Maggie’s The Woodchuck and Firewood Hoarders Thread

[AmmoFort]

Leak what and where?

Fuel and oil. I haven't actually checked where exactly. I bought (2) new saws 2 years ago and (1) last year. One of the (2) saws started leaking last year and I ignored it. The one I bought last year just started leaking this year. Makes me think of the deal when a manufacturer uses an incompatible, or inferior o-ring. Either that or the few times I mixed fuel using the stuff with ethanol in it. Which was very seldom.

I just wondered if I asked that someone would have seen it so much they'd know without even having to think about it.

 

[jetracer013]

Fuel and oil. I haven't actually checked where exactly. I bought (2) new saws 2 years ago and (1) last year. One of the (2) saws started leaking last year and I ignored it. The one I bought last year just started leaking this year. Makes me think of the deal when a manufacturer uses an incompatible, or inferior o-ring. Either that or the few times I mixed fuel using the stuff with ethanol in it. Which was very seldom.

I just wondered if I asked that someone would have seen it so much they'd know without even having to think about it.

They all leak bar oil. I put them away dry usually but always on a sheet of cardboard because I know there will be a puddle of oil underneath. They should not leak fuel. Did you spill when you filled it and not wipe it down?

 

[trob]

Did they do something to the newer Stihl's? All of mine leak.

You really have to pay attention to keeping the o-rings clean and especially the area where the o-ring touches the sides. Check it each time you put the caps on. My oil cap was leaking so I took it into the dealer. He cleaned off some tiny amount of debris, where I described above, and it stopped leaking. It’s been a couple years and it has not leaked a drop since I started checking that each time.

I’ve never leaked fuel. I’d be more concerned with that…

 

[Lawless]

Ethanol will rot rubber but not in 2 years.

All leak some bar oil as already said.