New barrel and piston for Husky 365

[Cuttup]

Are the replacement parts easily found on ebay as crap as the price would indicate? They seem to range from about £30 to £60 compared to a genuine part closer to £200.

 

Has anyone bought Farmertec for instance? Its for an old saw so you'll appreciate the temptation of going for something less than £100 but £30 just sounds nuts. that said when it implodes nd destroys the crankcase it won't look like such a bargain !!

 

Cheers

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

Have you looked on l&s? They normally have genuine parts and sometimes offer aftermarket so you'd of thought if they recommend them they must be good 

 

Jack 

[Toad]

I've got a huztl/farmertec complete saw and it seems ok, but in your position I'd probably go for the Meteor piston and cylinder kit. Just as well get the 50mm 372 kit and get a little more power out of it - unless it is an xtorq that you have in which case the piston and cylinder are the same.

[Toad]

Here's a link.

 

 https://www.gardenhirespares.co.uk/product/6358/

[billpierce]

Go meteor. They are decent aftermarket, made it Italy

[Cuttup]

I tried L& S who are after 200 for the barrel. I like the sound of the meteor. Its not an X torq so the 372 option sounds smart.

 

Thanks a lot guys

[Ratman]

Garden hire spares £86.62 for 372 meteor pot & piston kit. I’ve used them a lot, excellent service. Still offering free carriage too.

[openspaceman]

4 hours ago, Cuttup said:

Are the replacement parts easily found on ebay as crap as the price would indicate? They seem to range from about £30 to £60 compared to a genuine part closer to £200.

 

 

DLA engine parts list a Hyway cylinder with Meteor piston at  £56.91 and 15 quid delivery. Dimitrios is in Greece and I've never had a import tax issue with stuff from him. NB his ebay shop is more expensive.

 

He does a 372 pot and piston for £31 but no manufacturer details although it is nikasil rather than chrome plated.

[spudulike]

Unless I am mistaken, Greece and the UK are both in the common market so no import duties....at the moment!

[openspaceman]

23 minutes ago, spudulike said:

Unless I am mistaken, Greece and the UK are both in the common market so no import duties....at the moment!

Yes I forgot that but isn't there an issue about VAT being different?

 

Anyway seeing as I am back rebuilding a seized 262 which has a very worn ring, hence  I am ordering bits from Greece, I have three questions:

 

1 what is a recommended reasonably priced pressure-vacuum kit, as I need to check crankcase seals and also have a problem with my 254. Prevoiusly I borrowed one from a mechanic at work

 

2 I clean the bores with caustic soda gel oven cleaner, then rub with 600 grit wet and dry. This tends to give vertical marks and I wonder if a rotary honing leaving horizontal marks would be better for oil retention

 

3 having fiddled and botched refitting the Husqvarna plug shroud to the HT lead for years; is there a recommended method?