flyboy
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Well after reading the birth of a NOS 076 thread I got to thinking. I first wanted 1 of my own...but then decided since I have absolutely no use for a chainsaw, and own 2.5 of them already, why not just mess with one my current saws.
So I have 2 good Stihl 031AV saws and one donor 031av. I just pulled the jug off the dead saw that is missing way too many parts to restore and discovered that the jug looks pretty good. There is a bit of aluminum transfer and a lot of carbon, but the honing marks are still visible beneath the aluminum transfer.
There appears to be a lot of material that could that could me removed to port the spare cylinder.
Has anyone ever ported an 031? Can I get this saw close to 4HP. My better of the 2 031s is very strong as it is....but nothing says success like excess.
So I have 2 good Stihl 031AV saws and one donor 031av. I just pulled the jug off the dead saw that is missing way too many parts to restore and discovered that the jug looks pretty good. There is a bit of aluminum transfer and a lot of carbon, but the honing marks are still visible beneath the aluminum transfer.
There appears to be a lot of material that could that could me removed to port the spare cylinder.
Has anyone ever ported an 031? Can I get this saw close to 4HP. My better of the 2 031s is very strong as it is....but nothing says success like excess.
. Go for it if you want to. I'm sure there are plenty of gains to be had. So long as you're aware that it won't likely ever perform like a modern saw.
