problem with Stihl 038 AV Super

[Al_Smith]

Start with about a turn and a half out on both .The idle or low speed set out enough to run plus provide a snappy response when going from idle to full throttle .If it falters it probably needs to be richened up a little .

High speed should be kind of stuttering at full throttle ,commonly called "4 stroking" .Once it hits the wood and is under load it should clear up .Too lean it will start to drop RPMS fast .Always err on the side of being a tad rich rather than lean .Run a half a tank through it under load then "read " the spark plug .It should be a brownish color .To rich it will be black too lean it will be whitish .

[Ejdb]

played around with the saw a bit further today. It starts fine...still need to adjust the carb.

But im looking at the amount of oil that being released. it look to me its way to much but maybe im wrong.

i made 2 videos. one with the oilpump adjustment screw fully open and one fully closed. even fully closed it seems to give a lot of oil.

Id like to know what you guys think about this.




Oilpump fully open:
https://youtu.be/yXROHf0ui2g



oilpump fully closed:
https://youtu.be/W2CNTxUdAGs


defective oilpump? something else? normal?

Thanks for your advice!

[joe_indi]

How much oil is there in the tank when you stop for refuelling? Or, does the oil tank go dry before you run out of fuel?

[Ejdb]

Ow I haven't even tried that.  Was afraid this was way too much oil so I didn't really use it yet