372XP Rebuild and mod.
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Bill G has a Swingarm on Ebay now. There's another in our Classifieds.
parrisw
Tree Freak
I would like a square grinder. Cant' justify it though for what I do.
the price that is on the grinder in the classified is way too close to new price for me. i also cant buy from ebay any more since i dont have a paypal account. my account is permanently done becouse of the charity raffle.
Freakingstang
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I have the ultra rare Sithl Square grinder attachment for the USG grinder. I have never used it as I have a northern grinder and can't make it work for the time and what it is.. So until I find an older usg that isn't worn out, I'm sticking with hand filing.....
parrisw
Tree Freak
That's really Lame Terry, isn't there anyway you can get reinstated?
ive tried to appeal it twice and get the same answer .no
i could get a new bank account ,email address, ebay account and use one of my kids names to get a new account. but i dont see it being worth it.
i could get a new bank account ,email address, ebay account and use one of my kids names to get a new account. but i dont see it being worth it.
AUSSIE1
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Can't be said for sure Will. My 371 doesn't rev as some do as I built for torque so considering the quality parts I used, it points to compression.
Big and small were fine. Even the piston felt good with the pin, but I didn't risk it considering it had been kissing the lid! Those parts replaced and all good. Yeah sure big ends cop it but it doesn't make the small end exempt I suppose.
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That's a bit rugged!
Do they have a tribunal?
Maybe a petition by the members here to submit?
parrisw
Tree Freak
Was that a BB kit Al, with the 064 piston? Even with quality parts you can get a dud, but yes it may just point to the compression. We'll see how this holds up, but I won't be able to put a whole lot of time on it this winter.
greg409
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I've had a real love/hate relationship with them for years (50/50)
That darned PP is convenient, tho'
That sucks, and not in a good way.
luck,greg
Paypal is a form of dictatorship/oligarchy. They don't respond much to petitions.
Rudolf73
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Similar to the 'bay, they are up to 8% commission now I think and take your money regardless of the auction outcomes. You basically have to fight to get it back. But I guess they don't have a real competitor...
AUSSIE1
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Yes Will. The barrel is looking consistent all the way through. I can't factor the barrel in it's demise. Nor the piston really. Short of doing any length measurements and the pin felt snug and by eye no evidence of fractures. It was replaced due to whacking the squish band. Ne evidence at the pin either. This leaves the small end bearing. Small end journal felt fine with new parts and been running fine since.
Sure, new OEM and quality parts are not exempt from their run/percentage of less than optimum, but I tend to think higher compression will bring on a failure earlier.
Oh I know, just that I don't believe in just rolling over!
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parrisw
Tree Freak
I didn't think it was the BB's fault, was just curious, withe the piston hitting the top, can usually be only the bearing.
parrisw
Tree Freak
Well I'm back from running the saw. Good thing I brought my old faithful 372, cause the new one ran like ****, kept going lean, idle was hunting around up and down, was chasing the tune, just generally crap!! At one point at first it just kept dying in the cut then would not restart, then I think I tracked it down to a bad tank vent, a soon as I opened the cap, it restarted and ran fine again for a bit, so I kept cracking the cap open, then got fed up and just stopped running it before I blew it up. The other 372 sure ran great though, as it always does. So going to replace the tank vent and try again. Got a video uploading right now good or bad I'll show it, not very impressive, and was cutting really knarly knotty wood, at one point when it was running ok I saw up to 11,000 in the cut, 28" bar 8pin. Going to be a while for the vid to be done, probably this EVE.
Simonizer
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503 8280-04 is a vented cap, makes the stock vent redundant.
parrisw
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Cool thanks Simon, I may give that a try.
Tree Sling'r
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Nothing manes me happier than having to troubleshoot a freshly built saw, ahh - I feel your frustration.
