Stihl dillema - What would you do?
I've inherited an old Stihl 034 Farm Boss from my Dad. It's about 20 years old and I've had a problem trying to start it. It had been sitting unused for about 1-2 years. It worked well once started the other week, but now will only fire once then flood.
So, off to the service bloke who specializes in all things 2 stroke.
Now this bloke is VERY abrupt and I got the impression that a life of working with weekend warriors had worn him down.
When they finally had a look at it he said the cylinder has 'gouges' in it so it probably had the wrong fuel put in at some point or wasps had got into the muffler and left dirt behind when it was started up. (My gut impression was I was being fobbed off! Strong vibes of, they didn't give a monkeys)
A new cylinder will cost as much as 2 new chinese crap saws (with carry box).
Now look, I only want to use it occasionally BUT I don't want to just dismiss the Stihl and get a crap one.
Should I persevere and get it fixed whatever the cost. Are Stihl really that good? Or shall I just ditch it and get a crappy one that only will last 20 hours (saw that in another post)
What would YOU do?