Jonsered 2171 P/C Advice?

[jasper89]

Good Afternoon: I may have the opportunity to buy a Jonsered 2171 with a bad piston and cylinder (it was straight gassed) and I have a few questions that I would like your input on:

What would be a fair price if the rest of the saw is in very good condition?

What cylinder would you use as a replacement? OEM or aftermarket?

It will be a normal work saw, maybe a muffler mod and a little port clean up but that will be all.

Thanks for your replies.

 

[Marshy]

Shoot a PM to @spike60 and ask him for the cost of an OEM piston and cylinder. It might surprise you how little the assembly cost. I personally would stick with OEM but that's just my opinion.

 

[blsnelling]

OEM only for me.

 

[Chris_In_VT]

Don't count on buying a cylinder till you tear it down and at least try to clean the cylinder up. Might be able to get by with just a new piston. In that case I wouldn't hesitate to put a meteor piston in an OEM cylinder.

Price, around $100, maybe go higher if he's stubborn and/or the saw is in good all around and cosmetic condition. I'd go $150 tops. That way if you have to purchase an expensive part (crank, cylinder) you don't get upside down with it.

 

[cgraham1]

Good Afternoon: I may have the opportunity to buy a Jonsered 2171 with a bad piston and cylinder (it was straight gassed) and I have a few questions that I would like your input on:

What would be a fair price if the rest of the saw is in very good condition?

What cylinder would you use as a replacement? OEM or aftermarket?

It will be a normal work saw, maybe a muffler mod and a little port clean up but that will be all.

Thanks for your replies.

Sell it to me. I have the parts to fix it.

 

[jasper89]

Thank you for your input. I will have to work on the seller to get the price to a point where it makes sense.

That is the plan, although chainsaw acquisition has nothing to do with sense, or cents!!

Frank

 

[Marshy]

A recent quote I reveived for a 570 piston/cylinder assembly was around $175... A 372 might be nearly the same.

 

[dolmarkid]

I may have a nice used oem 2171 piston and cylinder if interested in out of town till sat but I'll look if your interested mike

 

[Chris_In_VT]

Buy it with the intention of needing to spend $150+ on a new cylinder, and then find out if you can clean it up and save the cylinder (and money)