Stihl FS 85 User Manual

Ifthestarterropecanbepulled
outbutthenrewindsveryslowlyor
incompletely,thestartermecha-
nismisOKbutcloggedwithdirt.
Atverylowoutsidetemperatures,
thelubricatingoilontherewind
springmaythickenandcausethe
springwindingstosticktogether.
Thishasadetrimentaleffecton
thefunctionofthestartermecha-
nism.Itissufficientinsuchcases
toapplyafewdropsofparaffinto
therewindspring.
Carefullypulloutthestarterrope
severaltimesandallowittore-
winduntilitsnormalsmooth
actionisrestored.
Theentirestartermechanismin-
cludingrewindspringmustbere-
movedanddisassembledifclog-
gedwithdirtorpitch.Specialcare
mustbeexercisedwhenremoving
thespring!
Allpartsmustbewashedinparaf-
finorwhitespirit.
Therewindspringandstarterpost
mustbelubricatedwithSTIHL
speciallubricant,see13.2,before
beinginstalled.
-Removeshroud,see3.1.
•
Removescrews.
-Removestartercover.
•
Replaceinsertinstartercoverif
necessary.
•
Positionstartercoversothatlug
(1)engagesininsert(2).
•
Secureeyeletonthrottlecableto
lowerscrewonmachineswith
oneshort-circuitwire.
-Tightenscrewstoatorqueof
5.5Nm.
-Refitshroud.
392RA069
VA
392RA072
VA
392RA070
VA
392RA071
2
1
VA
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6.1 General
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Stihl FS 85 Specifications

General

Engine Type	2-stroke
Displacement	25.4 cc
Weight	5.2 kg
Shaft Type	Straight
Starter	Recoil
Vibration Damping	Yes
Power Output	0.95 kW
Fuel Capacity	0.44 liters