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spudulike

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  1. That is pretty typical of kit when you haven't paid for it:sneaky2:
  2. They all sound sort of "farty" compared to two strokes, the common fault is the tappet clearance and the carbs need a bit of a tweak once in a while. They are a bit fragile around the valve area but just need a bit of love:lol:
  3. He shoots, he scores:thumbup: Glad it is working OK and the fine carb adjustment can be done now the saw is running.
  4. Couple of things - make sure the throttle lock is actually opening the throttle valve so the bottom of the valve is circa 5mm open. Other than that and more likely, it sounds like your needle is sticking open a bit. Have seen it before, the saw coughs on choke and that is it. Made worse on a big saw like this - worth pulling the decomp and making sure that is working OK just for your own protection. Best to pressure check the carb - should hold up to 10psi with negligible leakage. My money is on a hardened diaphragm keeping the metering arm open or a corroded needle! The kickback is normal on old saws, they have a single set advance on their ignition system - circa 19 degrees but modern saws flip the ignition advance to near zero at under 500rpm to aid starting, up to 21 degrees mid range and then back the advance at max revs.....no such luxury on these old saws!
  5. I smelt the last ten seconds of life I crashed down on the crossbar And the pain was enough to make A shy, bald, Buddhist reflect And plan a mass murder Where else would you get lyrics like that:thumbup:
  6. I believe the dog is Part - 1124 664 0501
  7. The mesh should have a fine felt type cover on it. The chain catcher will fit between the dogs and is basically a bolt and roller fitted to the dog on the side cover that slots in to the hole on new dog you are likely to fit on to the saw itself.
  8. I find the Smiths quite uplifting:biggrin: great lyrics and Johnny Marr is a great guitarist!
  9. Yup, agreed, like a bit of DM myself:thumbup:
  10. That's how I felt this weekend with some of the scrappers I had in for fixing:001_rolleyes:
  11. I have seen misguided owners wash their machines with water and the water has locked up the needle bearings within a short period of time, hell....I did it myself in the early days!
  12. You don't get out enough.....seen it enough times to mention it!
  13. Yes, clean your saws with a petroleum based solvent and an airline. Turps, white spirit, WD40, Diesel etc!
  14. Going back to the problem rather than dancing round the handbags:001_rolleyes: It is a 60cc saw, the only way it will be damn difficult to turn over is a major mechanical fault or a hydo lock caused by a crankcase full of fuel/liquid. My money is on the washing has locked up the sprocket mechanism by corroding the needle bearing and binding it to the bearing. The Normal way of resolving these issues is to remove the sparkplug and see if this helps, noting where the engine locks also helps. Locking on TDC means either carbon or foreign body in the combustion chamber or possibly the flywheel hitting the coil. I tend to remove the clutch and flywheel so you just have the crankshaft, bearings, piston and bore that can be the issue and to discount the external components. If it is a hydro lock, taking the plug out and turning the saw upside down should drain the puddled fuel from the saw. We really need further info but the ingress of water in to the clutch bearing is still my favoured diagnosis.
  15. I was all for taking Joes decomp out but the big girlie didn't want it plugged:001_rolleyes: Bender - I will remember that one:sneaky2:
  16. Pop in ant try to pull over the 103cc McCulloch with no decomp......that will make a man of you:lol:
  17. You shouldn't wash any part of the saw with water, the water has probably rusted the needle bearing locking it up to the crank. It can happen overnight and the first sign is the chain spinning when you try to pull it over....unless the brake is on when the saw becomes very difficulty to turn over. Pulling the plug, taking the B&C off and pulling it over should reveal the answer....if you know what you are looking at!
  18. Be careful on knocking the over 50s......your favourite saw may grenade one day:001_tt2:
  19. Yes, a buffered shaft union and you get something like this: -
  20. These guys have the angle on this Paretologic bunch - Pareto Logic - Friend or Foe? - TechRepublic Pretty disparaging!
  21. My days of manufacturing are over:lol: It is one thing to think you can do better but another thing to actually do it! Lets face it, all the manufacturers have had good and bad saws and we all know which ones were good and bad! I agree with you on that one:thumbup:
  22. Sounds like lack of fuel. Check the fuel line and fuel filter, the metering arm height, the gauze filter and pump gasket!
  23. Looks like the 346/353 kit is closed port. I wouldn't fit an open port on one and the open port version is really for the 350 only!
  24. Didn't you know that Robert Peston is an arb type who think he is a Roman Emperor:lol:
  25. You could try Hyway, Sawbits does them I believe! They are not as good as Meteor but you pays your money...... Is the original cylinder actually beyond help, I have seen some pretty bad ones I have sorted.

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