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Stihl 028
By: brettl Date: January 18, 2014, 3:27 am
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I've been looking for an older(i.e. less expensive) mid-size
Stihl and have decided on the 028. Stumbling across 2 that I
picked up reasonable didn't hurt. ;) One is a 028 WB, the second
is an AVEQ. I'm going through them before I put them into
service and have a few questions.
First, have any of you done threads anywhere on a muffler mod
for the 028? I searched and couldn't find one. Ideally, I'd like
to see pics of mm's done to the 028.
Second, looking ahead and hopefully FAR ahead, have any of you
found a good aftermarket p&c that you have got good service
from?
Thanks everyone.
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Re: Stihl 028
By: roostersgt Date: January 20, 2014, 3:07 am
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I've had numerous 028's and they really don't need a MM. They're
pretty opened up from the factory. The muffler on them is pretty
much a hollow "can". Not sure you'd see much gain. I'd check
Ebay for a good used OEM piston and cylinder. Saw a few well
priced ones there just this week. About the same, maybe a bit
less, than the few aftermarket ones available. Good saws and
last a long long time.
#Post#: 32620--------------------------------------------------
Re: Stihl 028
By: brettl Date: January 24, 2014, 3:15 am
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Thanks roostersgt. Since I've chosen this saw for my 16" (maybe
18") go to saw, I'd like to learn all I can about the different
variants and their respective features. I have a WB, WBAV EQ,
and know about the Super and would in fact like to find one. Or
two, or ten..... Actually just missed out on a nice one local. I
just ran across a WBAV. No EQ on this. I didn't know about this
one so my question to the 028 gurus out there is how many
variants were there? In the research I've done I'd only seen the
3 I first mentioned. Thanks for and insight. :)
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Re: Stihl 028
By: Fish Date: January 24, 2014, 8:02 am
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I have seen many variations, don't think they had different
designations, not as bad as the old 031, but a bunch of
different features.
How many of your saws have the complete chain brake?
#Post#: 32633--------------------------------------------------
Re: Stihl 028
By: man of stihl Date: January 24, 2014, 8:08 am
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What's wrong with the cylinder that's on it? Many times they can
be saved.
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Re: Stihl 028
By: brettl Date: January 25, 2014, 6:16 pm
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Hi Ron. Nothing wrong that I know of. Just thinking down the
road since these 2 028's will be doing the majority of my
firewood cutting. I was thinking if there is a good p&c out
there it would be best to order one now while the saw is only 30
years old ;D. Although, these saws are so common, I don't see
parts supply drying up anytime soon.
#Post#: 32751--------------------------------------------------
Re: Stihl 028
By: man of stihl Date: January 25, 2014, 7:53 pm
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I see. Nothing wrong with that! 8)
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Re: Stihl 028
By: jockeydeuce Date: January 27, 2014, 6:51 pm
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My 028 super really responded well to a muff mod. This is the
one I did to it.............
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HTML http://smg.photobucket.com/user/jockeydeuce/media/IMG_4112.jpg.html][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/jockeydeuce/IMG_4112.jpg[/img][/URL]
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Re: Stihl 028
By: man of stihl Date: January 27, 2014, 8:08 pm
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Sweet......:-)
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Re: Stihl 028
By: 3000 FPS Date: January 28, 2014, 2:49 pm
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Brettl, I had a 028 super that I muffler modded. I took a
Dremel and opened the outlet to about twice the size and opened
up the deflector also. The saw did respond well.
The muffler on the 028 super I worked on I thought was very
restrictive.
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