Back In The Shop......Now What's On Your Bench????

[Onan18]

Just got this off my bench. Husqvarna 365 Special came in with a bad crank and owner decided to go all in. Split the case, new crank, bearings, gaskets and seals, OEM 372 XPW piston and cylinder decked and fully ported by the Sawking, muffler modded as well, ignition timing advanced, wears a 20" Total bar and Stihl chisel chain.

Joe

 

[Definitive Dave]

Fresh LS1,, you could buy a truck load of used saws with the rebuild cost,,,
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so what kind of bar oil is best with that beast?
Dave

 

[bigbadbob]

so what kind of bar oil is best with that beast?
Dave

Synthetic!!
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[bigbadbob]

Couple of winter projects.
395XPG 394XP
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[Rx7man]

Couple of winter projects.
395XPG 394XP
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I just got a 394XP off my bench.. Seems the general consensus is the 288 is a much nicer saw to run... the 394 lacks power for the weigh it packs. I ran it, it took about 66 seconds to cut the first side of a 35" fir log with a 32" bar.. it got the squish set to .025" and a light porting. For working on I'd rather work on a 2100 than a 394.

 

[Sty57]

After playing around on a bunch of my lunches. I finally got my first Mandrel made. Now I just need some time to play around with it.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Got an 041 Stihl chainsaw in today with no spark. It is a points saw and I remember people here (and me) talking about replacing the condenser with the WIMA capacitor. Apparently someone read the article and decided to try it. Problem is, they didn't put the points back in the saw! I guess they thought the WIMA took the place of the points also. I put a chip in it and it now has spark but have no idea of whether it is timed right because the saw still won't start (150 compression). I took the carb apart and it was dry inside so I guess a cleaning and kit plus fuel lines are in order. If it still won't run I'll see if my old timing light still works I guess. It does hit a little when you squirt a little fuel mix in the sparkplug hole.

 

[mkinslow]

Just finished this one with a coil from warped5. Thanks again brother. Will be back on bench for a good cleaning.

 

[mkinslow]

O yea forgot about this one. Finished it last week or so. P/c crank seals and bearings. Base gasket delete and M/M. Very impressive saw. 372xp.

 

[blk05crew]

Gonna be my winter project, P/C are in great shape, the rest needs some love!

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Got to looking at the 041 and noticed under the carb there was no gasket between the plastic plate and the manifold, just a bunch of RTV which had melted from the fuel. I have to assume there's a gasket on both sides of the black plate..
Also, when I was looking in the intake I noticed a little scarring on the piston. I'm gonna go ahead and fix the rest of the saw because it has over 150 compression so it should run. I'd like to get this thing going so I can compare it to my 041 which I think is a bit sluggish but not sure.

 

[nstueve]

No on the bench but...

Flushed this old boiler I picked up this summer. Some guy listed it as a "smoker project". Got it super cheap needless to say.

Yuck!

It got it foamed too...

 

[mkinslow]

Iv got these two also that iv had for awhile but have never even touched them really. All original parts as far as i know. Don't if ill ever mess with them. Love the look of older saws put I like the newer ones more. Trying to find something else for a winter project myself

 

[redtractor]

Got handed a Husq 49sp to clean up after sitting for years. Awfully heavy for a 50cc saw but can hardly wait for the carb kit so I can see how much of this compression turns into grunt.

 

[Sty57]

Last few pieces powdered this morning.

 

[mkinslow]

Wow that looks nice brother

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I just bought an Echo 330T limbing saw, minus a few parts. I'll start the scavenger hunt Monday.

 

[gduvic]

Just finished ms310 clamshell type engine ; major air leak between where the engine pan bolts to the cylinder . New crankshaft seals and resealed with three bond . Pressure and vac test OK . Major symptoms where hard to start and running lean . Problem was caught in time didn't toast the piston.

 

[redfin]

Just finished. Some exhaust, squish, intake and timing work this thing runs pretty dang good. Was building it for meeself until Mr Randal presented a finger ported 262.

 

[gduvic]

Last few pieces powdered this morning.