good deal on 3 x 242XPG saws

[huskywilson]

1 hour ago, adw said:

Gilardoni cylinder is not original on the 242.

are you sure ?  according to research on Arborist site, Gilardoni cyl are closed port and were used on 242 Xp from 1994 apparently  , these saws have never been taken apart from what ive seen  they are ex forestry commission  and even so probably will have OEM cyl replaced but doesnt seem so , they were clogged up with dust and pitch and not a mark on any of the cyl bolts , not a scratch on the cyl bolt heads atall ,  all 3 have  date stamps on them 1994 and 1997 on other 2 and stamps on the top of cyl  which are the closed port versions  A and C are open port ones , from what ive read , but i think is  wrong  as i think its piston or bore dimensions to some  Factory spec , this the OEM  symetrical window on piston compared to the older basic 242 open port ones , Gilardoni 241B which is apparently fitted from 1994 on and the date stamps on top of all 4  Clyinders ,

Can anyone on here comment that  this the correct cylinders , i,m pretty sure they are but may be wrong , from what ive seen im 99% sure they are originals on this 3 saws 

 

Edited January 15, 2018 by huskywilson

[adw]

Absolutely sure, it should be a Mahle, the 42 had a Gilardoni the two rear cylinder screws were longer than the two front ones.

[billpierce]

Looking good! That wee plate that sits between the bar and the body of the saw is missing. Doubt it will matter but may direct oil into bar better of something?

[huskywilson]

25 minutes ago, adw said:

Absolutely sure, it should be a Mahle, the 42 had a Gilardoni the two rear cylinder screws were longer than the two front ones.

all 4 bolts are the same length on these saws 

From the other forum gilardoni  jugs was fitted to 238 and 42 and 242 but not xp or xpg  but were open port design and different pistons also , 242 xp and xpg   all are closed port  and all these 3 are closed port 

also  the  cylinder date stamps match up with the original serial  tags on all 3 XPG saws so the chances that all 3 blew up in the same year and replaced with cylinders from that year are pretty remote , on Arborist site there are lots of comments all over about 242 se, xp and  xpg and over the years there were KS Mahle and Gilardoni  cylinders but IPL is vague about it , and Gilardoni listed  from 1994 when the saws were upated  so i,m confident these are the original cylinders installed by Husqvarna so thats fine by me 

[huskywilson]

10 minutes ago, billpierce said:

Looking good! That wee plate that sits between the bar and the body of the saw is missing. Doubt it will matter but may direct oil into bar better of something?

it is there now , i  forgot to put it there in the pic , all saws were complete other than a missing starter on the 1994 one