That is a pain, and if it turns out the crank or bearings are bad then I think o would move onto a differant saw. Possibly my fathers old saw. It's been so long since iv seen it that I dont remember what it is, but I do know it was leaned out and blown up
well for the moment its free saw that locked up from sitting. And i would rather fix it and buy a minimal number of new parts. And at the moment thats the gasket that connects the jug to the crank. How wouldn't that be worth it though?
I recently came across a decent l65 made in Sweden, and this is my first chainsaw rebuild. Once I started messing with the saw i found it was locked up from corrosion(not from overheating) , and had a gas tank full of water. So I started by draining the tank and taking off all of the plastic...