You know how you start a Stihl? Trash it and buy an Echo.

 

My Stihl starts easy. Perhaps you're not doing it right

 

damn good saws right there...

got two of them and both of them are at least 25 years old. both never rebuilt and both still run like champs. they fire off within a couple pulls and cut wood like a hot knife through butter

 

Girlfriend helped me gut the interior of the Dodge yesterday so I can haul the floormat (Carpet) to the dump with the interior of the Crown Vic we gutted today. Norman has free dumping every spring and every fall, so I have a truckload going tomorrow.

 

2000 1500 sport 5.9 108k mi
I measured my gas mileage. I'm getting about about 12 in city haven't measured the highway yet haven't taken it on a trip. Not in sure if this is reasonable..

 

Took my girl to the shop to have the A/C sucked down and charges properly.
I've got a small leak somewhere, but die isn't showing it up.
I get 3-4 months out of a charge.
I've been using the cans to top it off and get longer between major fills, but it was at the point where a can wouldn't do it.
I'm guessing the evaporator needs replacing again... did it at ~45k (from memory), so I guess at 164k it is likely done.

 

The shop has a new valve body on the way for the transmission... we will see if that helps.

 

Replaced the hose that goes from the water pump to the intake, idler pulley, tensioner and tensioner pulley. Easy $85 spent.

 

used it to tow the wifes jeep home... looks like the head gasket went in the 4.0..... to the JY she goes(wifes orders).

 

Put in a new tune up and camshaft sensor