chainsaw kid
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A friend of mine brought me over an xL 700 that his dad used when he was a kid. It means a whole lot him.. His dad passed back in 98'
The thing hasn't been run in 25-30 years.
The fuel line was collapsed in the tank and was covered by nasty old old gas.
I replaced all fuel lines and rebuilt the carb and the thing runs great.
It runs so good that I have some questions. My friend says it has never ran this good..
I told him the modern oil (golden spectro) I mixed with the gas is way more advanced then the 30wt motor oil it was designed to run on.
So, I looked on chainsaw collectors and it said this saw was designed to run 16:1 and turn 6000 rpm under a load.
I mixed up some golden spectro at 50:1, tuned the carb, and the saw is pulling a lot higher then 6000.
I would like to know how high I can turn this thing before the crank bearings give out?
Also, what ratio is safe? Is the modern oil I use at 50:1 good enough for this old saw?
The thing hasn't been run in 25-30 years.
The fuel line was collapsed in the tank and was covered by nasty old old gas.
I replaced all fuel lines and rebuilt the carb and the thing runs great.
It runs so good that I have some questions. My friend says it has never ran this good..
I told him the modern oil (golden spectro) I mixed with the gas is way more advanced then the 30wt motor oil it was designed to run on.
So, I looked on chainsaw collectors and it said this saw was designed to run 16:1 and turn 6000 rpm under a load.
I mixed up some golden spectro at 50:1, tuned the carb, and the saw is pulling a lot higher then 6000.
I would like to know how high I can turn this thing before the crank bearings give out?
Also, what ratio is safe? Is the modern oil I use at 50:1 good enough for this old saw?