Thanks! I actually cleaned it up to sell it since I never use it....That's a clean saw. Looks good.
That's the first 298 I've seen with the hex decal. Interesting because I thought they were all square and had a plastic cover.View attachment 619435 View attachment 619434 My 298 has some buildup that has proven tough to remove. I scrubbed the hell out of the clutch cover to remove the exhaust buildup, and faded the paint in the process.
Y’all have any luck with any chemicals? I’ve had a bit of luck w the S100 cycle cleaner-
Trent
Can you show us the serial number? This has me intrigued.
Thanks for the education.3 series of 298, the first two had the fragile plastic starters/square tag
IPL 1986-04,
IPL1987-01, this is mine , but is now updated to 2101 starter
IPL1987-06 this series had stock the 2101 pull starter with hex tag/decal
Can you show us the serial number? This has me intrigued.
Sure if you like. Mine is an early production one then...Looks like dave is more knowledgeable than I, but I’d be happy to get the serial number after dinner if you’re still curious
On a side note- for such a giant CC saw theynaure have a small exit on the muffler. I hate to modify such a classic, but I’m sure there are gains in an exhaust mod..... anybody tried this?
I saw scar ported one..... looked like a beast. But I’m not grinding on this cylinder.
3 series of 298, the first two had the fragile plastic starters/square tag
IPL 1986-04,
IPL1987-01, this is mine , but is now updated to 2101 starter
IPL1987-06 this series had stock the 2101 pull starter with hex tag/decal
I had a lot of problems with my 298xp which caused me to do a lot of research...
And of course the lack of the manual/supplemental oiler limits this saw to a measley 36" bar.
These were the mufflers offered in the IPL's
first two series:
503 41 69-01 * screen
503 41 69-02 * open
Both of these are side exit
last series only:
503 53 06-01 & screen baffle cover *baffle cover
503 53 06-02FF *& screen, side exit
The 06-01 muffler is front exit and able to made into the "jungle"muffler configuration by leaving out the 2 internal components(same as 2101). I found a NOS one fairly cheap and bought it. This muffler shown as my icon/pix
What kind of price were you going to put on the saw if you did want to sell it?
298XP PHO 18lb12.5oz less than 2 lb more than a 66cc pioneer farmsaw.
IMO, it should be every bit as valuable (if it has the later starter upgrade) as the 2100/2101XP, if you are not contemplating using over a 36" bar.
FWIW starter upgrade does also require the flywheel too!
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