What's on your bench today?

[Craigb]

I’ve tried to shoot the flow to the back because that is where we want it.

[wyk]

OK, so I was out of drain cleaner. That's OK -  the hardware store has an endless supply:

 

 

Wasn't 'super strength' spud's nickname in school?

 

Here it is doing it's work(careful not to get this on any aluminium ya don't want to literally vaporize):

 

 

And here she is having cleaned the cylinder and also ported my exhaust for me:

 

 

And here's sumfin ya don't see too often. A piston telling you the exhaust is to the side:

 

 

[spudulike]

Nice job Wes, I am a brick cleaner man myself, mainly because the previous owners of my previous house (if that makes sense), left 5L in the garden shed and Hydrochloric acid dissolves aluminium rather well....or Muriatic acid to you folk across the pond.

[wyk]

1 hour ago, spudulike said:

Nice job Wes, I am a brick cleaner man myself, mainly because the previous owners of my previous house (if that makes sense), left 5L in the garden shed and Hydrochloric acid dissolves aluminium rather well....or Muriatic acid to you folk across the pond.

 

I'm a fan of the sodium hydroxide. It only attacks Aluminium and nothing else. If you leave HCL in the cylinder it will definitely pit the nikasil. This won't touch it no matter how long you leave it. And when you are done with the solution, you pour it down the drain since it's a drain cleaner. Or I guess you would clean your bricks with it  And if you get it on your clothes or somewhere else, it cleans it instead of dissolves it. well, unless it's your skin...

If you are porting the saw, then it doesn't really matter if you get it in some of the ports. But if you do not intend to port the saw, you want to be careful if it's one of those saws where there's not too much coating going in to the ports.

Edited November 6, 2023 by wyk

[Muddy42]

13 hours ago, wyk said:

 

I'm a fan of the sodium hydroxide. It only attacks Aluminium and nothing else. If you leave HCL in the cylinder it will definitely pit the nikasil. This won't touch it no matter how long you leave it. And when you are done with the solution, you pour it down the drain since it's a drain cleaner. Or I guess you would clean your bricks with it  And if you get it on your clothes or somewhere else, it cleans it instead of dissolves it. well, unless it's your skin...

If you are porting the saw, then it doesn't really matter if you get it in some of the ports. But if you do not intend to port the saw, you want to be careful if it's one of those saws where there's not too much coating going in to the ports.

 

Please keep it rather than pour it down the drain - its still harmful to fish/rivers/septic tanks.  for most applications, even downpipes you can reuse it many times.

[wyk]

3 hours ago, Muddy42 said:

 

Please keep it rather than pour it down the drain - its still harmful to fish/rivers/septic tanks.  for most applications, even downpipes you can reuse it many times.

Don't worry, I use it to clean stuff with.

However, bear in mind this is a great degreaser. I somehow doubt it will make it to the ocean before it hits a load of backed up grease and oils in the sewers, where it turns into soap. Surely some of us have showered? Some of us, anyways...

I am only using a tiny amount of it - virtually all industries use this stuff in wholesale quantities for cleaning.

 

Edited November 7, 2023 by wyk

[Mik the Miller]

New Titanikel HYWAY piston and cylinder arrived today, qlong with new gaskets etc.

The supplied exhaust gasket has a smaller hole than the port.

 

Other than that would the new piston/pot need anything doing to improve performance ?

[spudulike]

I would ensure the bottom end is clear of any parts of the broken circlips and also check the exhaust. Check the main bearings are clear as best you can etc.

[Mik the Miller]

5 hours ago, spudulike said:

I would ensure the bottom end is clear of any parts of the broken circlips and also check the exhaust. Check the main bearings are clear as best you can etc.

 

Thank you for your advice..

[woody paul]

Husqvarna 346xp start rattling the other week, though it was clutch no, then exaust no. Ran it Thursday and it stopped, well turns out gudgeon pin had weared in piston then some how little pin in ring groove came out and did this damage to piston but not a make on cylinder bore. 

Edited November 25, 2023 by woody paul