I Restored a Scrapped Stihl Chainsaw. You Won’t Believe What.....

[@P--O]

Fantastic restoration!

[@chainsawace1777]

Thanks so much!

[@courtneykensington8190]

Great job on your restoration. Your videos are by far more legitimate than some of the “other” KZbin channels out there who artificially destroy chainsaws for views.

[@chainsawace1777]

Thanks so much for the nice comment. Really appreciate you watching! Have a great day.

[@Chucky-b7v]

Once again, another fantastic restoration of something I didn’t think could be brought back to life, lol. I honestly didn’t think it would go again! Great job my friend.

[@chainsawace1777]

Thanks Wayne! Comments like your’s make this so worth it. I really appreciate it my friend. Have a wonderful day.

[@ossieljuarez1936]

I've been looking for one of these chainsaws for awhile now. And whenever I find one, I'm going to use this video as a reference.

[@chainsawace1777]

Awesome. Keep in mind that the 025 and the MS250 are almost the same chainsaw. If you find one of those it's basically the newer version of the 025. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ossieljuarez1936]

@chainsawace1777 I have a 251 already, but I would like a older model chainsaw to add to my small collection.

[@chainsawace1777]

I see. An 025 or the MS250 would both fit that bill for sure.

[@st7650]

Yah I have been waiting on these videos for so long the ones that you dug out that old building. Thanks so much for the post love the channel

[@chainsawace1777]

Thanks so much for watching. There is much more to come! Sorry for the delay. I am running way behind schedule due to a close family member's health issues. I am getting back on track now, though.

[@jimfrey881]

Great video and great refurb! Got to love a Stihl.

[@chainsawace1777]

Thanks so much. Have a great day Jim!

[@АнтонСорокин-ц3э]

Hi. Try the following recipe. I use it to clean plastic and cylinders. Take a dishwasher capsule or two (depending on the volume of your container). Dissolve in a small amount of warm water, add 10 drops of dioxidine (per capsule) and then pour it into the container with the parts. Pour boiling water until completely immersed. Let it cool and wash as you do with a paintbrush. Be sure to wear gloves, since dioxidine is a transporter for delivering substances under the skin. It is used in creams for joint pain and many other places. To clean mufflers, I use a product for cleaning sewer pipes (caustic 60 g). Dilute with warm water, stir, immerse the muffler for a day. Some of the carbon will dissolve, some can be shaken out after drying. Work with gloves. Good luck

[@brockraybon]

Awesome! Thanks for another great video.

[@mariodesantis8747]

Bravissimo è tornata al suo splendore. Complimenti. Mario da Roma.ciao

[@chainsawace1777]

Hey Mario! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@mariodesantis8747]

@@chainsawace1777 sei veramente bravo. Grazie a te. Tantissimi auguri x il futuro. Ciao un abbraccio.🥳

[@chainsawace1777]

Thanks Mario!

[@michaelustaszewski2839]

Nice job.

[@chainsawace1777]

Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching.

[@JL20231]

Nice restoration, however I would like to point out that packing the bearings with grease on a 2-stroke engine is not recommended. The oil/gas mixture is designed to lubricate the bearings while running.

[@chainsawace1777]

Appreciate you watching and commenting. Thank you.

[@brettmckenzie900]

I've got a 14 year old MS 441 that is starting to have problems. It doesn't have a ton of hours on it, but will stall out when idling, which gets worse as it gets hotter (I'm in Texas). Would it be cheaper just to get a new saw or have someone take the thing apart and figure out what's wrong with it?

[@chainsawace1777]

Hey, thanks for watching and the question. The equivalent of the MS441 is probably close to $1500 now days, so this chainsaw is definitely worth repairing. Also, the problem you're describing sounds like a minor carburetor issue that can probably be remedied by cleaning the carburetor and installing a new diaphragm kit. Heck it might not even need that. It may just need a light adjustment of the carburetor. The MS441 is an absolute unit of chainsaw and it's very much worth your time and money.

[@st7650]

I’m just wondering can you not get these parts from the Stihl dealer? Or is it about cost

[@chainsawace1777]

You could, but you would spend a lot, lot more. And for an old project like this, low cost is a priority in my opinion.

[@Gelathius]

I saw one guy use hydrogren peroxide and soak the "white" plastics to make them more white.

[@chainsawace1777]

I tried this and it didn't work for me. Although, maybe I didn't have the proper dose. I need to look into this again. Thanks for the suggestion and the view.

[@r.martin3494]

You're a brave man taking on this one! 😅 However, instead of all the faffing around you and others do, cleaning with scratchy screwdrivers and wot-not, why don't you just use a pressure washer to start with, take it apart and pressure wash it some more seeing as the engine on this one was clearly from the start going to be in need of replacement or a lot of TLC - and then start cleaning it with a brush and soap and and why not take off the bumper spikes before finishing the cleaning job? You are not the only one I've seen do this, is there a reason, it doesn't seem to make any sense to me to leave it on, and then decide to take it off and clean it too. I can't believe you went over the badging with a metal tool just to clean the oily crap off it! I'm not that familiar with Stihl badging but couldn't it scratch it? Is there a reason you put the pull spring back in but by bit rather than just pulling it tight outside of the housing FIRST before then dropping it into the housing?

[@malindajones3829]

Hey

[@chainsawace1777]

Hey!

[@alexparty2002]

Try hydrogen peroxide method for plastic whitening. It's very effective.

[@chainsawace1777]

What percentage do you think would do the trick? I tried 3% with no success. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ddbond1]

Seen someone using a heat gun on 4 wheeler plastics before.

[@chainsawace1777]

I’ve tried this too, and I noticed that the plastic on chainsaws tends to darken when heated, unlike the plastic on 4-wheeler fenders. Thanks for watching and commenting! I really appreciate you.