288XP Lite

[little possum]

Stinkbait, I havent pulled the cylinder yet. But it had about 145# of compression I think.
Ill get some pictures up soon.

 

[husq2100]

pistons arent coated with chrome or nikisli.....and if you haven taken the cylinder off you wont be able to see inside much.....

some back yard mods were to drop the top of one side of the piston, but it isnt really a good idea.

if your getting 145, its not too far off, might just need a new set of rings or a piston...plenty of aftermarket stuff and oem (bailey's) stuff around....

they are a great saw....

dont loose hope yet

Serg

 

[wigglesworth]

pistons arent coated with chrome or nikisli.....and if you haven taken the cylinder off you wont be able to see inside much.....

some back yard mods were to drop the top of one side of the piston, but it isnt really a good idea.

if your getting 145, its not too far off, might just need a new set of rings or a piston...plenty of aftermarket stuff and oem (bailey's) stuff around....

they are a great saw....

dont loose hope yet

Serg

:agree2: Dont throw in the towel yet. The piston isnt coated, just the cylinder. I bet a new meteor piston, and you will be pluggin away.

 

[little possum]

Doh, my bad, meant to say the coating is chipped a little above the exhaust port. But thanks for clearing that up for me fellas, its been a couple days.
Snapped a few pics real quick.

Really expected better because of the overall looks of the saw. Oh well I dont guess everybody runs good mix and good gas (93 or AV).

 

[stinkbait]

That piston looks wierd to me.

 

[blsnelling]

That piston looks wierd to me.

+1. I'd be pulling that cylinder and taking a look.

 

[little possum]

Any guesses as to what caused the damage?

 

[JT78]

Hard to say without pulling the cylinder and looking around a bit. Could have just been a general maintnance issue like a lean carb or dirty filter but that is just a stab in the dark.

 

[little possum]

Thanks Justin. Thats kind of what I am hoping for. Guess that is the best of the worse that could happen.
Ill pull the cylinder sometime soon, and take a look.

Had the local Tech look at it, and he said something wasnt right. LOL(DUH)
He said to run it till it blew, since it was already messed up

 

[blsnelling]

He said to run it till it blew, since it was already messed up

That philosophy drives me crazy! Why destroy something? I say tear it down and fix it before you do any more damage. I know it wasn't your idea, just commenting.

 

[little possum]

I understand that Brad. Im hoping that maybe the cylinder isnt too badly messed up. And maybe a meteor piston and some OEM rings, and she would be good to go.
I have spare saws, and dont see the need in killing this one off just because.

Thanks

 

[blsnelling]

I understand that Brad. Im hoping that maybe the cylinder isnt too badly messed up. And maybe a meteor piston and some OEM rings, and she would be good to go.
I have spare saws, and dont see the need in killing this one off just because.

Thanks

See, that's the thing right there. You may be able to properly fix the saw with a $40 piston. On the other hand, you may destroy an otherwise good cylinder the next time you used it. IMHO, it never pays to play that game. That's another reason I completely go through most every saw I obtain. You just never know what's in there.

 

[04ultra]

Look over all the AV springs .........There small and break easy on them ......Ive replace all AV mounts with rubber mounts on all my 288's .....



Wiring was a problem on them ......Small wires and they break easy ....There are some good prices on aftermarket P/C that seem to hold up really good ....





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[Banshee]

That philosophy drives me crazy! Why destroy something? I say tear it down and fix it before you do any more damage. I know it wasn't your idea, just commenting.

That a saw dealers philosoply. Run it until it's destroyed. Why sell a 100 dollar piston, when you could sell a 1000 saw.

 

[little possum]

Thanks Ultra, Ill give everything else a look over. Under the cover the saw looked brand new, which I know some compressed air and elbow grease goes a long way.

Banshee, he is quite a goof, didnt help it was about 430 yesterday and he was ready to go home.

 

[Biker Dude]

I finally got myself a 288XP Lite and man am I impressed! :chainsawguy:
Here's a little video of some cookie cutting action for you to enjoy.
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This is the first time I have run a 6 horsepower saw and I can't wait to get it out in the woods and drop some big trees.:biggrinbounce2:

 

[Moss Man]

Woe Biker, that sucker was piling up chips faster than a new bride drops her knickers!

 

[little possum]

Nice saw biker dude.

I really need to tear mine down sometime soon. Just too many projects right now.

 

[Biker Dude]

Yes possum you really should, they are great fun to run. I'm glad I decided to go after a 288 instead of a 372 and this thread deserves some of the credit. Now I want to find a burnt up one and restore it from the ground up, maybe try the big bore mod spoken of in the 288 mod thread.