spudulike
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Well - if you do get some free wood, I would be interested:001_tt2:
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Hot in the tank, hot as it comes out of the oiling hole or hot on the bar?
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Looks like we have two experts on this site - I couldn't have put it any better myself - I used a 0.15mm home cut gasket bringing the squish down to 0.65mm - you can go as low as 0.5mm and use sealent with no gasket but chose not to. I raised the exhaust port by the same to retain the port timing but am told by one of the top saw tuners that this isn't necessary - the unlimited coil is a big improvement when tuning the carb with a tach. Next step is to do a comparison cut - a standard 346XP against my tuned one - should be interesting - just wish I had more time, too busy fixing saws for others!
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I think that the amount of diesel dumped on roundabouts by overfilling truck drivers is a far greater issue - used to ride bikes many moons ago and even a slight whiff of diesel or a dark patch on an apex would be enough to make me back off and straighten the bike up! I cant see a little bit of oil would be an issue unless you are working over a hairpin bend for a long long time!
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The cylinder may be ok if it isn't scored - I may be able to salvage it and a new piston should get the saw going again. They aren't bad saws and pretty well made by todays standards - better than much of the tut exported from China! You could send it over for an opinion!
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We did tell you, 346XP is one fine saw - will be even better once it has had a few tanks of fuel through it! And thats the difference between a home owner and a pro saw:thumbup:
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No not yet - out yesterday and now halfway through a MS200T rebuild for another member - just pressure checked it - 100%, and am reassembling it now - looking good and should run like a champ soon. Will try and cut some wood over the next week or two - pretty busy as usual!
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Mmmmm - thought I may get one or two comments about the vid - or even my dodgy PPE:001_rolleyes:
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I won't tell you how much mine cost - needless to say it was a fair bit less than £450:laugh1:
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Big, heavy, bulletproof, powerful, generally in really good nick as the army rarely uses them - great reputation!
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Fixing chainsaws is like selecting a new Pope - when you see the smoke - you know all is good:thumbup:
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The clutch and sprocket are probably bound together with rust or chips, dust and dried bar oil so when the brake is on, it locks the crank in place!
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But the clutch springs will still pull the clutch shoes in, if they snap then the clutch shoe will be loose and exert no force on the sprocket - so I am still baffled. To the original poster - do a compression check or pull the muffler and take a look at the front of the piston!!!!!
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No worries - if you have experienced problems and think it may help then always worth trying to help! Hope the guy gets the problem sorted:thumbup:
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Mmmm - perhaps in your world of widgets, wotchamacallits and doofas - cos they doofa this and they doofa that:lol: If you ever need a new coil, I would suggest you don't ask your dealer for a master box - he may give you one made of cardboard:laugh1: No offence - I know you are trying to help:thumbup1:
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:confused1::confused1:Huh???
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I may be able to salvage the cylinder and then fit a new piston, the cylinders can't be rebored as they have plated aluminium bores and not steel liners as many four strokes and older two strokes have. The reason for the seizure MUST be found before using the saw with new parts, the most common reason is old fuel being used or straight petrol with air leaks being the second. After market non OEM P&C kits are relatively expensive for this saw - £105 inc VAT:thumbdown: Have you removed the cylinder yet - if so, post a picture of the exhaust side of the bore - a real good picture if possible. I am happy to work on the saw and can pressure check it, compression check it and finally tach tune it to ensure all is good.
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:confused1: Are we talking the coil???? Got no idea what the "master box" is - I always thought it was the Tardis:lol:
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Most common faults are the cut out wire on the coil has come adrift or the black wire by the front handle mount has come off its connector. It is a simple circuit, the coil has a connection to cut the spark, a black wire comes off this and goes up to the front of the handle, this clips on to a spade connector that can be seen if you take out the front mount bolt. the spade connector connects the switch in the handle to an earth wire that is clamped around the front handle mount - green and yellow in colour. If you take the handle appart, be very careful, ease of the cover very lightly and .....TAKE SOME SNAPS WITH A DIGI CAMERA before all the parts drop on the bench and you have to send it to someone like me:001_rolleyes: If you get stuck, I can fix it for a nominal fee no worries - serviced and refurbed many of these in my time and know all their little foibles:laugh1:
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At long last, a video, compression is running at 175psi, I have tached it at around 14,600 - had a few problems in this area, the carb was metering a tad too much fuel but a tweak to the metering needle sorted that out. It runs, revs and idles spot on - very loud, my wife could hear me tuning it up a mile away.....or so she says:001_rolleyes: Need to cut some logs for the log store in a while so will do another video then but it sounds glorious:thumbup: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scqsPvclNdw]Muffler Mod and Ported 14,600RPM.MOV - YouTube[/ame]
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Post a decent photo - may be able to come up with some ideas!
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Never seen that before - was it genuine OEM, Oregon or Chinese? As Elfin says - better than a sheared crank and many other faults that could have occured!
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Flippin eck M8 - how old do you think I am:thumbup: In my days it was the Yamaha FS1E (Fissie) but never owned one appart from one I did up and never took a portig file to it - I was always more in to fourstrokes. My brother had a BSA C15, Royal Enfield Bullet and a Triumph Trophy 6 - I just played with my Honda 400/4 - lovely little rice burner! I still havent had time to tach the saw - just too busy but hope I can do it over the next week. Got a 15" bar and a full chisel chain on it now and it sounds great. Have had problems with my compression gauge and am currently resolving them - it measures 165 on my new gauge but a saw thet did read 175 on my old gauge now reads 160 on the new one so estimate it at 180psi+ and feels like it. Should pull really well soon:thumbup:
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still chainsaw ms 440 | eBay Looks just lime a MS440 to me:001_rolleyes: Duely reported - please feel free to do the same.
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Kites - big birds of prey, glide on thermals, tails are a very distinctive "V" shape Buzzards - similar to above, rounded wing and rounded tail Sparrowhawks smaller- generally fast moving through woodland etc and take smaller birds on the fly Kestrels smaller still - very distinctive hover and swoop to take prey Have flown Buzzards and Harris hawkes and handled Eagles/Owls/Lanners etc - I love seeing these birds taking residence in the UK again. The guy near Sharpenhoe - I have seen both Buzzards and Kites in the area but the above should help define what the birds are.
