spudulike
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Don't know but I have got a raft of 70cc+ Huskys in at the moment, I think people are finding them under their benches and getting them refurbished now they have heard the news. Just ported a brand new 390XP for someone, pure bliss working on a new machine, nice job and should be a real ripper
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It may sort it or just mask the real issue that may cause further damage. If the saw has been running fine for years and is now surging or pulsing something has changed and you now need to find out what. Have you cleaned the breather under the cover where the top handle joins to the side of the saw?
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Sounds like the carb is having trouble delivering fuel at high speed or perhaps the clutch is shot. Can't really tell from the description but the fuel issue is more likely.
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Well I like the sound of that, do they keep your hands warm in the winter or is it like an airbag for a chainsaw?
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Probably be a bit of a project and weapon - would be nice for Sundays during the summer
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Damn, these chainsaw manufacturers are at the cutting edge of technology aren't they, what can go wrong....https://www.odd-bike.com/2012/11/bimota-v-due-500-bike-that-killed-bimota.html
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The record was a 372 in from France with the massive fault of....a dirty air filter! It is about time people purchased air compressors!
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Probably low compression or the piston has nipped at some stage. If the saw is a tool that needs to pay its way, you may consider getting it serviced by someone who knows what they are up to. The 2065 should pull pretty well and is a pro saw. In addition worth checking the fuel lines and fuel filter.
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You will probably find semi chisel more forgiving and easier to sharpen then full chisel.
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A very good chance it is hot - probably extricated from a shed somewhere.
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I missed this.....potting shed......fair comment as I do like to do a bit of gardening but the wife always says "does it always have to involve a two stroke machine" Pensioner - that is around 13 years away although I plan to start it much earlier than that. Short fat......over 6' and 12.5 stone - sorry to shatter your illusion Dying breed.......definitely, not many of us around now!
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That looks a bit chonked up, what happened, you been trying to do the nut up without the flywheel keyed correctly in place? Did you use it? A smear of JB weld and key it correctly and should be OK.
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No need, you have to be careful in the way you retighten the flywheel nut otherwise the flywheel will rotate slightly and the timing will go back to standard. The key just gives you the correct ignition timing, it doesn't hold the flywheel in place, the fit to the crankshaft and the nut does that. You also have to take down the correct side of the key otherwise you will retard the ignition timing.
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Yes it could but no idea where you would get a big bore kit for one but am sure someone has one in a shed somewhere. The big exhaust is a bit specialist, the expansion will need to be designed for the engine.
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That doesn't look too bad to me, Id give £100 for it all day. Pop the muffler off and take a look at the piston, if it is clean and if you are really lucky, machining marks then it is a good buy at anything under £200. Check the tanks and alloy parts for cracks. Worth putting fuel in both tanks to see if they leak.
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I have done 075/076 and an old Contra in the past, not too bad to work on and cant say they are an area where I have much knowledge although I own two vintage McCullochs I did service the carb and fuel lines on the 070 and got it running. I don't know much about the 070 - 090 hop up but believe it is possible. I usually say, vintage machines need to be serviced by their owners, there is usually 30 years of maintenance to do on them!
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Children - Get them to clean the chimneys.....or can't you do that now! I think general consensus is telling us that chainsaws aren't a major contributor to world pollution, not sure log burners are either! You have to hit the big figures to see a big impact! Imagine you are trying to reduce household expenditure, do you look at mortgage, motoring, heating, electric and water bills or look at your yearly expenditure on anchovies........well do you???
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On ebay they go for stupid money, seen them go for a few hundred but got one a couple of years ago for someone else for around £200 - it needed a top end! As you say, it is likely to need a raft of spares to make it good so offer what is fair and perhaps, if it is better than expected and you don't need to buy loads of spares, divert some £££ to the previous owner or buy him something you know he may like.......
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Should have kept the 200 but the MS150 is becoming a decent choice, got many customers doing most of their reductions with them after being ported to give them a bit more Va Va VOOM
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Judging by the latest raft of kit to arrive this week and all the local guys now coming to me, pretty much everybody else thinks so to!
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Its a bit like the Amazon ratings and trip advisor, you look for the products with a very positive 4 and 5 skew on the ratings. There is always the odd nutter that comes out of the woodwork slating something for obscure and bizarre reasons but if 80% of reviews are positive, the product or service must be half decent. The best way to gauge how good a business is, is how much repeat business the company gets, how many positive reviews it gets and also, how they respond if something goes wrong. With the internet, a bad business would now find it damn difficult to survive unless operating outside of the law! Never used Northern Arb so can't judge them!
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There he goes again
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Sounds like my days in sales where we were told by the German manufacturing part of our company that we would get product in 6 months. You get caught out once or twice but then just add 6-12 months and invariably, that was correct. Time will tell when the new product or products are available but until then, if you need a saw of a certain size, you have to look at what is available and in stock to make your choice....simple!
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Yes, ported saws are a bit different but I tend to tune them within 500rpm of the max to be safe. The spark plug colour has the final say!
