crazyal
Super Member
I get the impression that you aren't likely to try to repair it yourself so my advice would be to just replace it. Most likely the new saw will outlast you (I can only hope to make it to your age and still do stuff like cutting stumps). I think you could sell your current saw, I'm sure someone would be willing to take the chance on repairing it. I've seen a number of 2 strokes that aluminum from the piston fuses to the cylinder wall when they overheat. With some effort it can be removed and the cylinder saved. I think you would have a hard time finding a Sthil dealer who would do that though. For them it would just be all new parts and a bill that would be too close to the price of a new saw.