spudulike
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Not heard much from you Rich - thought you were in hibrnation:lol: I have pretty much all I need, last addditions were three palm ratchets and a nice anodised set of long reach sockets. The Ultrasonic cleaner blew up just before Christmas so got a new one of those and the old one is on the bench as we speak, have replaced all the diodes as three of them were fried - still didn't work so now have two power transistors on order as they both had very different diode effect base to emitter and collector! On the bench - just got to tach a MS200, Dolmar 143 and MS201. Got a 390XP in with a fried piston on Christmas eve, cleaned the cylinder up and got the piston on order so that and the carbon damaged MS200 are next up for completion.
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I would second Barries diagnosis, if it doesnt resolve the issue and the saw still smokes then it is possible that the gasket between the oil tank and crankcase has failed but isn't very likely!
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Don't tempt fate, he has probaly got an electric carving knife attatchment for his drill somewhere for some bizarre reason:001_rolleyes:
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Happy Christmas to all the guys on this thread, techies and guys with saw problems. Good wishes to all the members I have done work for be it servicing, porting or just getting you out of trouble. Hope all is well in your homes and wishing you all a Happy, Safe and prosperous New Year:thumbup:
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Had a bit of interest when I mentioned I had a Dolmar 123 in decent condition kicking round my workshop - It started in six pulls after being layed up for a couple of years. Here it is in all it's glory - better than I remembered and WOW - what an exhaust:lol:
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Finished off the Dolmar 143 today - started on the eighth pull and all works just fine, turned out very clean - Before and After
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Ever thought about a new life in politics.......with that logic and spin:001_rolleyes::lol:
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You have three options: - OEM Stihl Chinese non OEM Source suitable alternatives Seals are relatively easy to change so it's generally a toss up between the aftermarket ones or original. Try Tesgol (Sawbits) - he generally does full bottom end kits for a tenner! You may be able to get other seals to fut but they don't have the metal surround for support.
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Pretty much what I was thinking, surprised the MS460 was that much faster on a similar bar!
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Last one up before Christmas, a very tidy Dolmar 143, looks old and clean:thumbup: Have been asked to service it so as it has been standing, am doing the vac/pressure test, have cleaned the carb, have fitted a full carb kit and am fittinng a new upper fuel line. Compression is 155psi and the piston/bore is clean.
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Next up, an MS660, the problem was bad kickback on starting. Gave it a bit of a going over, lots of sawdust under the airfilter:thumbup: I regapped the coil to flywheel which resolved the kickbackand retuned the L screw as it wasn't too easy to start. This saw has had the rubbery chain brake handle problem so brazed on an addition to the exhaust to redirect it away from the handle - will see how that goes.
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Still going at it hard:001_rolleyes: First one up, MS200T, piston scored so have a new one on order. Looks like carbon damage froma very cruddy exhaust port. The other MS200 was over reving and had a very fast idle, fortunately the guy using it stopped it PDQ. Pressure/vacuum test showed the impulse line was bad and the seals had a slight leak, replaced all of them and a few other parts - now runs 100%. The scored piston as below
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Greece is in the EU so no import duty as it has been paid in an EU country. For the record Leo is a fab ebay trader - got me a 395XP piston in 3 working days and 5 is around normal. Mister Solutions will be a white box Chinese one - no comparison IMO!
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Well spotted Bob, exactly what I was thinking:thumbup:
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When you fitted it, did you make sure the bore was completely clean of aluminium transfer - thats if it seized? Did you also re-bevel the edges of the ports? Meteor are best after OEM and then Episan, followed by Golf...IMO!
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The MS66 will probably have it just for cutting small stuff on a 3/8 chain, the 560 will be up there and ahead of many of the rest. We did similar over a year ago and the big saws on 3/8 are faster than the smaller ones on 0.325 - next you will be looking at having them ported:thumbup: Can't say on the Dolmars - not played with them yet:blushing:
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You don't want to ask unless you want t become obsessive about your chainsaws performance - I'm in rehab.....sort of:blushing:
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Thats completely bonkers, does he start leaning it half a mile before the corner and that solid strut rear:blushing: must be carrying a few extra pounds on his arse to cope with it:lol: Any plans to take it up to Santa Pod:thumbup:
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Blocked oil hole in the bar, is the bar compressing the rubber oil feed channel and closing it - not sure if it has one as unfamiliar with the model!
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Volcano Principle for me - the tool I always need is on the top of the pile
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I think he may be gay:blushing:
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I know exactly what you mean by that - just working on getting the balance right:thumbup:
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Looks like I am the odd man out then, just finishing off the two MS201s and MS200 I have in, got another MS200T in, two more in Sunday, Dolmar 143 in, a MS660 and another MS200 on the way:blushing: Got a busy weekend and two days next week and really hope I can clear a few of these out before Christmas:thumbup: Happy Christmas to all......even that Rich fella:001_tt2:
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The muffler mod and porting thing usually gives a 15 - 20% reduction in cutting time and gives more torque in the cut - a muffler mod will give good benefits on modern restrictive exhausts. And for the record - I am around 220 miles from Hereford as I am in north HERTFORDshire:001_rolleyes:
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When you set the H screw on a chainsaw, you are actually using the carb as a rev limiter. It works by semi flooding the spark ignition when the saw is flat out and on every other stroke so the saw doesn't fire on each second stroke but does it every fourth stroke hence the term. This phenomenon keeps the saw from over revving and seizing. Many modern saws also have limited coils doing a similar thing but the carb still needs setting the same way!
