Craigslist 039

Picked this saw up last weekend on Craigslist for a very nice price. Looked like the saw had seen some use as new and then had been stored in a pile of dirt and sawdust. The guy I bought it from let me pull the muffler and have a look at the piston, which looked brand new. Did a compression test which was good.

Brought her home and cleaned her with purple power then used a rubbing compound on the plastic. Replaced the air filter and added a new plug. Scraped and polished the exhaust port (Thanks for the tips Brad) and did a muffler mod (based on some pics posted by Bowtie). The bar had the normal missing paint so a buddy of mine took it to work and put it on his wheel to give it kind of a cool swirled look.

The muffler mod seems to have turned this saw from a "turd" in to my go to saw for a 20" bar.
Last year at this time I never would have considered buying a used saw because I would have had no idea what to look for or how to do any routine fixes or maintenance. Thanks AS!

Hay it looks good.

Looks like the one I did-made a noticeable difference. I redirected mine a little witha pipe-even sounds cool.

With the muffler mod I do not see a screen I would not be worried about stuff coming out (sparks whats a little forest fire LOL) but stuff getting in saw dust dirt. Just a suggestion

HittinSteel, congrats on the saw. You have probably did this already, but make sure and retune your saw to compensate for the muffler mod.

Guarddog1 said:

With the muffler mod I do not see a screen I would not be worried about stuff coming out (sparks whats a little forest fire LOL) but stuff getting in saw dust dirt. Just a suggestion

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+1. I have read here that insects will build nests in mufflers...if the saw is stored long enough.

Kevin

Thanks guys. I did retune after the mod with my tach to about 13,400 and can here it burble on top still.

Not sure if I will put the screen back in or not. Does it have a noticable effect on flow? If not I'll put it back or if I don't just make sure the hole is covered when stored.

HittinSteel said:

Thanks guys. I did retune after the mod with my tach to about 13,400 and can here it burble on top still.

Not sure if I will put the screen back in or not. Does it have a noticable effect on flow? If not I'll put it back or if I don't just make sure the hole is covered when stored.

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I put the screen back in on mine because our western forests are often very dry-not worth taking a chance in any case IMO. When you're tuning your saw make sure it's warmed up and at operating temp for final adjustment. I also pulled the 3/4 adjust limiters on my 039 carb. I wasn't able to set it rich enough for my liking with the limiters in but I also mill with mine.

That looks great, very nice work. None of my business, but what is a good price? JR

I have a little less than $150 in it after replacing the filter and exhaust gasket.

heck id give ya $200 as is

The 039/MS390 runs great with a muffler mod. Do not under estimate them

oh great brad is back....lol missed ya man

stihlboy said:

oh great brad is back....lol missed ya man

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Thanks. I just got home a couple hours ago.

Great score!!:jawdrop: A 039/390 runs right with a 361.

Hey Man that is a good looking saw, good deal. I told you that a muffler mod makes a whole new monster come out. How did the other saw turn out after the mod.

2000ssm6 said:

Great score!!:jawdrop: A 039/390 runs right with a 361.

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are you sure about this?
(great score indeed nonetheless.yes.)

smilin possum said:

Hey Man that is a good looking saw, good deal. I told you that a muffler mod makes a whole new monster come out. How did the other saw turn out after the mod.

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Yes it did Possum and thanks to you, Brad and Brian for answering my PM's with various questions. The 260 turned out very well also once I got the :censored: limiter cap out. They both have a real nice pop sound to them with better throttle response and low end grunt.

Nice score! Yep, the muffler mod makes a HUGE difference on the 290/310/390 series!! :greenchainsaw:

arborist said:

are you sure about this?
(great score indeed nonetheless.yes.)

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It may not smoke a 361 but isn't far behind at all. The 361 needs a muffler mod just as bad as the 390. If a new $600 361 and his $150 039 were put into a log, the 361 owner would be sick to see how close it was.

2000ssm6 said:

It may not smoke a 361 but isn't far behind at all. The 361 needs a muffler mod just as bad as the 390. If a new $600 361 and his $150 039 were put into a log, the 361 owner would be sick to see how close it was.

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Good post. Should be some interesting replies .

Kevin