spudulike
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Reminds me of a Stihl 009 with that handle somewhere between rear and top. A number of saws came out with similar arrangement in this period.
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The oil will have soaked in to the tank filter, it is possible that some is laying in the carb and its many cavities etc. The fuel will thin and dissolve the oil and it will be drawn through and burnt with normal use. It is possible the oil may have got in to some of the jets and circuits in the carb and not allowing quite as much fuel mix to flow through but the fuel will thin it out and it will dissipate.
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Highly unlikely to have done any lasting damage and the oil will flush through with the fuel being used in normal operation. Just use it over the next few days and normal power should come back after a couple of tanks.
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You could try a member called "Steve Collins", he is in the Tonbridge area.....his surname isn't Collins BTW!
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I like this one, how many guys cut up a larger rings and then have to lift the extra weight. I have suffered with back issues most of my adult life, too long in the body:001_rolleyes:, the thing that made me much better is simply doing sit ups.....just 20 most nights but this improved my core strength and no more bad backs if I stand up all day or am shuffling round shopping plus I can shift much heavier weights now without crocking my back up. Sure - I am no hard arb type but it transformed my back in 2-3 months and have had no really bad issues for years.
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Missed this one:lol: same here Andy, have a big IB before bed and wake up feeling ready for whatever the day throws at me:thumbup:
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Then perhaps the ownership is put on that saw to that person, issue the saw, show it to be in full working condition and have the owners name on it, anything goes missing then the repair comes out of their wages and they have to explain how it happened etc. Perhaps a decent compromise for all! We did run this sort of thing in a production environment and it worked OK most of the time.
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In a previous profession, if an employee damaged a piece of equipment through negligence then it was a verbal/written or final warning. If they had been truly negligent then they went straight through to final warning. Sounds like your employees have no respect for the tools they are given making them bad employees. Mistakes happen but abusing the tools of the business isn't acceptable.
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Thanks Nick, glad you are happy with it:thumbup:
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Damn, I felled and logified a tree twice that size for a bottle of vino for an elderly neighbour:sneaky2: .......admittedly I was trying out a ported 372XPT I guess trading standards may be the best way or just putting it down to experience. I just hope these rip off merchants get it back twice as bad when they are 80-90 frail, infirm and not so clever!
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My dad was done over with similar. A penny pinching neighbour got some "guys" over to do some tree work and then called off, they knocked on my fathers door (85), offered to trim a couple of Poplars out front (Mornings work), took down three phone lines, drove him to the bank to get their money then pissed off saying "BT will fix it"! I forget how much it was as it was some time ago but circa £500 I think and BT were all for charging him for his and his neighbours phone line repair. As much as I tell him not to, he seems to talk to all the idiots selling junk at the door - he even spent £6 on some gadget that takes the edges off sharp knives - it was supposed to sharpen them:001_rolleyes:
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Was that a Zama carb? Was there any modification to the saw as the Zama throws in less fuel than the Walbro and I often set the H screw on modified 357s well over the standard one turn out. Was the saw tach tuned on the final set up? Is the fuel tank breather OK? Something has caused the issue - the fuel thing, often a seize is slightly old fuel or cheap two stroke that has no effect on all the other equipment as they are all set a bit rich and the one that goes has a slightly leaking seal and a carb that is tuned a little too lean goes bang!
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I asked as sometimes parts fail or are faulty so personally, I would recheck it as is to ensure it is still airtight. Is the fuel line OK and is the gauze filter clean?
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Most common causes are intake manifold, clutch side seal, impulse line come off, bad fuel or carb adjustment bar the EPA ones with the auto decomp. Have you done a pressure/vac check again? What did you tach to?
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Mmm - The 346XP is a completely different beast to modify than this MS150. The muffler is relatively simple but the ports are very significantly modified to get that performance. Glad you are enjoying it:thumbup: There are a few issues in modding the MS150, easy to see the vid and think it is all easy - a new flywheel is £65.90 ex VAT so if you go a bit far with the file:thumbdown:
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Always the stupidest of faults that catch even the best of us engine builders out. You live and learn.
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A leaking welch plug can cause these symptoms as can an air leak. As far as the test equipment, I have two systems that I use and always have a backup. The 372s will fail a leakdown test on the clutch side seal and the impulse line as a common fault. the decomp tends to leak also. Sounds like you need some better test gear long term!
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Looks in nice condition:thumbup:
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Or get that good at chainsaw repair that local guys will throw as much timber as you want just to get their kit back up and working......sort of works for me:thumbup:
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Husqvarna did a short shaft trimmer that looked a bit like that, looks like a good job, hope it lasts:thumbup:
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Royal Enfield.....my brother purchased a 250 and it never did run right, there again he wasn't as good a mechanic as me:sneaky2:
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The saw got packed up today and found......a 12" bar and chain in the box:001_rolleyes: I now reckon that there were a number of slight issues that were exacerbated by a stupidly small bar on such a large saw:lol: The 365 would be more at home on a 20" and it is now a 372 so 20-24" on that. Needless to say, it is now tuned pretty fat on the top end otherwise on a 12", it will fail again - I use an 18" B&C to tach saws on the large Husky mount.
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Or just fit the original type again. I think the Zama did have a tendency to bog when you grabbed a handful of throttle where the Walbro handled it fine. Had some fun with a 372 and Jonnie equivalent some time ago!
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Love you too:001_huh:
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Forgot to say that the bottom end had a good flush out and it took out a lot of aluminium powder but the bottom end is now smooth like silk:thumbup:
