restoring stihl 088 magnum

rogue60

hi all,am new here thought you would like to see my 088 im restoring. anyways im chris and an aussie live in north east queensland australia...i will put up pics as soon as i work out how to.

rogue60

some before pics

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Eric Frei

Looks like flood damaged!

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rogue60

before pics seen better days its been sitting for about 5 years

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rogue60

haha no not flood damage,its been sitting in a sawmill.thats saw dust, oil and crap all over it...

rogue60

it sure did take a few hrs to clean up ready for some paint. so far its in good shape, piston looks good just a clean up and rings...i will put a list of what it needed and cost at the end of restoration....

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rogue60

ground off the casting marks on the muffler and gave it a coat of special heat proof paint,i like the effect. will be doing a few mods to the muffler thay are very restrictive..there is free power to be had quite easily....

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Eric Frei

Scrubbed up real nice, and worth it coz those saws cost a bomb.

Bloody rain again here today .... so over it.

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rogue60

here is a pic of the modification i have done to the exhaust outlet.its not over the top will just let it flow better and get rid the asthmatic wheeze 88's have...it will be a work horse not a race saw all mods im doing have reliability in mind as well.

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rogue60

i had time after work today to clean up the barrell and give the ports a going over, mild porting just a tidy up! bore looks smick...

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rogue60

getting there with the 88 she is looking good got a heap of parts to pic up and a new bar...anyways when im done i will start restoring my next saw an 090 hand me down from dad,he got it new in 82...will be good to run the 88 an 090 side by and see who really is the king! haha

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rogue60

this 88 has done a lot of work surprising how good the bore and piston are,stihl dont cut corners,workmanship and materials are second to none!...anyways befor and after of piston.

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rogue60

ok so far parts ive got are elastostart assy $36.75, name plate stihl $3.50, H.D filter cover $73.65, top shroud $69.00, model plate -088 $4.50 the rest of the saw has been cleaned or painted, i did the tank handle assy up same way as an old plastic motor bike tank lots of sanding and a polish...i still have rings and oil pump drive to pick up..well here are some pics dummy assembled. its looking great so far. when done will almost look like new but hell of alot cheaper

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Josh Wrigley

Hey where did you get the paint from?

rogue60

Hi wes ,yes its hard to get a paint to match the off white grey of stihl. I used a paint out of the can. its Motospray Quick dry super enamel gloss white.you can get it in most auto stores ..its the best match i could find without having to get paint mixed up for a spray gun.

rogue60

just a few tips when spraing out of a can,only paint on a nice day sunny is better,fill your sink up with about 3in of hot water out of the tap (not boiling water!)put the can in the sink for a few minutes to warm the paint, it helps the paint to atomize when spraying..build your coats up slow you will get runs doing heavy coats..anyways hope that helps cheers Chris.

JJay03

Very nice what polish did you use on the plastic?

rogue60

getting a good paint job is in the prep of parts,getting it smooth takes time. i might use paint stripper next time..(a tip) some bits you dont want painted and are too hard of a shape to get masking tape over, use blue tack! i used a car cut and polish on the handle but lots of sanding with wet and dry. its not easy but worth it. mine looks as good as a new 1...google restoring old plastic motor bike tanks..there is a few ways of doing it. some use a razor blade to get most of the old crappy plastic off before sanding....

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rogue60

ok modifying the exhaust outlet, i will need more adjustment on the high and low screw.the carb has stoppers just pick them out, too easy!...here are some pics showing the stoppers getting removed..

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sharkey

Excellent work. You have a great eye for detail.

mdl

Looks good there.

stihlman441

Very nice work there mate,just wondering does the 088 have a rev limiter coil like the 880s.
I have a 880 with rev limiter coil and its a pane in the ass to tune nice.I thing they put then on the 880s because of the warranty claims coming in from bent cranks,when held wide open for periods of time.

Cheers
Andrew

rogue60

ive had the 088 going, revs nice and smooth (crisp). it does hit the limiter out of the cut but cutting no.pulls nice and hard, with the few mods ive done it has made a better saw of the 088..whether the 880 has a lower rev limiter i cant say without a tacho,but i do have both saws. will do some side by side comparison, i know the 880 does feel abit doughy compared to the 088..i use a 660 every day and same thing to the older 066 seems a little doughy...anyways in years and years of logging and over ten 88's my father and myself have never had a 88 fail engine wise....

rogue60

finally finished doing up the 088,it has come up looking great for the first saw ive done up..ok the rest of the parts i got are carbie kit $22.00,rim 404 $20.00,spur gear $27.55,chain catcher $13.55,rubber guard sawdust shute $30.90,piston rings $85.30,two bumper spikes i call them dogs $50.00 and say $20 on nuts and screws and paint...all up thats about $450 not counting new bar..well i can say i enjoyed doing up this saw, best part is the smile on my face when cutting, it goes hard

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stihlman441

Nice one mate,go and get into some wood,i like the black muffler.

rogue60

sure was a mess

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Eric Frei

So how much do you want for it?

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Good info thanks for that

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rogue60

i dont know how to add a link to my vid? on youtube look up, restored stihl 088 magnum