Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX GTG (Next GTG 08/27/2016 ) Fort Scott, KS

[67L36Driver]

Morning midlanders!

Tried twice yesterday to raise Jim on the phone. But, no answer.

Maybe he went up to Iowa to visit.[emoji6]

 

[jerrycmorrow]

No doubt "armchair" - I am still not fit for travelling much around, after several major surgeries, and serious infections.

good to see ya around troll. been wonderin bout ya. hope all's well now

 

[67L36Driver]

Got the MS460 top end kit just a bit ago. Piston rings are grooved on the cylinder wall face.
Anybody here run across this before?


Like removing a third of the service life IMO.

 

[Homelite410]

Yup, had several like that.

 

[Hedgerow]

Got the MS460 top end kit just a bit ago. Piston rings are grooved on the cylinder wall face.
Anybody here run across this before?
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Like removing a third of the service life IMO.

Yup.. You would be correct.. Not ideal, but they work.

 

[67L36Driver]

Got the MS460 about three fourths together.
Need a laundry list more parts.
Brake band
Oil pump
Brake handle
Air filter
Clutch
Clutch cover
Chain catcher
Low left buffer and misc small bits.
Yikes!!

Well, I did start with a good crankcase assembly and fuel tank. LOL

 

[Oliver1655]

Would the groves help with lubrication similar to the oil rings in an automobile?

 

[cobey]

Groved rings lower friction resistance? Also hold oil like Jon said ?

 

[67L36Driver]

If you want more oil just run 40 or 32:1. Why throw away one third of the service life.

 

[cobey]

Sharpened a beat up chain with the .325 roller guide tonight.
It works goods. Steve's old 024 is strong with its used p/c
At a little under 180psi. My buddy gave me some .063 .325
Full chisel chains ...... hoarding stuff I need to sell

 

[Scott Kelly]

Figured its probably about time to make my way to this thread, checking in from Wellsville, Kansas. Just a kid that has alot of Stihls and likes to bug Carl/ 67l36Driver every now and again.

 

[Homelite410]

Morning fellas!

 

[Scott Kelly]

You mean afternoon?

 

[67L36Driver]

Morning Mike and Mr Kelley!
Morning midlanders!

Parts safari this morning.

Got a proof of life from Jim. He has been playing the hermit. Not checking his answering machine.

 

[67L36Driver]

Figured its probably about time to make my way to this thread, checking in from Wellsville, Kansas. Just a kid that has alot of Stihls and likes to bug Carl/ 67l36Driver every now and again.

Bug away. We geezers are starved for entertainment.
Have I got your phone number in my cell?

 

[Hinerman]

Good afternoon Scott Kelly. Morning everybody else.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Good morning everyone and welcome Mr Kelly I'm not far from you at Tonganoxie. Sorry about your bad habit..

 

[jerrycmorrow]

If you want more oil just run 40 or 32:1. Why throw away one third of the service life.

carl, not sure I agree about the rings wearing faster. without getting into the minutiae i'm thinking the wear on the ring surface area is not related to the total amount of surface area. i.e.- 1 square mm wears at the same rate whether it is 10% or 50% of the total surface area. course when you get into heat dissipation aspects it might change. think about thin rings vs. fat rings - same life expectancy? matter of fact, seems like the groove will result in less friction-less heat-less wear. am i wrong?
i'm thinking pdq should have already chimed in on this. where are you?
oh yeah. good morning all you cad afflicted, stout hearted people

 

[SteveSS]

Morning gents. The durn rain followed me to TN. It's been overcast and rainy since I got here Sunday night. Blah...

Have a good one.

 

[Homelite410]

The Lacs - Smoke Stack: This ones for Chet!