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I'd get a Dolmar from Andrew before any of those options.
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Thanks. Yeah, I have been simply searching for part # 501-81-28-01
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Thanks, Bil.. Unfortunately, he's not got the secondary, AKA Ignition module. Local guy hasn't heard from Husqvarna, either. I'll prolly have to drag one in from the US.
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This is Stihl's warranty in detail. If you feel you were treated unfairly, you can report the dealer to Stihl GB. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0099/5950/6020/files/Warranty-Policy-2018.pdf Customer Relations Team Telephone : 01276 417678 Email : [email protected]
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Stihl Photo Competition - Win a Model Stihl MS500i
wyk replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
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Your saw weights are here: https://pbase.com/wyk/unofficial_chainsaw_weight_gallery Your bar weights are here: https://pbase.com/wyk/unofficial_chainsaw_bar_weight_gallery It's a growing project. I made these pages so folks had a chance at objectivity.
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Spark is rather easy to test for. I rewired it twice to be sure. Also used a tachometer. No spark.
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That's the device I'm talking about - the secondary.
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We'll just have to hope a round robin may pole barter session begins.
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I replaced this one less than 4 years ago. But it looks like it's had a short in the lead ever since. It was small enough no one spotted it, and I think that may have killed the secondary coil. I wouldn't have suspected it if I hadn't ran it in the rain where it died and wouldn't restart. It was living on the farm in Waterford the last 3 years. It was intermittent at first, too. They thought they were just flooding it(which was also likely happening). I have the saw in my possession now, and just finished rewiring it and replaced the aftermarket carb with a nice Tilly C model. I have been trying desperately to get them to buy a new saw so I can retire this poor thing, but no avail.
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I have a couple of new loops of new Oregon 84DL 3/8 chain for trade(I think they are 063 so one EXL and one 75lpx). I just don't wanna spend any more cash on this 288 as it's killing me as it is I was gonna say it was nickel and diming me to death, but I have a feeling that doesn't mean much here
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This happened:
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Was just down the local shop today. Was considering a 395 since our 288 is nothing but problems. The one we saw was made in Brasil, complete with the fake-looking serial plaque. €1250 for the PHO is what they wanted.
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This is out littlest boy. Some sort of a whippet lurcher, maybe crozzed with a rodent of some type. Hard to tell. Nearly blind, the poor lad. He's here giving a proud little roo for his walk:
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Did you just insult Scotland? Speaking of, is it just me or are the midges already out? No more dresses then.
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As long as it isn't venting directly on to the plastic, these little Echos(361wes here) seem to enjoy whatever exhaust opening you can give them. I made a gap in the cover large enough to stick your finger in. I also drilled straight through the baffle that usually holds the cat(which I removed) so that the exhaust has a direct shot out to the cover. A bit loud, but not too bad. Runs freakin great, tho. And she likes to dance!
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There's a pretty good metric most of us use for telling when a salesman is lying...
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Perhaps this might help: http://www.gardeningaids.co.nz/promo/HusqCounterfeit-Warning.pdf ETA - if you want new stock 395's(until they are gone), you pretty much have to go with a Brazilian one. They stopped making them in Swedland a while back now. At least that's what my local dealer claims. And the date stamp on that 395 you have there is 2018. So it isn't NOS. If it's real...
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Most of what I cut was second growth in Oregon and Washington states. BC still has some old growth, so you'll see a lot more folks up there carrying a 394 or 660/661 with a 36" bar. I assume the ones in the vids using 288's are putting us on. It's a pain to restart that thing all day long in the field(even though I now use one for firewood). A 390 or 385xp is a better choice. I mainly used an 046 or 385xp with a 28 or 32" bar wearing square chain. The local saw service in Willamina, OR would do 6 chains sharpened for 25 bucks at the time if you did the rakers yourself. I rarely went through 4 in a day cutting clean wood. I tried sharpening it by hand, but I was never happy with the results. If I had to resharpen myself I would often just grind it down to round with a Oregon battery grinder. I was, and am, mostly shit at hand sharpening with square files. ETA - Never cut thru the tape, but I prolly have pulled at least two dozen nails from the end of it. Very frustrating.
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Where I thought square filing did best was limbing trees PNW style. The branches just lept from the trunks. Bucking was also easier.
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Shadow in the wood of Wicklow, Ireland
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One of the things I suspect on saws that have cats is you tune it at one temp, then you run it more, and the cat starts to heat up drastically, changing the tune. As it would since there would be much less flow and more resistance to the exhaust flow once the muffler is heated up. Echo and Shindaiwa's home planet do not require cats. This is from Stihl's own OZ web site:
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I guess I'll start it then: The Pack All lurchers, all rescues as well - Shadow(in the middle) found hit by a car on the street. Fia(on the right) in the woods near Nine Mile House, Kilkenny. Chloe(the hound on the left) in the woods of Gurteen in Waterford. And Arlo there in the foreground turned in by Travelers as a tiny, mostly blind lurcher.
