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  1. spudulike
    I just get the arse paying silly money for a silly small tube of grease when you can get a big tub of grease that is more than suitable for a fraction of the price. The killer of these gearboxes is no lubrication rather than poor quality grease.
  2. spudulike
    Engineers will know them as "Doofers"!
  3. spudulike
    Well, I started a business on the back of it and what I found was...you told a fella what was wrong and it was like..." I see your lips moving, I sort of understand you are telling me what is wrong but I don't know what the f%&ck you are telling me.....if I send it to/bring it to you, can you fix it?" and that got me going
  4. spudulike
    Go to Poundland, purchase 10 pairs and put one pair in the car, kitchen, sitting room, workshop, favourite jacket, holiday suitcase and spread the others in your other places....that way, you will only be a short distance from them always!
  5. spudulike
    I have done the same if the rails have splayed and had a reasonable amount of success doing it.
  6. spudulike
    I stripped an FS400 down once and was a torx 27 screw missing at the end of the rebuild I had visions of it getting caught up on the flywheel magnet and mashing the thing so apart it came...no luck. I then just had to check a few more cavities on the machine so stripped it down again....nothing. I reassembled it and put my hand in the pocket on my fleece and the fecking little thing had popped out of the machine and landed straight in my pocket....Grrrr I could also add the story of wandering round my workshop looking for my favourite phillips screwdriver only to find it....in my hand
  7. spudulike

    Jokes???

    spudulike replied to brownie1964's topic in The Lounge

  8. spudulike
    The Stihl petrol ones are re-greasing after 25 hrs use. The electric ones need far less grease as the electric motors have much less start up torque and if you over grease, they will struggle and even show a fault - had this on a Husqvarna one and only eventually worked after a douse with WD40 and lots of feathering of the throttle after which it made full speed and worked fine. Before this, it was turning slowly before faulting out.
  9. spudulike
    Most of the damage on these heads is caused by NO lubrication. I would hazard a guess stuffing the head full of butter each day would work better than nothing. I usually use a decent Lithium HT grease as it is cost effective and does the business!
  10. spudulike
    I know, I was asking the OP.
  11. spudulike
    Was that the Xtorq 365 to 372 conversion or the 365 Special to 372XP conversion? Wyk is a good bloke...you will be fine!
  12. spudulike
    Sorry, I really don't have the time but a previous post in this thread lists how to do the ignition advance and opening up a hole with a dremel isn't that difficult or technical TBH!
  13. spudulike
    The Stihl Motomix, Aspen and the Husqvarna fuel will all potentially cause the same issues with the rubber parts in your saws hardening up due to petrol having degraded the parts and then lack of petrol in using an alkalyte fuel, making them go hard. Using all Stihl products won't stop the potential issues happening. Some don't see any issues but having had a lot of saws across my bench over the years, some guys don't notice much and won't see a fuel line hardening up or the fuel line seal beginning to leak etc. You have to factor in cost of specialist fuel, how much you prefer the smell of Alkalyte against petrol, the possibility you may need new carb parts and fuel line in time etc
  14. spudulike
    The MS200 benefits from a muffler mod but doesn't like any ignition advance. I stopped drilling holes in MS201 mufflers a long time ago and just opened up the outlet hole with a dremel....much neater job but same effect. TBH, I never bothered "Porting" MS201Ts as they responded so well to a bit of muffler and flywheel work and a change of air filter. Before anyone says anything...I charged a much lower cost for MS201t modification and stated the work done on the invoice
  15. spudulike
    Back to the Aspen....one common issue is the hardening of fuel lines. This shows up especially well on MS200Ts where there is an interference push fit on the fuel line with the fuel tank to make the seal. When the fuel line shrinks, you get a weep and then a leak of fuel around the fuel line. Seen this many times on Aspen changes and also on MS200ts left with no fuel in their tanks for many months. I had one customer move to Aspen and complained most of his kit had stopped working. We had a few of the above issues but mostly a quick carb strip, clean and readjust got most of his kit working. I guess a lot of it is people in the know just do the tweaks that work once the change is done and those that don't know, make a drama out of it. Much depends on your relationship with your repair service guy.
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    Not really a "tale" but the vast majority of 088/880s I have had in have been seized or "nipped up" down to being left on the shelf with half a tank of fuel in them and then used 6 months later, not filled up with new fuel and they have gone POP. This is the petrol degrading the 2T oil in the fuel mix over the time the saw is left on the shelf..mostly because saws like this don't get used that often. The other common issue with the 088/880 is the oiler not functioning correctly due to the oiler arm slipping on the nylon gear so these are the common things I always check on these saws.
  17. spudulike
    Basically, E5 petrol is absorbed by the fuel line, carb diaphragms and seals, when Aspen is used on a machine that has run on petrol for a long period, the lack of petrol causes the rubber components to go hard and contract because of the lack of petrol. E10 fuel is the same but it also absorbs more water so is likely to cause water damage to carb components. If you use Aspen on a new machine, all is fine. If you use Aspen on a machine that has used petrol for a few years, the rubber components will harden causing fuel leaks and diaphragm hardening. If you decide to use Aspen, it is best on a new machine or factor in changing the parts mentioned. It isn't the Aspen causing the damage to the rubber components but is the fact the petrol has been absorbed by them and the lack of petrol then degrading them.
  18. spudulike
    it is fine...add a smear of liquid gasket if you have it but it will do the job.
  19. spudulike
    You could try Nitrous Oxide injection if porting is out of the question. It depends on what you classify as "Porting"...many have different views on the term!
  20. spudulike
    Yes, it was the larva of the glow worm, that and the paraffin works really well!
  21. spudulike
    Interesting as I remember having my parents having a block of some sort of oblong porous stone with a hole down the middle of it (probably larva) with a wound wire wrapped through it with a loop handle. It was placed in a jam jar of paraffin overnight and used to light the fire the following day.
  22. spudulike
    Mmm a Church Group....so, where do you go...a forum that many arb types, farmers, forestry and grounds maintenance people frequent or the local church to meet 75-90 year olds who go to meet other people for a bit of company and a natter
  23. spudulike
    That's easy, the less people on the forum, the more important he would seem! I think the lad has given up and gone on Freecycle by now and probably had a more positive response!
  24. spudulike
    And Google says 208 miles and 4hrs 16mins travel time - makes the pat on the back a nicer sentiment! I think an offer more local to Bishop Auckland is being asked for but would love it if he was a truck driver doing local trips to Angus!
  25. spudulike
    So...a guy wants a bit of firewood and....not for FREE, he is happy to offer a bit of work for it. That to me is a bit of a breath of fresh air and some of the answers on here are as Mike says Twatish!!! Me...tomorrow I am porting and repairing another saw, I took a couple of cubes of firewood in part payment and is something I have done many times in the past. I am old school and repay favours and always work for something that works for both parties. I once rebuilt a MS200T charging one load of firewood for a guy that had been robbed of most of his kit and he didn't have much but the van and a load of wood left! What do I do...tell him £££ only or help the fella out and keep my stock of firewood topped up!My choice and how I rock. For all we know, the OP may have other skills or services he may offer, who knows but at least offering a bit of help for a bit of firewood is better than taking it and repaying nothing. If a few others had similar ethics, this site may be a better place!

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