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  1. What does a flywheel do and what is it connected to?

    Jan 12, 2016 · A flywheel serves four main purposes (in most vehicles): It provides mass for rotational inertia to keep the engine in motion It is specifically weighted to provide balance for the crankshaft It …

  2. Has Anyone Ever Seen a Bad Flywheel Cause No Spark?

    Nov 3, 2014 · The darn thing has no spark. I figured a bad coil, but much to my surprise, if I swapped a different flywheel in, the saw had spark. The flywheel has a broken fin that did some damage to the …

  3. Tightening flywheel nut on Stihl ms170 - arboristsite.com

    Dec 10, 2020 · Flywheel nuts are most commonly left hand thread. Lets say a saw did have a right hand thread nut ,then the same scenario would be true, as soon as that flywheel even slightly loosens the …

  4. stihl 064 with 066 flywheel coil | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum

    Apr 15, 2025 · Member @L34 adapted "universal coil" to mount on early 064 cases that use Bosch/"dogleg coil", 1122 400 1201A flywheel. Don't have link to thread, pic shows early 064 case …

  5. What are the benefits of a lightweight flywheel and why aren't they ...

    Apr 20, 2016 · This previous question explains what a flywheel does and why it is needed. That explanation means that the flywheel needs a certain amount of mass to do its job. However, an …

  6. Flywheel gap??? | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum

    Mar 1, 2018 · Rotate the flywheel and remove the business card. Give the flywheel at least one full rotation to make sure there is no contact with the coil and you have a slight visible gap when the …

  7. 064 Rebuild - Flywheel and Coil mismatch? - Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree ...

    Nov 15, 2023 · Hi All, thanks for taking the time to read over (possibly) the 18,000th thread regarding the 064 and the flywheel/coil combo. I recently stripping down a non starting 064 and am in the process …

  8. Trouble pulling flywheel on Stihl MS462C | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree ...

    Jan 24, 2024 · Working on a neighbors Stihl MS462C that got hit by a piece of equipment and suffered some damage. Think the cracks in the far edges of the crankcase are not bad enough to replace the …

  9. 064 / 066 / MS660 18 flywheels, 7 coils - Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree ...

    Jun 25, 2015 · QUESTION - I have a flywheel 1203/1204 with a single keyway, when I line up the magnets with a dual keyway 1203 flywheel the single keyway lines up with the 1:00 keyway rather …

  10. stihl 064 flywheel and coil combo help - Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree …

    Mar 31, 2009 · I have a stihl 064 I think the coil is going out. I pulled the flywheel today and its a 1122 400 1204 the coil is the prufrex 1122 400 1303. I know this was talked about a few months ago but …