What's on your bench today?

[mikerecike]

First one of the day, Husky 235 that wont run quite right and sometimes wont start at all.

 

Must tell owner that the air filter needs cleaning now and then.

 

Pretty common getting saws in with air filters that look like digestive biscuits:001_rolleyes: it is amazing the number of people that want their saws tuned and ported but their air filters come in clogged up with chip:lol:

 

this flywheel was encased in what seemed like road tar - never seen such a filthy saw - surprised the coil didn't fry

 

thats 2 of these vintage saws I have now - a danarm 55 and a frontier 5r - seem to be exactly the same saw - neither one though has a suitable bar - waiting to hear back from guy on ebay flogging new echo bars with chain - modified to fit the oiler hole on these saws.

[Joe Newton]

I'm sure I'm not the first one to ask this kind of question, but where can I buy a decent pot and piston kit for an 038 Super in the UK? OEM would be preferable, but if not a decent aftermarket one will do.

 

What kind of price am I looking at?

 

Cheers

[wisecobandit]

I'm sure I'm not the first one to ask this kind of question, but where can I buy a decent pot and piston kit for an 038 Super in the UK? OEM would be preferable, but if not a decent aftermarket one will do.

 

What kind of price am I looking at?

 

Cheers

Your looking at around £250 for oe pot and piston through a dealer but not sure you will even get one anymore... 50mm still available but I believe the super is 52mm isn't it?

[Ray1]

I'm sure I'm not the first one to ask this kind of question, but where can I buy a decent pot and piston kit for an 038 Super in the UK? OEM would be preferable, but if not a decent aftermarket one will do.

 

What kind of price am I looking at?

 

Cheers

 

Mister-Solutions Ltd-We are a on line supplier of Spares & Accessories.

 

Genuine kit £217.11 + vat

 

Copy £51.04 + vat

[Joe Newton]

Cheers Ray1

 

On a closer look the cylinder and piston both look okay, but when trying to put the piston back into the pot I buggered one of the rings, so now I'm just in the market for some piston rings.

 

On the mister solutions website they have piston rings for the 038, at 52mm, but it says nothing about The 038 super, which has a larger piston, I believe?

 

I want to order the replacement rings soon as, but I don't want to order the wrong ones!

[spudulike]

Cheers Ray1

 

On a closer look the cylinder and piston both look okay, but when trying to put the piston back into the pot I buggered one of the rings, so now I'm just in the market for some piston rings.

 

On the mister solutions website they have piston rings for the 038, at 52mm, but it says nothing about The 038 super, which has a larger piston, I believe?

 

I want to order the replacement rings soon as, but I don't want to order the wrong ones!

 

Fit either the OEM ones or Caber rings - the Chinese ones can be brittle and snag which isn't good:thumbdown:

[sloth]

One tip, take out the rubber part the oil pump pushes in to when splitting the crankcases, there is a bolt most miss when splitting the cases.

 

Oh, two tips:lol:The bearings only go on ONE way, the plastic part goes to the outside!

 

Everything else is simple:blushing:

 

Fantastic ta. So I'm ok to scavange a shaft off a spares saw? Is the shaft snapping likely to have caused other damage?

[sloth]

Take the exhaust off and check the piston front through the exhaust port to make sure the saw hasn't seized. I would advise mixing smaller volumes of fuel or using Aspen - can't believe I got in before Garden kit:lol:

 

Other than that, it sounds like your fuel pipes, filters, tank vent and carb may need an overhaul if it still runs badly with new fuel and you have checked the piston!

 

Good luck

 

Will get fresh juice and try the above, aspen is a good idea, must get some...

[Rich2484]

Ok. So like father like son.

 

I brought an ms181 home tonight as my boy wanted to change the chain on the (toy, its not a toy to him) stihl I got him from the show as the one that was on it went blunt.

 

So sat side by side.

 

Now I just need to train him up to change carbs on Honda mowers, and sharpen hedgecutters.....

[spudulike]

Fantastic ta. So I'm ok to scavange a shaft off a spares saw? Is the shaft snapping likely to have caused other damage?

 

Should be OK, I would fit new bearings and seals as the busted crank end may have put undue stress on the bearing.

 

If the replacement crank is still in the crankcases then make sure the thing isn't worn where the bearings run on it. The MS200 is unusual where the bearings are roller type and run actually on the crank shaft itself and the one on the clutch side can suffer due to operators overtightening the chain:thumbdown: