Ms 390 short block

[bigmoose]

Anybody use tye nwp ms 390 shortblock from baileys?

 

[7sleeper]

There have been quite a few threads on the topic a few years ago. As far as I understood, everyone was happy, although it was mentioned that the engine should be resealed because there was sometimes a little sloppy in production.

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[ChoppyChoppy]

**** Baileys.

 

[Khntr85]

Not trying to derail, but I use cheap eBay stuff and have good luck, worth a try...

 

[bigmoose]

Well this is for a customer of mine and i want him to be happy. Does stihl offer a shortblock for that series. Thanks for the input guys.

 

[BuckthornBonnie]

They're decent. Good option for ya if the crank or bearings are questionable. I can't (shouldn't, really) speculate on the Bailey's source these days but the hope is that they're better quality than other AM options.

I've used the cheap Huztl (Farmertec) block. Had a bearing failure and didn't care for the interference fit of the AM engine pan (may have caused the problem). I stripped it down, installed Nachi bearings and an OEM pan. Runs good.

 

[BuckthornBonnie]

Anybody use tye nwp ms 390 shortblock from baileys?

Is there anything wrong with the oem crank and bearings?

 

[bigmoose]

I dont know .... its been straight gassed