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  1. They fitted it on the 357XP and it was an abomination!!!!
  2. Don't go there on the "auto decomp"
  3. Ah, good, glad to hear it, always happy when a repair has good longevity and pays for itself many times over.
  4. Is your 395 still running? Been a long time since I put it back together again, must be 8 years ago.
  5. spudulike

    Laptop .

    Look.....it is a DELL....not a DEL.......flippin heck.....didn't you lash out on the spell check??? I should know, visited the Limerick factory a number of times and saw it stripped out and closed.....not a good one as it decimated the local job situation.
  6. Would have thought he would have noticed when fitting the muffler!! But there you go...maybe not.
  7. Try turning the L screw anti clockwise 1/2 turn. It may help. Does the saw feel like it has lots of compression when you pull it over slowly or can it be pulled over easily? When you start it on the fast idle setting, does the saw rev like bonkers or is it a bit slow or normal?
  8. What does "With full revs on" mean? The choke lever has a middle position between full choke and idle which is a partial choke and fast idle setting for starting when the saw is hot but guess you know that. Hot running issues can be typically lack of compression or the carb needing a going over and the L screw resetting - it may be a bit lean. Other than that, the coil to flywheel gap being too large and dodgy HT cable/plug can also give issues but less likely. The split breather will have zero to do with it. Checking the piston condition and compression especially when warm is a good call - less than 150 is getting poor. 038 milling.....really
  9. spudulike

    Laptop .

    From a bit of digging, i5 and i7 are quad core CPUs so would stick to these rather than i3 which is single core. 512 Gig SSD will be good, 8GB RAM .....something like this would do the job.... https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lenovo-v15-iil-core-i5-1035-4gb-512gb-ssd-15.6-inch-full-hd-windows-10-home-82c500g4uk/version.asp I have been using Motorola phones manufactured by Lenovo for a while and they do the job. As others have mentioned, most Graphic Designers/Marketing People use Apple so if she is doing Marketing or Graphic Design then Apple is the way otherwise....match what she needs.
  10. spudulike

    Laptop .

    That was a joke from Khriss, Stubby is down at the Apple showroom getting fleeced as we type
  11. spudulike

    Laptop .

    Rather than flinging damn expensive options out there, what about looking at what she intends to do with the laptop and then match the requirements and add a bit to make sure! Being a bit stupid....what can one of these Apple lappys do for me that my aged souped up Fujitsu cant? I guess looking "cool", "trendy" and socially acceptable is in there but that being said, a fool and their money are easily separated! I do tend to think of Apple as "kings clothes". I get their customer support thing but that is for the uninitiated who think FSB is the Russian secret police and wear tin hats to protect them from viruses!
  12. spudulike

    Laptop .

    Just saying as it is....how much processing power do you need for surfing, playing Youtube, spread sheets and the odd letter? Not much......a decent quad core chip, lots of RAM and a SSD disk......am I right?? I know it is a gift, no idea what the recent CPUs are but the more cores are better (Quad a minimum), RAM...more the better and an SSD disk, not sure the manufacturers will do anything but now! You can spend ££££ on perfomance you will never use...bit like giving the 84 year old mother in law an Aston DB9!!!
  13. spudulike

    Laptop .

    I am still using a 8-10 year old Fujitsu.....stuck the memory up to 8GB and the big game changer....SSD hard disk, that really made it wake up.....much faster boot than the old spinner. The long and short is that if you are not gaming or doing high intensive video or graphics, an old banger with a new SSD hard disk and lots of memory will do most of what is needed for most......the rest is marketing bollocks!!!
  14. Very good, you will go far in life.......if fixing 2 strokes......nice tip on if the idle screw is almost completely out and the engine keeps running you may have an air leak!!
  15. If the idle screw is turned fully in, it is no surprise turning the L screw has little effect. Probably best to set the L screw to around 2.5 turns out...I believe this is correct and then set the idle speed so the engine keeps running and the chain doesn't spin.
  16. spudulike

    Large chainsaw

    It is just an old rule of thumb, there will always be exceptions and views will always differ plus the chain type and kerf makes a big difference but it is round about right and gives some indication or a starting point for the uninitiated and that is all.
  17. spudulike

    Large chainsaw

    The relationship is the maximum bar length in inches is 1/3rd of the cc so 60cc is 20", 120cc is 40" etc. Generally, most will go for a smaller bar.....20" on a 70cc etc but this is just a basic rule.
  18. As ADW said, you can pull them off but it makes adjustment very difficult. You could recut the slot in the plastic end with care - junior hacksaw or similar. You could just pull the ends and replace the limit caps
  19. It is possible your neighbour didn't get planning permission to do his...stranger things have happened and some think planning for tree work etc somehow doesn't apply to them....or is it just round here Did you send pics to the planning department? They may have just got the wrong idea or just can't be arsed to look at the job in detail. If your neighbour has done his with planning, a precedence has been set and that usually means you should get planning permission. A polite appeal with images of the area and a plan drawn out with the positioning of drives, boundary and trees may help them rationalize.
  20. Looks like the Scorpion fish we would catch of the rocks as kids....ugly fecker!!
  21. Possibly....he works in mysterious ways!
  22. I believe that Father Christmas, the Christmas Fairies and the Reindeers have left Stihl and taken residence at Husqvarna Sweden hence the very positive result. I also believe that one of Santas helpers is a member on here Good result and thanks for the update.
  23. At two weeks old, a good call....they may just replace the oil pick up pipe and send it back....it will be a warranty repair if found to be faulty.
  24. The Chipper is on eBay as well and the guy has photographed his van number plate on both listings. It is a white transit....either he is a none too smart scammer, it is a fake plate or is legit. Payment is cash on collection....you may get the chipper but it may be stolen!

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