davefr
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I saw this fake MS361 at a flea market and the seller agreed to sell it for $20. I thought it might be a fun project. It looks brand new and it shows no signs it ever ran. My theory is the original owner gave up when he couldn't start it.
It's really hard to pull the cord. I could barely get a compression test done. (110 PSI)
So I pull the cylinder and piston off and the crankcase turns over just fine. I insert the piston w/rings into the cylinder and it seems a little more snug then I'm used to. Ring gap is .005".
I could not visually see any piston, cylinder or ring defects or issues.
I'll try a new $30 aftermarket cylinder kit for the heck of it. I can't think of much else to do. Is there anything else I should look for? I'm only doing this as a spare time killing winter project.
TIA
It's really hard to pull the cord. I could barely get a compression test done. (110 PSI)
So I pull the cylinder and piston off and the crankcase turns over just fine. I insert the piston w/rings into the cylinder and it seems a little more snug then I'm used to. Ring gap is .005".
I could not visually see any piston, cylinder or ring defects or issues.
I'll try a new $30 aftermarket cylinder kit for the heck of it. I can't think of much else to do. Is there anything else I should look for? I'm only doing this as a spare time killing winter project.
TIA