Has anyone heard of a skilshop 1716 type 1?

[Little Al]

Made by Power Machinery which was bought by Skil. Very little info out there on the 1716. Believe it is a PM 340
http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...87d9fc07dd864b8188256b54007ffd5f?OpenDocument

All of the Skil 17 range were based on PM saws IIRc on the purchase of PM by Skil the Series 1 17 became the 17 series 3 & some models were rebadged PM's

 

[Pioneer]

Had a similar one, flogged it. Under powered for it's displacement, vibrated a lot, fairly light and reliable though. Had to make a muffler for it, parts are hard to come by. A bit odd, this saw ran virtually smokeless with the same gas/oil mix compared to my other saws.

 

[Walter Glover]

Put it into a block of wood today and it pulled not bad.
Will give it a better go next week.

 

[Little Al]

The color doesn`t matter, they are all a clone of the PM340 and 69cc. Made for many years and came in a wide variety of colors.

I think IIRC iv'e seen them in White,Cream, Yellow, Yellow/Black, Red, Red oxide? & two tone Blue all of which were OEM colours & I had a "****** Green" one via the Belgian military

 

[pioneerguy600]

Yes,they came in many colors but were made from the same parts, I have a gold colored one with a black top shroud. We bought it in Newfoundland on a trip there, found it in a little general store hanging from the ceiling covered in dust. We needed a saw to cut our way into an abandoned logging trail and that saw was available and cheap, it did the job and has hung around ever since. A carpenter/framer friend of mine has one with a yellow body and a black top shroud/cover.

 

[Walter Glover]

Could not make the Ole girl idle so back to basics.....
Strip everything clear of engine, make plates and gaskets to cover intake and exhaust. Attempt to pump up
with hand pump failed so set air compressor reg at 10 psi. Lots of bubbles at pto seal.
Removed the seal and it was packed with grass between seal and bearing!
Now to replace that seal grrrrrr

 

[Walter Glover]

 

[dswensen]

I have one of these saws (I think - would have to look to confirm model) Runs, but no muffler. They appear to be made of "unobtainium".

Anyone have a parts source?

 

[Walter Glover]

Pretty sure you will have to make any parts you need. Still fun eh

 

[Walter Glover]

Replaced the seal
Pumps up fine now. Ever so slight bubbles at the transfer port plugs. Grrrr
Should be fine. Points installed gapped by eye and points open at as close to 30 degrees as i can tell

 

[Walter Glover]

Finished up the reassembly fired up and possible to adjust carb for good solid idle. Pressure testing saved the day.