spudulike
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And to you and all the customers I have sorted kit for over 2017. It has been a blast!
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That clean eh, will look forward to that, it will probably be the cleanest yet. Will make sure I have some air freshener close to hand, I am thinking you are probably a Potpourri sort of man rather than Pine fresh! Always a pleasure to deal with good customers, just wish you were one of them The abuse comes for free but am thinking about charging extra for it in the New Year
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Calm down, it isn't all about you just go away and play with your toys and make a bit of chip Did I do your saws....Oh yes, I remember, had to clean the workshop after they were in Walls were like flock wallpaper did get warmer because of the insulation though.....what a life - still trying to get the chip out of my underwear
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You need to remember why OEM parts are relatively expensive - I got through two MS660 Chinese cranks before the owner asked me to fit OEM and it hasn't come back for a long time. The Chinese ones lasted months - as below, the other one threw its big end and unusually, it didn't do the top end in.
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I would have thought it would do away with the inlet port duration being dictated by port timing . The reed valve engines I have played with have had much more torque due to this!
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Hmmm, that sounds a bit like me making the crankcase splitter and you destroying that 372 hours before I finished it I am guessing it is the lip on the crankshaft that is an issue, he will have a slightly tapered tube that will allow you to slide the seal over the shaft without it getting turned inside out on it. Just take a couple of beers and get him to do it, now that plan also sounds familiar. If you do fit it, only tap the seal outer edges and make sure the seal goes in as square as is possible as once distorted, it is scrap.
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I am surprised we haven't got a thermocouple on the exhaust side of the cylinder yet and some sort of auto-shutdown if it overheats - that would save a few saws from self detonation! As for operators keeping their saws clean - you are kidding right? Think I only have two customers that do that
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Fitting seals is a bit like that, there are methods but I would have to kill you if I divulged them? The clutch one is generally the easier of the two ? Which part did you use the screwdriver on, the rubber part? You may have popped the spring off!
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Probably the opposite as opening the exhaust up will keep the cylinder cooler. I reckon the 3 series Husqvarnas are as good as it gets!
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Depends on how you define freewill! You can decide to stay in bed or take a different way home one night, that is freewill but generally it is dictated by law, by people around us, what is socially acceptable etc......for most anyway. If we didn't have freewill, tonight we would all be eating gruel on the dictate of our leader! You guys chose to get in to tree work.....how did that happen? Was anybody FORCING you to do it??? Going back to fat birds, some may have medical issues and that is a sad story especially if they have been slim and physically fit in the past. Some are just lazy, have a poor lifestyle and eat too much. I don't see too many overweight walkers when we are on an 8 mile walk.....funny that!
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I believe that we are now in to the area in chainsaw development where they are designed to do around 5 years and that is it. The saws that used to last 20 years have come and gone. The old 254XP, 346XP, 357XP, 372XP, 395XP, MS260, MS200, MS440, MS460, MS660 are the last of the long lasting saws and are replaced by faster, smoother, lighter but more fragile saws. Just the way it is I am afraid to say!
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Sound approach in my limited experience, good luck
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I think I would have a plan to sell at a certain price as this commodity is completely new so no history. You can always buy back once the market becomes stable again which is more than you can do with ISAs!
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In stock market terms, they call this the "Dead Cat Bounce".......watch the next couple of days........just saying, the benefits of age!
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I have my doubts and it screams pyramid to me but what do I know!
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The carb gaskets don't need to be a specific thickness unless the original is massively thick. The cylinder base gasket determines the squish, compression and also the port timing so is relatively important. I do make my own to speed up a repair if I haven't got a spare or for vintage kit. Punches, a hand hole punch and scalpels help.
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Looks like a significant drop, probably a lot of speculative buyers, after its listing on futures, dumping stock for a quick buck but there is nothing like falling prices to make people still sitting on substantial gains to consolidate them in to £££ before the bottom falls out completely. There may be a further plummet before Christmas. I guess anyone purchasing at $1,000 - $5,000 may take the view they have missed the peak price and sell knowing they have made good money and some sticking it out thinking that the price will rise again. The biggest issue is that this is a first in this market - the stock market has been there time and time again and the listed companies still have viable asset value even after a crash - not so sure in the Bitcoin Markets! How the Bitcoin value changes and how fast it recovers will define this market for a long time to come!
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Think Mr Village has been on the wacky backy and listening to Rush.....
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Not a problem, told you they were quick
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Husqvarna 375?? Is that a 372 or 576.....unless it has the old stone cutter head on it!
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Those breathers tend not to leak. Possibly the fuel line is leaking where it pushes in to the tank, the tank has a split along the join or the fuel line has a split in it.
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Mmmm, I remember the 372 - what a mess You can sometimes bang the seals in too far and the rubber seal pushes too hard on to the inner race. You need to match how they were originally fitted or just take care to set them correctly. The clutch side needs to be flush with the bearing so it doesn't bend the oil pump and cause issues like I said to you. The flywheel side needs to go in a depth where the seal seals on the shaft and outer case and not impinge on the inner race. You can normally turn the crankshaft with a firm grip on the shaft with thumb and finger - if it is damn tight, the seal is in too far. I am expecting you to send the box of bits in very shortly - I am now packing for a month in hotter climes
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The seals do have an impact on how easy the crank is to turn as they grip the crank a little. I take it you greased the shaft a little before fitting them? Looks like I will have an apprentice soon, when are you moving back?
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Yes, the disk grinding edge is round and replaces the round file. You typically get two disk thicknesses for the smaller 3/8 LP and 0.325 chains and a thicker one for 3/8 high profile. It is worth getting one with a speed control or factor one in so the grinder doesn't heat the teeth too much otherwise it makes file sharpening impossible. Many don't like them but they are good for well mullered chains!
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Ah, it has all come clear now, like a fog has lifted Done a few farmers saws, mostly wrecks and needed serious attention. Nothing against farmers saws but they do use their saws to hell and back
