MagicJames
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This summer i picked up a 394xp for about $120 bucks, i don't remember honestly... Anyway for christmas my Wife bought me a 395 conversion kit, but somehow she missed out on the actual piston and cylinder so i fixed that this morning and it's currently en-route, along with a piston ring clamp kit. I was out in the garage this morning tearing down the saw, and i got to a stopping point.
A little background I love 1980's 3 wheelers and I've got a few 250R's and 350X's and I'm pretty well versed in building motors, nothing fancy like porting, but i've been known to come up with a few fast trikes.
Anyway, I took some pictures and been good to keep my bolts sorted, as this is my first teardown of a saw, but how does the P&C come off? my allen that i've been using to tear down the saw doesnt fit and i can't see down into the hole to save my life. Destructions on this would be great.
Other things that are gonna happen before the saw lives again,
1) New gaskets all around
2) Install the pulse fitting on the carb
3) mod the exhaust, can't get the bad boy to come apart though :/
what i'm unsure of is should i clean up the transfers and polish up the exhaust?
do all four of the bolts on the exhaust bracket need to be there? it only had one bolt holding it on, doesnt look critical but i like to make sure i don't break anything if it could have been avoided.
I dont know if i should install the decomp or just put a plug in it.
how in the world do i get to the crank seals to replace them?
it's got a low top, should i put a high top with the HD filter?
I know it's lengthy, but i appreciate your time I'll throw some pics up when my phone stops being slow
A little background I love 1980's 3 wheelers and I've got a few 250R's and 350X's and I'm pretty well versed in building motors, nothing fancy like porting, but i've been known to come up with a few fast trikes.
Anyway, I took some pictures and been good to keep my bolts sorted, as this is my first teardown of a saw, but how does the P&C come off? my allen that i've been using to tear down the saw doesnt fit and i can't see down into the hole to save my life. Destructions on this would be great.
Other things that are gonna happen before the saw lives again,
1) New gaskets all around
2) Install the pulse fitting on the carb
3) mod the exhaust, can't get the bad boy to come apart though :/
what i'm unsure of is should i clean up the transfers and polish up the exhaust?
do all four of the bolts on the exhaust bracket need to be there? it only had one bolt holding it on, doesnt look critical but i like to make sure i don't break anything if it could have been avoided.
I dont know if i should install the decomp or just put a plug in it.
how in the world do i get to the crank seals to replace them?
it's got a low top, should i put a high top with the HD filter?
I know it's lengthy, but i appreciate your time I'll throw some pics up when my phone stops being slow