Spuds Porting and Tuning Thread

[spudulike]

I was surprised this week, twice to be honest. I was sorting a bogging issue on a 260 I ported a while ago and it really pulled, a lot of pressure on the bar and it....pulled some more - well impressive.

The 2nd time - a 560 I ported with a similar bogging issue which I think is a kinked fuel line when leaned on hard, full bore in a large lump of wood and the same, just kept pulling even though I was leaning excessively on it noodling hard.

I rarely get to try my work out, I just mod them but they were pretty damn good tbh!

[arbwork]

I confirm they do work well!

[bmp01]

What's going on here then ...looks like there's been some serious editing - i mean deleting of posts - in this thread ? 12 March jumps to 27 Sept....

 

 

[spudulike]

Nope, nobody has posted on it.....that's all. No conspiracy, just that the thread hasn't been used!

[Gary Prentice]

3 minutes ago, spudulike said:

No conspiracy, just that the thread hasn't been used!

That's a relief, when @Stubby stopped singing his praises of his 'Spud-ported' saws, I thought he'd died or something 

 

Glad to hear that he, and you, are both still going strong. 

[bmp01]

5 hours ago, spudulike said:

Nope, nobody has posted on it.....that's all. No conspiracy, just that the thread hasn't been used!

So what, you been on holiday or somethin' ? ?

 

Thought I'd seen some posts on here during the summer,  but in hind sight I must have been searching some old posts. ... on the XP395, they're still there of course,  yonks old.... Brains going,  going,.... going ... and gone. 

[spudulike]

Mmmm, had a few family things going on that were of major concern but now pretty much sorted, backed off work a bit during the summer and am looking at keeping work at a manageable level from now on rather than taking on everything that comes in.

You have to keep the work life balance in perfect balance when you get to this time of life. Winter months are easy enough but summer is summer and holiday is holiday!

[spudulike]

I just wanted to make it clear that porting a saw is best on a good well working saw. 

Porting will not fix a crap running engine with issues.....a SERVICE.....yes I repeat.....A SERVICE will!!!!!

Just had a 357XP in, "down on power" wanted porting......wanted a new bloody crankshaft as the big end had 1.5 - 2mm of play in it.....completely shot!!!!

Porting is not a silver bullet, it enhances a decent saw and doesn't bring the dead back to life!

[bmp01]

Weird timing... picked up a 357xp yesterday, non runner - described as having low compression. Expected piston trouble but its free enough, cylinder 😩 looks like this: 

 

 

[bmp01]

I price checked Meteor and Hyway top ends before buying, need to check rod width as its '04 model then time to order....

Needs the inlet clamp update and carb rebuild.