Gifted Stihl MS441C Magnum w/ scored piston! HELP

[TheWhiteLotus]

Good afternoon! Newbie here! As the title states i was gifted a MS441C Magnum (from a friends company) that was used maybe 4 times before the employees ran it with not enough oil and caused piston scoring. It still cranks but the piston/cylinder will definitely need to be replaced. Im not much of a small engine mechanic but my buddy said to buy a new piston/cynlinder kit and we can have a go at trying to fix it. What else COULD possibly be wrong with it if ran with gas and not enough oil. If i can fix it for a few hundred itd be a hell of a deal since i was it was given to me for free! thanks in advance everyone

 

[HarleyT]

Probably a new piston would suffice.

Tear it down and take some pics.

 

[HarleyT]

1138 030 2003

1138 030 2003 Piston Ø 50 mm $84.40

 

[TheWhiteLotus]

Thanks a bunch! Do you have a link for that? Just a piston kit im finding for around 20-30 bucks on ebay but the piston/cylinder kit is around 100 bucks!

 

[HarleyT]

No, that is the price at the Stihl dealer.

Don't buy anything until you tear it down and access the damage.

 

[HarleyT]

Asess?

 

[HarleyT]

Assess........

 

[HarleyT]

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Sorry, I am getting old.....

 

[TheWhiteLotus]

ohh gotcha! im new to these chainsaws but my buddy has done a rebuild or two and works on little 50cc dirt bike engines so hes going to help. he thought the cylinder and piston would need to be replaced with the damage seen on the piston, but thats just looking through with the muffler gone. Stihl dealer quoted be about 600 bucks without looking at it

 

[HarleyT]

Put up a pic of the view of the piston through the exhaust.

 

[TheWhiteLotus]

 

[HarleyT]

The pics aren't appearing.
I'll try my wife's computer.

 

[huskihl]

The pics aren't appearing.
I'll try my wife's computer.

It's all scored to shìt. Cylinder probably won't clean up

 

[TheWhiteLotus]

Yeah agreed. Lookin at something like this

 

[huskihl]

I'd hunt for used OEM first.

 

[TheWhiteLotus]

will do! where do i even look for that? thanks

 

[huskihl]

will do! where do i even look for that? thanks

On here, Ebay, or maybe Saw Again

 

[Mad Professor]

I'd pull the cylinder and clean up the worst aluminum transfer before deciding to trash the cylinder.

The saw looks a little grimy for only being used 4 times. What does the rest of it look like?

 

[TheWhiteLotus]

Twas used all day for 4 days i was told. Didn't really dig in since he was giving me it for free.

 

[L34]

I put a hyway top end on my 441c.
Cutting very well.