Great job, I have an 038 that’s been giving me a trouble. Now I know where I can look for a few other problems. Great videos
Thanks!
Beautiful saw, just don't make them like that any more. Good job on the diagnosis, I just picked up a MityVac that I used to check the seals on my Stihl 036. Enjoy your channel.
Thank you so much! Glad your here!
Very helpful. Small engines have always been my hobby.
Now that I have retired I have more time to enjoy it.
Thank you from Southern Ontario.
Thank you for watching!
Hi and Gday from sunny Queensland , Australia , thank you , i have been binging some your vids , very handy info , cos i just bought a new saw, so will have no fear if/when i need to fix it , cheers
The two videos I've watched so far are the most informative I have seen on the Internet. Thank you!
My Stihl 029 was hard to start from day one. Once running, it started fine, first pull. After about 12 years it became extremely difficult to start, and, if turned off, wouldn't start. I changed the tubing, filter and carb. Sort of back the way it was. Changed ignition module and it started in a couple pulls. Worked great one season. Now, is difficult to start again. This winter, I warmed it up on a heater before trying to start and that helped. There isn't a gap adjustment for the ignition/magneto - just two bolts without slots. I did my best to gap both ends.
My next thing was going to be a carb adjustment. I assume it was a tank vent as you showed but I don't recall it.
Will probably replace fuel filter, air filter and spark plug just to be sure.
I don't have a hand pump, carb block but have gasket material -- will look into these items.
I run the saw empty if it won't be used in a day or two.
Great videos!
I don't trust the local chain saw shop. They just want to sell new chains. I put the saw in and it didn't work any better than when I put it in. So, I reluctantly have to work on mine.
Thanks lots to learn.Your a good teacher
Excellent Repair and Diagnostic Troubleshooting 😀😊👍🏼
Thanks for the visit
You sure remind me of our neighbour in Calgary, Alberta. She is not married. She is a veterinarian. You are sure thorough in your approach. Thank you.
Just got one of these. It runs pretty good but its nice to see some good maintenance of it. Thanks!
Aaaaah. This is the perfect antidote to watching too many AvE videos. Love your work, and it is obvious you are a small engine guru so I have subbed.
I love to see a mechanically minded woman work, as I am blessed to have married one 38 years ago.
Your thorough diagnosis and repair should be inspiring to all other small engine mechanics. Keep up the good work sister! 😊
Thank you so much!
Had a 024 for 20 years greatest saw, now my brother uses it and it still starts as a cham, even if it 30 year old now!
It’s so great to see ladies doing what was traditionally man’s work and doing it well.
That having been said it is even better to have a video that you can easily understand what is being done and why it is being done.
For people like me, who are hearing deficient, not having to try and separate background noise like music, fans, vacuum cleaners to confuse my ears is a godsend!
Thank you.
I have subscribed.
I'm glad you could hear it well - I now make sure to turn the compressor and furnace off in the shop before doing any filming. The slightest noise in the background can sure ruin the audio. Thanks for being here!
I have the 038 Super with a 20" bar purchased new.
I like your smooth, through presentation
Very educational 👍👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
You make it look easy! 👍
:) Thank you for watching!
This is some really good info... I have this exact saw, new in 1984. It's been worked very hard for many years, and now has been relegated to occasional use. It is a really good saw, but has a few quirks... I'm confident it still has the original fuel tank vent, fuel line, and filter... Probably would be a good idea to maintenance them, being the saw is 40 years old now...
Thanks, I’m a new subscriber, i like your method of teaching.
Thank you!
Loved the video. I have a O38 AV Magnum 2, I purchased new in the mid-80's. Very little use on the saw due to a injury ( not related to the saw ). Am unable to find Stihl 40:1 oil. I ordered a 2.6 Oz bottle of STA-BIL 40:1/50:1 full synthetic. I did rebuild the Bing carburetor five years ago from sitting to long. The saw is basically new. I sure don't want to burn her up. You have a new subscriber. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for the comment! I'm glad your here!
So the youtube algorithm pointed your video to me and I'm glad it did. I really enjoyed watching you troubleshoot and diagnose the repairs on that 038. Very nice saws. I had a couple of those in the past. Also, if you notice there's a small hole right in front of the tank vent hose. The hole is for the end of the hose to go through so it stays out of the way of everything else under the filter cover. Ask me how I know!! Keep up the great work and I'll be subbing your channel❤❤❤❤
Thank you for watching - I really appreciate it! Yes! I will put it in it's hole! :)
@@marriedwithsmallengines ❤
very nice diagnosing job !!...thumbs up
Thank you so much!
Good Job: A couple things... With enlightened customers, 1st thing we do is take the muffler off and check the screen. 2nd we take a digital closeup picture of the cylinder and piston. This covers us if the customer starts tweeking on the screws and runs it lean and burns it up. We print the picture and attach it to the repair order and save the picture for evidence if the saw comes back, this covers our butt.
Working on the carb with it in your hand is asking for trouble. One of my mechanics ended up in the ER with a screwdriver stuck in his palm. What was bad was the dirty screwdriver embedding the dirt deep in his hand. He was out for weeks clearing up the infection. I don't wish that on anyone.
Thanks for the advice, I would hate to put a screwdriver through my hand!
I have done it myself it made me cringe 😂
So I realized my 32 year old 036 wouldn’t run right occasionally . I finally found that my choke rod lever o the carb would drag on the back of the air filter. This was on more than one filter. I had to grind a tiny bit away on a couple spots with my Dremel and all was good. As far as I know these were original Stihl air filters. Passing this along to others that could run into this.
Very good detail video. Thank you
Thanks for showing how simple it is to do the crankcase test. I've never done that and I need to do it on a couple of my old saw and trimmer engines. Really like how the Stihl engines are designed. Getting to the fuel line and etc. on some of my engines of different brands are really not designed very well.
Good to see, I love my 038 Super, but it is getting hard to find anyone willing to work oni it.
I like the way you show everything and talk about it. You are the second woman I watch on UA-cam. She is called Chickanic. Well done ladies!
I watch Chickanic as well! Thanks for watching us! :)
Un tres grand merci de France pour la qualité de vidéo, de l environnement de travail eet de stockage tres tres beau et agréable, et d avoir vu aussi les coulisses avec les tronçonneuses en attente de maintenance, j aime beaucoup ça. Tu es une source d inspiration pour moi mecanicien amateur. Félicitations aussi d avoir un peu de stock pour depanner rapidement, c est devenu rare , en tout cas en France. Abonné. Merci beaucoup
Great video and straight to the point👍
Thank you!
Textbook diagnosis and repair procedure. Ive had many 5 minute fights with the 038 throtte linkages. Saw looks like low use, sprocket looks good.
Thank you for being here! I appreciate you and your comment! 😊😊
It looked like the had Stihl Moto Mix in the tank. Replacing fuel line and filter are two things that I do as a first choice. Fortunately problems.. I check gas tanks and fuel lines at 7 psi with my Mighty Vac. Echo tank vents make good replacements for Stihl tank vents. I also check tank vents at 7 psi.
Look out Mustie1, Taryl, James Condon, Donyboy73 and Steve at the saloon! Ms. Erica knows her stuff and makes fixing things a breeze!
Oh gosh. Thank you.
Excellent video
Thank you very much!
nice video. not sure how you came into my feed. haven't watched chicanic in some time either. lots of 2vintage tho. will likely need to do some maintenance on my husqvarna 450 (455?) rancher this spring. not feeling intimidated too much. quick clean / inspec / plug / air filter / fuel filter.... thanks for the upload
Thanks for watching! The next a 450 / 455 comes in for service I will catch it on film! Thank you!
What a great video. Like your style of video and the thorough explanation of what you are doing. Maybe you can also explain a bit why you do certain checks based on the symptoms. I think it is completely clear to you but I am a novice ;-). Keep up the good work! All the best from the Netherlands.
Thanks for watching! As I keep making videos I will explain more about the testing I do. Thank you!
I been using a 038 super 25 years I'm the second owner had a couple carb issues over the years other than that no issues
One thing I didn't hear mentioned is that the Stihl fuel lines are prone to rot if you use ethanol gas. They look pretty much normal to the naked eye but the rubber is honeycombed, which allows the carb to suck air as well as fuel, which leans out the mixture. I've worked on many "communal use" saws (meaning they were owned by a company with many employees who used the saws but didn't do anything to maintain them) that suffered from a rotted fuel line. The users would buy normal gas for the saws and then the lines would rot out. Make sure you use premium gas with no ethanol in these saws.
Very informative. I dont have much confidence in that type of tank vent.
Well done the customer will be very happy to have his working saw back. Be well this day.
Great Video, Thank You! God Bless!
Thank you so much!
You should work on my saw next!! Great video. Thanks for shareing.
I love working on chainsaws! Thanks for being here!
Great job 👏 😊
Thank you!
Excellent job by someone who obviously knows how it should be done, i'll keep watching, inbetween you and Chickanic, lol!
Thank you so much!
Thanks 4 sharing. Enjoyed the vid. SUBSCRIBED👍
Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy!
Great channel to learn about working on saw. I subbed up!
Awesome, thank you!
that's from when stihl actually made a good saw!!! i like that test adapter. much better than what husquvarna gives you.
Agreed! Great saws, and great tools! :)
good video, and at 16:31 it's because this process discovers if you have reed valves (two stroke) or plain sprung valves (4 stroke), like a car engine, the reed valves operate in one direction, and this tests them to.
Thanks excellent video. Have you ever noticed any choke issues with a 038 mag II? The choke on this series of saws seems to be sometimes a show stopper.
Hi! I have seen this many times. The choke is inside the air filter. I would recommend replacing the air filter with a new OEM from Stihl (I have seen these air filters aftermarket and they didn't operate properly). Sometimes you have to replace the air filter AND the control shaft, due to age and wear. Those two parts tend to go hand in hand. I hope this helps! :)
Hi Bruce Here. 😀 I cant believe I just subbed now Great channel. Your name came up on Kens
Small Engines Live Stream today. Thanks again.
Thanks for the sub!
Great job 👍
Thank you!
Good video 😊
Thanks for the visit!
I have a 038 av. It’s a great saw.
Had a 038 on Forestry , mainly for use in clearing fallen trees across fire trails.
Just paused @ 1:09 , thinking vacuuming fuel cycle.
Good job! From Sophia, N.C. USA
Really good video😊
Thank you! 😁
The bottom bolts should be 6mm, as I remember. The top two are 5 mm, as I remember. I use a soapy water mix as a press fluid for rubber parts. Just Dawn and water.
Glad you showed up when you did I was board out of my mind. Enthused… now i gotta go plug 🔌 n I’m not gonna make it….
How have you become that skilled ? Some tech- school or learned by Stihl ? For how long have you worked with saw's ? I must say you are really Pro-skilled.... love how you explain every detail in repair-process. Thx for excellent videos. 👏👏👏👏👏
Great Video!
Thank you very much!
Excellent!
Your show just popped up. I really enjoyed the details and explanation. I watch Chicanick also and both you ladies do a much better job than most of the guys!
Also, I love your accent pronunciation of the word “out”. The only area in the US I’ve heard that pronunciation is in parts of Virginia that were settled by Scottish Irish settlers in the 1700 & 1800’s. Some must have settled in Ontario also. Love your show and am now a subscriber!
Haha, i didn't know I had an accent! Now I will think out this every time I say the word "out" , thanks for being here!
Air intake considerations also include head gasket and crank bearing seals!
Very true! I wasn't clear enough in what I was saying. I was trying to explain all the points of entry that I had to seal up - not all the leaks I was looking for. I will be more clear during my next pressure / vac test.
You had a Bing diaphragm in stock? I am impressed! (40 plus year Stihl tech in WNY). Great video showing how it is really done. Other than the inlet lever adjustment, I felt they were one of the best carburetors/
Yes, I happened to have just one. I like having one of everything around...just in case :)
Just great work
John, I really appreciate your comment and I'm glad your here.
Dang good fix.
Nice job, 👍
Many years ago I took over my dad's old Husqvarna weed-wacker that he had given up on since it died after about 15 minutes of use and couldn't be restarted until cooled down. Don't know how many times he had taken it to the shop to get fixed and they claimed to done it.
Yet he took it to them again before giving it to me. Same story... invoice but no fix. When I went there to question them it turned out they never had test run it for more then a minute or so...
Anyway I decided to give it a service myself and see what I could find. The cause was the spark plug. (I did not buy anything from that company but went back there to tell I had found the cause but not what it was since they had screwed my father several times just to get him to buy a new one). The one I got was bought in mid 80's and still runs!