What's on your bench today?

[spudulike]

My heart dropped when this one came through, I wasn't sure if I should service it, feed it pedigree chum or put a lead on it and take it for a walk. I started to strip it and after taking the covers off had found such delights as:-

 

A little wear on the sprocket:001_rolleyes:

A disintegrated front AV mount

An oiler cap that loose it had been held in place with a wood screw....that's right...A WOOD SCREW

I then sounded off at the poor guy that had brought it round rather than the owner.....bad of me:blushing:

 

The exhaust looked like a burger that had been on the fire for 2 hours:sneaky2: and the instruction was "Port it"......bit like taking a banger from the scrap heap in for servicing at the local dealer.

 

Long and short, big parts list but it is pretty unstoppable on a 12" bar now, it just keeps pulling.......though it has just pinched my slippers and pissed on the rug:lol:

[adw]

Most people just get socks and pants for Christmas!

[spudulike]

Most people just get socks and pants for Christmas!

 

Mmmm, I know, the owner also paid good money for it and it was one of the worst ones I had seen. The really strange one was that the crank bearings had zero play, the seals were perfect and it ended up with 200psi compression. Think he will be happy with the performance!

[spudulike]

Well we hit the 500,000 views on this thread:thumbup: Can't be bad!

Had an MS200 in, from the sticker on it I knew I was in for trouble:sneaky2: Sorry Barrie, had to take the proverbial:thumbup:

 

The saw was in for porting but found a helicoil insert had failed so thought I would use a stainless marine insert so tapped the hole out to 8mm and inserted it with a little thread-lock leaving a very strong fix. These are self tapping but thought cutting the outside thread using conventional methods may be better.

[GardenKit]

Well we hit the 500,000 views on this thread:thumbup: Can't be bad!

Had an MS200 in, from the sticker on it I knew I was in for trouble:sneaky2: Sorry Barrie, had to take the proverbial:thumbup:

 

The saw was in for porting but found a helicoil insert had failed so thought I would use a stainless marine insert so tapped the hole out to 8mm and inserted it with a little thread-lock leaving a very strong fix. These are self tapping but thought cutting the outside thread using conventional methods may be better.

By the look of the sticker its been a while since I saw that machine. I'll send you a new sticker Steve.

 

Got me guessing who's saw...........????

 

P.F by any chance?

[spudulike]

By the look of the sticker its been a while since I saw that machine. I'll send you a new sticker Steve.

 

Got me guessing who's saw...........????

 

P.F by any chance?

 

Yup, PF:thumbup: Thought it must have been old, the details have worn off the sticker and know the latest ones are much better:thumbup:

[HertsWood]

Repairs to our Irus Deltrak, after a particularly tough site clearance in North London

Before:

 

After:

[spudulike]

Out walking with the wife today, on the homeward stretch a few hundred yards out of the village and she says...."Ooooh look at that" and there it was, a little Tanaka lying there in the ditch.

 

I know it is ratty, full of water etc but not bad for free. A few useful parts on it as it stands!

[Darkslider]

What's the verdict then, was it chucked because it has a terminal problem or could it be saved?

[spudulike]

What's the verdict then, was it chucked because it has a terminal problem or could it be saved?

 

It has been seized but made 170psi compression. I reckon I could get it going but probably not worth it TBH! The plastic looks OK and the parts on it are OK.

 

You would have got £50 on ebay as a non runner.....what are people like:001_rolleyes: