Date:         Mon, 6 Nov 2000 21:18:50 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Can Germans make a decent two stoke engine?
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OK... I know this has NOTHING really to do with a Vanagon other than
Volkswagen uses Stihl products in their literature but here goes...

I am the owner of the Stihl 009 chainsaw.  I figured that if Germany can
design some of the best automotive engines in the world they should make
pretty decent chainsaws.  Besides, if you look at the equipment in the
Vanagon Transporter brochures they always have Stihl chainsaw or bush
cutters - is there a connection to Volkswagen?   Considering that I am a
only weekend chainsaw warrior I think that the stats are pretty impressive
at 40.8cc and 1.5kW at 10,500 RPM - almost most on spec with a 1.8L VW
engine for cc/kW!

Since I bought it back in August, I have ran about 4L of fuel thru it and
the damn thing has been in the shop three times now due to poor running.  Is
it me or is there something wrong with the design of the motor!  Perhaps it
was assembled by some ex-Trabant assembly line workers?

-- David Marshall - Volkswagen Enthusiast - Quesnel, BC, Canada   --
-- 78 VW Rabbit, 79 VW Iltis, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westfalia        --
-- 85 VW Cabriolet, 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 VW Syncro Double Cab --
-- David's Volkswagen Home Page        http://www.volkswagen.org  --
-- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning  http://www.fastforward.ca  --
-- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list)  --