Take a look at my er...ah..piston

[MotorSeven]

Forgive the rookie questions, but........
This is the piston in the 361 i got off ebay. Sorry for the crappy pic, but i guess i need to uptate my old beater digital camera that the macro doesn't seem to work worth a flip. Anyway, there are a couple of real light lines on the piston above the rings. Rings look good as does the piston below the rings & from what i can see of the cylinder it looks good.

Also, i have never done a compression check on a saw before. I got the Lisle recommended here in another thread. What is the proper procedure? The first time i checked it i pulled tentatively & got 100psi. Then i pulled with authority several times until it maxed at 150...am i doing this right?

So, with a 150 compression, do i worry about the faint lines, or should i hone & re-ring?

Also, the bar cover has some corrosion all the way through, if anyone has one they are getting rid of, pm me.

RD

 

[volks-man]

i guess the guy offered you no history on the saw? was he cutting pressure treated wood or something to eat that cover?

 

[teacherman]

Use the saw. It's fine.

 

[epicklein22]

Go cut wood. Wear it out so you can get the Big Bore kit later on.

 

[Bowtie]

Use the saw. It's fine.

Yep. I have seen saws with no more than a few tanks through them with a little mark or two, dont worry about it.

 

[Lakeside53]

I you never looked you'd be very happy... just use it...

 

[Trigger-Time]

I you never looked you'd be very happy... just use it...

Been times, I wish I had never looked :greenchainsaw:

 

[Jacob J.]

Been times, I wish I had never looked :greenchainsaw:

Hey! you're looking now!:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[MotorSeven]

Alright, thanks for the responses(and the patience). I plan on hitting the wood this weekend......can't wait!

BTW, the 192T P/C looks great & also has 150 compression........whoohoo!

RD

 

[MotorSeven]

Volks-man, i found alot of waht looked like palm tree "hair" wrapped around the internals(at least i hope it was plant & not animal...lol). The saw came out of West Palm Beach, so it also could have been used near the ocean. The salt spray down there can mist over a half a mile inland on any given day depending on the wind strength, coating everything in it's path.
I washed evrything out with simple green & rinsed well. The rest of the saw/case looks good, just the bar cover is cratered.

RD

 

[excess650]

Been times, I wish I had never looked :greenchainsaw:

coyote ugggggggly, eh? I'm told its best to keep the lights OFF with those double baggers:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[ericjeeper]

Ekka

Used to say that the palm trees were very corrosive. I remember some of the photos he posted. nasty stuff

 

[volks-man]

Volks-man, i found alot of waht looked like palm tree "hair" wrapped around the internals(at least i hope it was plant & not animal...lol). The saw came out of West Palm Beach, so it also could have been used near the ocean. The salt spray down there can mist over a half a mile inland on any given day depending on the wind strength, coating everything in it's path.
I washed evrything out with simple green & rinsed well. The rest of the saw/case looks good, just the bar cover is cratered.

RD

Used to say that the palm trees were very corrosive. I remember some of the photos he posted. nasty stuff

hhhmmm. both could be valid i spose. but i gotta lean to the palm senario. i live on a thin strip of land between the atlantic ocean and the chesapeake bay and don't see that kind of magnesium or aluminum corrosion.

 

[parrisw]

Yup its the Palm's that will corrode stuff. Cant remember why though.

 

[lovetheoutdoors]

if it was a husky i wouldnt worry..haha i believe she looks fine