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This popped up on a local selling group can anyone id the model? I'd have half a chance with Stihl but relatively new to Huskys...

Anyone out there know of a way to determine which part of a 2 piece ignition coil is faulty without having spare parts to hand? I've been looking at an old Husqvarna 61 with a weak and erratic spark which seems to be just enough to get it to fire but will immediately die. Each half of the...

I had this old Oregon bar thrown in with my 281xp purchase. It should be a decent length for my 372 clone but I'm struggling to figure out from the old code exactly what it is... I'm guessing it's a 22" (77dl) .050 but could do with confirmation or otherwise before sourcing a chain for it...

Had a few spare minutes to look at a scrap 009 I was given for parts. It had very little compression but just for giggles I tried a squirt of fuel down the carb throat and to my amazement it fired. It wouldn't run but that start was enough to make me look at it further. Pulled the jug and found...

After just under 18 months of serious abuse my trusty MS 170 / FT 180 hybrid finally let me down. I'd worked it all day fencing but had noticed it had gradually developed all the usual symptoms of an air leak.On testing sure enough there was an issue... It was interesting that it wouldn't...

I got given a scrap MS260 a little while ago for parts but with some AM bits its back running. The only downside is that it has the quick chain tensioner which to sort out (new tensioner gear needed) would cost nearly more than the rest of the parts put together.. Has anyone successfully...

Been putting together one of the Huztl 361 kits for my uncle. Had a few issues like piston skirt hitting the crank at bdc which needed a bit of grinding to sort but otherwise it went together well. I was left only with a few extras but the only one that confuses me is part number 1135 791...

My old Echo CS-3600 saw is now the only saw I have left with .325 chain and would love to switch that saw to 3/8 picco /lopro which seems a far better match for a 36cc saw and, I think, would improve the saw no end. It appears that this saw shares a clutch drum with the CS3900, CS400EVL, CS440...

Yesterday I picked up a 1989 (300 anniversary) 281xp in fairly tidy condition... I know having used it a few times in the past that it's a strong runner when / if you could get it started - hence it being replaced after seeing nearly 30 years of active service with a new, easier to start and...

Nothing new or particularly interesting for most here but thought I'd document a recent rebuild / conversion of a Stihl 038. Ever since building my Chinese 660 kit and reading countless times the usual comments along the lines of "steer clear of the kits and just rebuild a genuine saw" I have...

For the last few weeks I've been restoring an old 038 Super that was fit for the scrap pile. I stripped it right down sand blasted the cases and resprayed all the metal work. Rebuilt the bottom end with OEM but will be getting an AM magnum top end. Whilst waiting for parts I started assembling...

Can anyone tell me the max piston end gap measurement for a ms260? By my measurement, a friends saw I've been working on, has a ring end gap measurement of .032" which to me seems big but no idea what is or isn't acceptable...

I'm not certain either will have me selling my 028 Super (the main reason I've so far held off getting another smaller saw TBH) but I enjoyed putting my MS660 kit together and am very, very happy with the way it runs. With a touch of CAD kicking in I'm curious now, to see now if the smaller kit...