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Those little 19*Ts are BEASTS. Not sure why even bother with the 20*Ts when they have these. Durable plastic, awkward choke, and vicious power. They should sell for at least 2X what they do. I'm disappointed I've wasted my time on other saws and not gotten one of these. Maybe next time...

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Holy thread revival batman!!!! I ain't seen this thread in years........ Its funny seen an old post revived. Keep up the good work and keep them saws tuned!!!! Bullittman

This is the trouble I ran into doing mine. The PTO/clutch side is TIGHT. It took dry ice to get the bearing cold enough. There is a chance that the bump is just some dirt in the bearing. Try to clean it out really well. Washing it with lots of hot water is not unreasonable. Obviously as soon as...

I think I'm the one that posted about using dry ice. The order of operations is important. I tried a few times on junk to figure it out. On the 034/036/360 the oil pump sets the bearing depth. I had trouble with just heat and a freezer getting the bearing to drop into the PTO case 1/2 against...

So, I got a chance to day to run a couple of tanks of gas through the saw. Its a screamer. Its better than the Meteor top end. It cuts like mad, and this is running Oregon Vanguard chain (its what I had). Its what I imagined that saw should do. The biggest improvement is in the low and mid range...

The top covers changed a bit but just use an MS360 cylinder. Its bigger anyways.

The 034 is a neat saw. I just finished one of these and an MS360. Plan on main bearings. The plastic cage in the bearings is garbage in WILL give up the ghost. I had one running on a Meteor piston/cylinder. Not sure about performance but with no base gasket it ran fine. Tear it apart and see...

I've just finished putting a new top end on my MS360. This saw has been a long running saga. A co-worker gave to to me a number of years ago “running”. The saw was filthy and needed a new piston/cylinder. Its sat in the shed disassembled for years until a while back I got motivated to fix it. I...

I run one all the time at work. I follow the Stihl guide on the 3 angles. We run 3/8 .050 RS and 3/8 pico .050. Use the wheel guide to set the radius on the edge of the grinding wheel. I find stetting the depth of the wheel the most confusing and touchy part. I've found that the "corner" of the...

This is good. I'll add that dressing/draw filling the bar rails flat is important. I'll junk a bar once the slot is too wide. I've never seen the rails get too short before something else kills a bar. I stand alone on this but a good grinder and care is a chain's best friend. I have total...

I've got a new OEM top end on order for a MS360 rebuild. Its back ordered so I'll see if it even ever comes. Everything will get built on a clean blanket and a supper wash/scrub job. I'll see if that produces better results. Hopefully the top end comes sometime this year. Been waiting on saws...

Excellent!!! Sounds easier than the 2 360's I did. Off to the races!!! Bullittman

This is timely..... I just finished putting a pair of 034/360's back together. The first one came apart and went back together with aftermarket bearings and a big hammer. The plan was to chill the bearings and heat the cases. This only sort of worked and it all got stuck 1/2 way putting the...

Just run 3/8 chain. I have little use for .325. The stuff is irritating to sharpen.

THIS!!!!!:chainsaw::chainsaw::chainsaw::chainsaw::chainsaw: Mine now come with an operator.

The muffler may be the culprit. I did wash it out but I've always given them the least attention. Never gave them much thought. Everything got a good bath in the solvent and hot water. The saw was completely disassembled, short of splitting the cases. They got washed out really well and blown...

No De-comp valve. The new top end doesn't have it. Saw runs and idles great. I can't see it needing seals. The saw is supper low time. I ran the stuffing out of the old top end. I cleaned the melted cylinder and piston up and gave it the beans while I waited on new parts. I would think that...

Good evening. Here are a few pics of the cylinder and piston after a couple of tanks of gas. Not sure what the marks are and the scratches. Have a look and see. The couple of top ends I've done do this. Not sure why. Cold saw has over 160 PSI compression. Hot is over 140. Gauge only goes to 160...

Good evening. We have one of these at work. They ARE awesome!! Because of this thread I had a closer look at how ours is doing. Its sucking dust. The first big problem is the stub that the filter and cover mount on. The little bitty foam ring is NOT enough. I bet thats where most of the crap...