Nitroman
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So do you have any stories about working on your saws in cold weather, and the work went South?
A couple weeks ago I received my tank vent and plug to R&R in my 394xp. It was only -27*F (-33*C) outside, not windy at all so outside I went. Everything is going fine, install my parts, and now I am re-assembling the saw. I have the floor of the carb box loose so I can carefully slide in the Seal Collar (part No. 503-52-4401 in the graphic), which is a soft plastic/relatively stiff rubber collar that seals off the carb box from the cylinder heat, but still allows for some flexibility. Knowing unfortunate events occur at lower temperatures, I gently pressed this down onto the carb box. Note: there are grooves provided on the sides and bottom of the collar, they are not loose but not real tight either.
The collar disintegrated into about 16 pieces. It didn't shatter, it just made a funny "PLACK" sound and fell into the pieces. At this point Power Words accomplish nothing, so I carefully put the parts in a small box and made sure all orifices were plugged and went back in the house to order two collars. Collars have arrived but since it is STILL around -30*F (-34*C), I will work on this later but will have a small electric heater pointed towards the motor and a heatgun to make sure the collar is warm when I press down.
Anyone have a good story?
A couple weeks ago I received my tank vent and plug to R&R in my 394xp. It was only -27*F (-33*C) outside, not windy at all so outside I went. Everything is going fine, install my parts, and now I am re-assembling the saw. I have the floor of the carb box loose so I can carefully slide in the Seal Collar (part No. 503-52-4401 in the graphic), which is a soft plastic/relatively stiff rubber collar that seals off the carb box from the cylinder heat, but still allows for some flexibility. Knowing unfortunate events occur at lower temperatures, I gently pressed this down onto the carb box. Note: there are grooves provided on the sides and bottom of the collar, they are not loose but not real tight either.
The collar disintegrated into about 16 pieces. It didn't shatter, it just made a funny "PLACK" sound and fell into the pieces. At this point Power Words accomplish nothing, so I carefully put the parts in a small box and made sure all orifices were plugged and went back in the house to order two collars. Collars have arrived but since it is STILL around -30*F (-34*C), I will work on this later but will have a small electric heater pointed towards the motor and a heatgun to make sure the collar is warm when I press down.
Anyone have a good story?