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I bet you must get very good at fixing those things. Practice=Better.
Back In The Shop......Now What's On Your Bench????
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Tor R
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262 xpg, KS jug + HDA 87, squish 0,018"
Rockjock
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Yes quite often but more for the deck design.. now I am told there is a new company with that same offset wheel deck with a honda or kohler engine. Most often it is a coil that is shot since we have been servicing them for decades already. Thanks to ethanol we are quite busy!
ChevyHDNutt
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Man, that looks awesome!! Good job
My first screened pipes on a 361 muffler.
Finished another 290-390 conversion, waiting for a bar and chain I ordered for it. Finished a customer's Craftsman 3.4 rebuild, needed about everything, still have a 137 husqvarna waiting on parts for it also. Hopefully I'm about caught up for a while..
ssm1699
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What I have on my bench right now is finishing up my 029 Super rebuild with a 039/390 p&c, new bearings, seals, impulse line and carb rebuild. I checked the fuel line and it was just fine. I did put a new fuel filter on it though. I also have a pair of Stihl BG8x blowers that I am just servicing. One of them needed a new primer bulb and the other needed a new starter cord. The one that needed the starter cord, I was running it and it was giving me some troubles with warm restart after sitting for 5 minutes. Got it running again and looked down to see the spark plug rattling around. It was about 2 full turns out. The threads weren't harmed at all. Put it back in and it was running fine after that. Retuned the carb and all is good on it. The next thing I am probably going to have on my bench is a Craftsman chainsaw that was given to me. I already rebuilt the carb, but it still seems like it takes a lot to get it to start. I am going to pull it down some more to see what it looks like. I also have a McCulloch Maccat that I have been working on for my FIL. It for some reason isn't getting any fire. I haven't delved into the Maccat to much yet, as I am still trying to find info on it.
Got the bar and chain today and put it on the saw. Not the prettiest but does seem to run okay.
Notice it says "MS290" on the starter...
Notice it says "MS290" on the starter...ssm1699
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Is that a 029/290 or does it have the 039/390 top end on it?
That has the 390 top end. That's why I said to look at the starter. I may mark the 2 out and put a 3 there or I may leave it alone. The saw kinda matches my MS250.
ssm1699
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Nice. Good lookin machine.
Right now things are pretty thin in my little shop right now, only thing I'm working on is a Husqvarna 137 and I think all it needs is a muffler which I'm waiting for the mailman to deliver..
Finished up another 350 cyl, did a pressure test on the 262 just needed a gasket, fixed the chain tightener on the 51, opened up the muffler a little more on the 55 and hoping to thin the herd a bit.
Good running set of 50cc saws!!!
Good running set of 50cc saws!!!
Well I bought an 026, an 031 (older style like the 032), and a little homelite yard broom...all for $50 off the list sight unseen. None of them ran. Turns out the broom needed a pump bulb and fuel lines. Ran like a top. BOOM....two stihl saws are for free now in my book! 
The 026 was a mess....scored cylinder and bad bearings. It is scattered all over my bench right now....waiting on parts. The 031 seemed to have good compression. I poured fuel in and no leaks till I pulled the rope. Then fuel began to run out. I looked under the AV cover and could see the fuel line had popped off the fitting. So I poured a splash of gas in the carb and she fired right up for a couple of seconds. Score!!!! Best $50.00 I've spent in a long time!
The 026 was a mess....scored cylinder and bad bearings. It is scattered all over my bench right now....waiting on parts. The 031 seemed to have good compression. I poured fuel in and no leaks till I pulled the rope. Then fuel began to run out. I looked under the AV cover and could see the fuel line had popped off the fitting. So I poured a splash of gas in the carb and she fired right up for a couple of seconds. Score!!!! Best $50.00 I've spent in a long time!
El Moobs
Are we there yet?
Welp........I'll be standing at the lathe most of the day. A batch of various models.....
Not exactly my bench....but I can make a bench hehe...upgrading to 30ft rails.
El Moobs
Are we there yet?
Pretty cool Matt.
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Keith
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El Moobs
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Keith......err.........sir.......
That photograph is sub-standard.
I'll be expecting a better photo asap.
Thanks, Randy
That photograph is sub-standard.
I'll be expecting a better photo asap.
Thanks, Randy
My first Stihl project is on my bench. Its a pristine 028 WB. It's not mine though. It's a friend's saw he asked me to get it running again. Probably just fuel line and a carb kit is all it needs. A beautiful machine.
