Ray1
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I did a lot of selling on ebay and got sick of people buying machines and then opening a case wanting a refund saying they are scared of the saw or the brushcutter is too powerful for their requirements. As a business on there i had to refund and arrange for the machine to be collected, part of the distance selling regulations. Nine times out of ten the machine had been used for longer than it takes to realise your frightened or its too powerful, i was been treated as a hire shop that never got payed and there was nothing i could do about it, ebay is set out for the buyer. Now i sell under a personal account and offer no returns on machines at all, every part is marked and the machine is videoed running. Since then ive not had one request to return the item. I would let him open a case and see how it goes, as you say you wont be any worse off as hes probably left you positive feedback already.
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Long time since ive done one but im pretty sure they run the same adjustable pump and oiler worm gear set up.
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Is this saw a MS260? is the small steel washer that slides on the crankshaft before the worm gear in place? http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/2061856/ms260-ms260c-pl-pdf-july-12-2010-12-24-pm-508k?da=y Item 10
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Characteristic of the cheap metal it's made of?
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If i added crank seals to a service i would get no service work at all as it would put at least £40 on the bill.
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What ever set of pullers you have, you always need another type. Ive about 10 different sets of what you are thinking of buying and all have been modified for specific jobs. Dont know why you need them to fit the internal diameter of crank bearings as they are easier to press out or if they are in a blind hole slide hammer out. I would start off with a 2 leg puller, something like the draper 6 inch one. If the legs do start to slip off you can put a clamp round the 2 legs to keep it in place.
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Have another look in the shed, the missing parts might just be there, they usually are somewhere. If you cant get it going dont skip it, ebay it, you should get around the £150 mark.
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Its easy to convert, you need a bar stud, chain adjuster and a side cover. Should be about £35 new stihl parts or about £15 second hand ebay parts. Sorry read it as an MS230 not MS231, should still be able to do it but you wont need the bar stud.
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stihl 4 mix hedge cutter engines- flooding of filter issue
Ray1 replied to likeitorlumpit's topic in Maintenance help
Finally found it. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/48650-stihl-4-mix-pole-saw-fix.html -
stihl 4 mix hedge cutter engines- flooding of filter issue
Ray1 replied to likeitorlumpit's topic in Maintenance help
There was a post a while ago about this, the solution a tank vent off an echo hedgecutter that was fitted into the pipe. -
I would be wary and give it a proper going over before you put it to work, 99 times out of 100 the sellers know the problems but dont list them and just put spares or repairs as it covers a multitude of problems.
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Why was it a Spares or Repair saw?
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Radio station Atlantic 252 DJ's used to all have names like this. Dusty Rhodes, Robin Banks, Cliff Walker, Al Dunne, Joe King, Rick o'Shea and Sandy Beech. Dont know what happened to it but it was a decent station.
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Are the crankshafts on MS170 and MS180 saws the same? They have different part numbers 1132 030 0401 and 1132 030 0402. The seller on ebay says they are but im not so sure and if memory serves me correct they arnt.
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If you can get a piston, do it yourself. Read the http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/33857-whats-your-bench-today.html thread good info on cleaning up cylinders, You cant hone or re sleeve the cylinder.
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The Stihl IPL's are available on the web, if you know where to look. But apparently if Stihl get wind of them they have the sites shut down. Other way is to ask a Stihl dealer for his old copy of Media Cat and adjust the date on the computer you are using it on.
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There must already be someone doing it in the area. One of my customers is a grave digger (when required) landscape gardener most of the other time. All dug by hand and his charge is £390 pound per plot.
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4 Grand is very cheap, if your lucky and they take your offer that's brilliant, but 4 grand is pretty much peanuts and i would reckon that there will be loads of interested people at the auction and the price will rocket up with a bit of auction fever.
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Heat shrink tubing.
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Im glad its not on my bench, Guy rings up, "how much to change flywheel side bearing on my TS400" so i tell him my rate and he says but the bearing only cost £3 and ive got that. So i say it will need new seals and gaskets as well and you may as well change the clutch side bearing whilst its in bits. He shouts i don't need all the other bits there fine, your a rip off merchant and slams the phone down.
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Do any of you guys have an auto jumble round you? This place Rufforth Auto Jumble - Home is about 40 miles from me, ive never been for a look round but i do talk to a fella who does go and he says there are loads of tools on sale, lots of gardening gear all from traveller types, a few months ago someone was selling like new MS241's for £160 KM130 with 2 attachments for £180. He says the trick they use is to put a saw on the stall with a price sticker and sold written across it. Then if you look at it, you are asked if your interested in a saw and they say we've a few in the van that we cant fit on the stall. Then when you have a look your presented with a van full of probably nicked gear.
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No, i connect the impulse line to the crankcase and the nipple on the intake mounting bracket as it should fit, i connect the vacuum pump through an adaptor i had specially made that fits the spark plug hole.
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This is how i blank off the inlet manifolds on TS410. Simple and effective 2 bits of plate and a piece of 3mm rubber. Could all be made from 1 piece of plate but i didnt have any wide enough when i was making it.
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Thats what the plate is for, They are pennies to buy and save the oil pump pipe from getting damaged by the chain.
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Echo 610evl
