New member new saw

[pinhead]

I think the coil is genuine original but not sure as I said before though I am away until the weekend so cannot do anything 

Is the 036 coil the same as the 026 

If the new saw comes and runs great then I can swap them over and try that 

[peatff]

3 hours ago, pinhead said:

I think the coil is genuine original but not sure as I said before though I am away until the weekend so cannot do anything 

Is the 036 coil the same as the 026 

It should be the same according to AJ gardening.

[htb]

Should be when the coil went on my 260, robbed the one off my 034, until i got a replacment

[spudulike]

You can usually tell if the coil is OEM by the markings and quality/shape of the HT lead. Worth checking, some AM coils are pretty shabby TBH.

[pinhead]

Well I got home last night and grabbed an hour or 2 so 

New to me saw had been delivered and it looks tidy don't think it has done much bar has hardly any wear and chain looks virtually new so far so good 

Before I went away I bought a draper compression tester so I tested both saws

026 old saw farmertech top end 145 psi 

036 new to me 180psi

 

Put some fresh gas in and topped the bar oil up and gave it a try 

Wow this saw has some grunt runs spot on will check plug colour some time during the week when I do some logging and adjust carb if necessary 

So that's £100 plus post well spent 

So I need to look at this 026 coil maybe tomorrow's job 

[spudulike]

Most 026/MS260s I have worked on with OEM top ends pull 170-180 with ease. 145 is low on one of these saws, in fact, very low. I would say that you have your problem right there and until you get back to decent compression, any other repair action is futile.....just my opinion!

 

You can actually tell quite a bit about the saw from "ne pull"compression. You tend to get half of the compression reading on the first pull and the rest from the next 5-6. So - if you get 90psi with one pull, you are likely to get around 180 with lots of pulls on a decent engine.

 

The 036 sounds pretty good, probably worth looking out for an 026/MS260 OEM top end for the 026!

[pinhead]

You may be right and the original top end may have just been worn out hence the same lack lustre performance 

I will look at the coil tomorrow and go over the wires with a fine tooth comb maybe even swap the 036 coil on and try that if it still doesn't perform then I will look out for an original top end for it or move it on on eBay and pick up another as I still want a smaller saw for the little stuff 

I am also in the look out for a 088 880 for milling and really big stuff just to complete the package and hopefully the addiction will be satisfied by then 

[bmp01]

35 minutes ago, pinhead said:

 and hopefully the addiction will be satisfied by then 

 

Nope..... not a chance. ..... 

[Stubby]

17 minutes ago, bmp01 said:

 

Nope..... not a chance. ..... 

Its a drug !

[spudulike]

It is bad....or good depending on your marital arrangements