What's on your bench today?

[spudulike]

got an ms200 with the dodgy carb syndrome ,rang local dealer as expressed an intrest in the 201, he then told stihl didnt have any carbs in stock :sneaky2:but would keep trying ,4hrs later still no joy ,so swapped carb of a working sew hey presto good as new ,so rang again still no carbs ,so rang jonsie & guess what ,itll be in the post monday

so thats saved me £400

 

Typical, the guy I fixed the 254XP for earlier in this thread was told the bottom end wouldn't take a new piston and would he like to purchase a new saw

[MattyF]

Today's fix up, ms200 broken starter rope and replace exhaust bolts, 395 broken starter wheel, 338 snapped handle.... Spuds got the ones that ain't easy!!

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[spudulike]

Whats on my bench - a nice compression gauge, found this at the local market, couldn't resist, offered £10 and the trader accepted - only found out its true value when I got home....£130 - £150 new.

 

It comes with the taps for cleaning out the plug threads as well as all the attachments for extending the connector and a spare set of O rings and spare valve:thumbup:

 

Bit of a bargain:thumbup1:

[MattyF]

Looks good mate but you already have two!!

 

Can see my carb in the picture, how's it coming along, is it fixable?

[Treemon]

Well they say you learn by your mistakes - i put too longer screws in the handle which burst through into the oil tank - what a numpty

[spudulike]

Well they say you learn by your mistakes - i put too longer screws in the handle which burst through into the oil tank - what a numpty

 

JB weld my friend - just clean up the surfaces with strong solvent, soap and water etc:thumbup:

[spudulike]

Looks good mate but you already have two!!

 

Can see my carb in the picture, how's it coming along, is it fixable?

 

I know, I know but this one has a nice case and and ...

 

Actually I thought the taps for cleaning up mucky threads may be useful!!

 

Your carb - I have stripped out the throttle valve rod and now rebuilt with another spacer washer and a good dollop of copper slip grease. I am not 100% sure if this is the reason for the poor idle but have a good way of testing for leaks in this area and will test tomorrow and run it up again, the bottom end and inlet boot are 100% perfect, no leakage and this is the only area I have found to be leaking.

If this doesn't work then it is new carb time and they are around £100 - the saw has good compression......on all three gauges:001_rolleyes: 160psi so the rest of the saw is sound - you may hear it sometime tomorrow:thumbup:

[MattyF]

A man can never have enough tools mate!!

[bob]

Sounds good.

 

Does the battery last the equivalent of a tank of fuel,or longer?

 

A battery powered top handle would be nice!

 

does about 2 charges to a full tank of oil

or should I say mine ran out

but often oil in a petrol one would do nearly 2 petrols.

I do not think it lasts as long as a petrol one but certainly ticks over quieter and more efficiently:thumbup:

[spudulike]

A man can never have enough tools mate!!

 

Yes - with your saws, I need all the help I can get:biggrin: