spudulike
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Aw...none left...bugger:lol: Nice job, hope Burrell sees this, he is the cake meister round here:lol: Good job though - Happy Birthday BTW:thumbup:
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Think I need to use a bit of threadlock on it, that should do the job...and the flying hedge trimmer:001_rolleyes::lol::lol: Hope Martin behaved today!
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Sweet the way you named your caught Mole "Paul"....how did you tell it was male:lol:
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It is because you haven't thrown it out of a tree Matty.....it makes them last longer:001_rolleyes::lol:
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Sounds like you haven't use one of my modified ones, the latest one is out in Sweden, just landed and has a "little extra" tweak I have done on top of the usual. Should make a 16" work just fine:thumbup:
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One good thing with Aspen is that you can fire up a repaired saw in the workshop for a short while without gassing yourself - not that I recommend it but there are occasions:blushing: Joking aside, it is a good product and the fact it doesn't go off is a big positive to people who don't use the machines all the time plus it is good for hedge trimmers where the fumes are held in the hedge in close proximity to your head. :Whispers: ......but dont let on to Gardenkit I said it:lol:
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Just tell them the Orange areas are being targeted as lacking Christmas cards this year and don't answer the front door in your Jim Jams:lol: if you know what I mean:blushing:
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Can we do lawn mowers next Rich - Qualcast, cylinder, Herts:thumbup:
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Think that is both Matty and I, God knows how many saws we have between us:lol: Martin is well on the turn now, especially after realising the 298XP is much faster than his 076:blushing:
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Well Yellow is McCulloch, green is Poulan as not enough people own ex MOD saws...red - gotta be Jonsered, Dolmar - Red with a black stripe, Makita - blu .....Hey Rich, I have a Jobu - what colour for that?? Aw - looks like a trip down to Staples in the morning!
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So lets get this right, it is all about World domination, you are trying to convert the Orange areas of the UK to Gay Boy Pink shouldn't you have started this quest in Belgium!! Never mind Rich, you carry on, the machines are what they are, my preferences are my own and am one of those characters that the more someone tells me to turn left, I do the complete opposite and turn right. On a closing note - I do seem to get more Stihls in to repair than Huskys:001_rolleyes: And don't say it...I am there already:001_rolleyes: By the way, had a word with MattyF and we are one step closer to the next sawfest:thumbup: Hope that 026 is pulling cleanly and is a match for the 346XP:001_tt2:
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Just got an MS230 in with bad fuel leaks, been swapped over to Aspen and using the pressure gauge on it has shown a bad leak around the fuel line where it enters the tank - looks like the petrol has hardened the rubber and the aspen has then contracted it. It also has a leak around the filler cap so will swap the sealing O ring out as well. Also got an 064 in for conversion to Aspen, new carb kit and fuel line should do it
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From that map it looks like you made Stihl the girly pink colour - is this master plan to determine whom you are going to send Christmas cards to this year....looks like I am out of luck:blushing: Thought this wasn't a Stihl V Husqvarna thread:001_rolleyes:
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Hope you didn't buy it Ed:blushing:
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Yes, it will be Steve, the rubber absorbs normal fuel and then contracts with Aspen making everything leak especially fuel lines - got an MS230 in like that at the moment!
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Yup, as the previous post...188psi is damn good, 150 is typical on a used engine, 170 on a near new engine and 135 on a near clapped out engine of chainsaw type!
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My normal porting route is that I either have the owners saw for modding or purchase one secondhand and port to sell to a customer and generally steer clear of portig new saws due to it making the manufacturers warranty void. I guess it would be cheaper to get say a 372XP ported than to buy a similar conditon 85-90cc saw but the general benifit is having more power on tap on a lighter saw. From Burrells earlier thread - the 357XP in question came out at 25% faster than the standard saw and was on par with the later 560XP with autotune.
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Done a few 372XPs now, they fly on a 20" and will easily pull a 24"...think you may be going in a bit deep in to this - most just like a lighter saw that pulls like a far heavier one:thumbup1:
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Nice job, hope the owner didn't mind the wood chips and cookies all over his lawn!
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Not done one to date but would think that it would have plenty to give - the exhaust port looks as though there is plenty to do on it but would need to check dimensions etc.
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Both pretty much the same - 6-7 secs per cut, pretty happy with that, giving away 0.2HP and the autotune on the 357XP. Good vids Martin:thumbup:
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I think it is something you either understand and are in to or something you think pointless. I spent twenty years developing manufacturing processes to run faster, smoother, to be more accurate, more efficient and produce less waste. Nothing was left as standard, process speed rose 30-40%, set up times cut from 1-2 hours to 10 mins and scrap dropped from an awful 5% to under 0.5%. Having spent my youth on bikes and fiddling with cars, it seems pretty natural to take an efficient standard machine and make it go 25% faster.
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Port the blower...simples:thumbup:
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Nice toast rack or is it a cycle rack:lol: Standard around 8 secs, ported around 6 secs, 25% faster on the ported saw and on a longer bar:thumbup:
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Pretty difficult TBH, you sometimes get a grey, almost Nitrided looking effect with overheating over a longer period of time pointing at either a slight airleak or carb adjustment being a little out. If the piston/plug has more conventional colour but seizure is bad, it points to straight fuel/bad fuel. You are better relying on diagnostic checks to ensure crankcase and rubber part integrity and then a tach to get the carb tune correct IMO.
