He has RedArmor local so that's what he's going to run now. Don't want to start an oil thread, but I have a short list that I recommend and some I wouldn't run in everyday use equipment.
462s not holding up, carefull commercial users
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I was just saying sh!t happens to every manufacturer.
How much weight did Stihl put back in to that 462 I wonder?
Fatherwheels
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Good question, they could afford to put a fair bit on the bones,
I picked one up in the dealers, it felt lighter than the 562 on the opposite shelf.
Fatherwheels
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I know nothing about porting, so if I may ask for more info on this,
I have been toying with the idea of porting a second hand china saw,
before having a go at the 4300 I would like to see ported.
If the ports aren't beveled properly, and often they are not from the factory they beat up the piston and rings.
I've seen wear similar to the pistons pictured many times, but typicaly not that high and not that bad. The other thing is at second look it appears the wear goes beyond the ports. I'm at a loss to say what caused the wear pictured. I would be curious what the piston to wall clearance is and if the bore is tapered or out of round.
Interesting thread. How does one know if a 462 is a 'New' or 'Old' version (without taking it apart)?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Fatherwheels
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Access to the Stihl parts database may reveal the serial number after which
the changes took place, then looking at the serial no for the saw in question.
There is still no evidence of any external change to determine old from new.
If you take the muffler off, there is some lettering on the bottom of the port,
this is not on the older model.
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Mastermind Worksaws
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I have sent ported 462s all over the world. Literally. I have only known of one that didn't hold up. Just got some feedback on one I sent to Australia. Hundreds of hours....no problems at all. This thread is a joke I hope....
Fatherwheels
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There is always going to be the odd casualty. I sold my neighbor a bicycle,
he peddled it up the road, hit the hedge, bent the wheel, turned it around,
cycled back to me, and said the bicycle was a dud and he wanted a refund,
he got no refund, I can only imagine the kind of trouble such a person could
achieve with a chainsaw, jokers do indeed exist.
They wouldn't have fixed something that was not broken. I hope.
Nearly every model goes through changes, in fact I don't remember one that hasn't. Saying anything more would be speculation on my part, and most everyone here.
Exactly. No matter how well engineered and tested there are always a few bugs that come to light once the machine is in the hands of the public.
Yup, even after all the hullabaloo about all of the extensive testing it underwent before it was released.
One would expect they wouldn't change things to the extent that new wasn't compatible with old (& old couldn't be "upgraded") without having some pretty good grounds for doing so
Interesting that they hid the marking in the exhaust port where it will be hidden by black stuff. That looks almost deceitful.
Mastermind Worksaws
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It is in the casting. How is that deceitful?
In the casting inside the exhaust port hiding. I think one should be able to figure out which examples are upgraded easier than that.
yup. Hiding.
yup. Hiding.
Mastermind Worksaws
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You win.
I'll bow out.
I'll bow out.
