Yellowbeard
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My new 084 parts saw showed up today. Surprisingly, when I pulled it to check to see if I could figure out what the compression was it turned over and caught for a second (guess the seller didn't totally empty it).
So, I took things apart to take a look at the crack I knew was in the decomp valve. It was worse than I had expected. I was able to take the decomp out just with my fingers. I did so and took some pictures. Then I put it back in. I thought I might tighten it down a turn or two and see if I could actually get the saw to start. That turned out to be a mistake; one partial turn with a wrench and the whole decomp screw section came off as shown below (stupid me). I am assuming, however, that this means it was probably too far gone to weld anyway, though I would welcome opinions.
However, as you can see, overall the saw is in pretty good shape (maybe better than the one I am currently running, just looking it over - minus the cracked jug, of course, which is a killer). In any event, I think it may be worth putting a new jug on and running. It even has a full wrap handle, which I would want in a saw I might use for felling.
Any thoughts or advice are VERY appreciated. Do I just go ahead and order the jug/piston set from Cross and replace? If so, how hard is that job? I am pretty tempted to use my cheap but reliable saw mechanic instead of trying to do it myself - would rather be out using my other saw than in trying to fix this one.
BTW - got the whole thing from Canada for $260 plus $80 shipping, which I though was pretty good from FEEbay considering the shape it's in.
So, I took things apart to take a look at the crack I knew was in the decomp valve. It was worse than I had expected. I was able to take the decomp out just with my fingers. I did so and took some pictures. Then I put it back in. I thought I might tighten it down a turn or two and see if I could actually get the saw to start. That turned out to be a mistake; one partial turn with a wrench and the whole decomp screw section came off as shown below (stupid me). I am assuming, however, that this means it was probably too far gone to weld anyway, though I would welcome opinions.
However, as you can see, overall the saw is in pretty good shape (maybe better than the one I am currently running, just looking it over - minus the cracked jug, of course, which is a killer). In any event, I think it may be worth putting a new jug on and running. It even has a full wrap handle, which I would want in a saw I might use for felling.
Any thoughts or advice are VERY appreciated. Do I just go ahead and order the jug/piston set from Cross and replace? If so, how hard is that job? I am pretty tempted to use my cheap but reliable saw mechanic instead of trying to do it myself - would rather be out using my other saw than in trying to fix this one.
BTW - got the whole thing from Canada for $260 plus $80 shipping, which I though was pretty good from FEEbay considering the shape it's in.
