I would steer clear of LRB piston and or seals. Or Golf pistons for that matter. You have a real nice saw with a very high performance cyl., don't put a junk piston in it and risk losing the cyl. Either use the original or go with a Meteor. Try Kevins suggestion of doing the redneck compression test. It is a fair indicator of piston fit in leu of accurate measurements.
It passed the redneck compression test, no rocking in the bore, maybe I will just get a caber ring for it and send it.
I use the "Wigglesworth" method. Tight fitting arbor with a brown Sctochbrite pad run down in the cylinder with a drill....like a hone. Only it's infinitely more safe than any hone....just time consuming.
That’s kinda what i was thinking aswell, I did that with some red scotchbright, maybe I’ll pick up something a bit stiffer
I bought a box of the brown pads from some online industrial supplier many yrs ago. I've found dozens of other uses for them, so the expense of the box was well worth it. In fact, they became my defacto method for rust removal for yrs. Since then Dremel has come up with some outstanding accessories for rust removal which don't require all the tough hand work. I also figured out a way to polish vintage tools, that doesn't require wire brushes on drills and bench grinders (*gasp*) and removing original chrome/nickel finish. I can't believe what people are doing to vintage tools on YouTube.
Wow that’s night and day.I bought a box of the brown pads from some online industrial supplier many yrs ago. I've found dozens of other uses for them, so the expense of the box was well worth it. In fact, they became my defacto method for rust removal for yrs. Since then Dremel has come up with some outstanding accessories for rust removal which don't require all the tough hand work. I also figured out a way to polish vintage tools, that doesn't require wire brushes on drills and bench grinders (*gasp*) and removing original chrome/nickel finish. I can't believe what people are doing to vintage tools on YouTube.
Here's an example of an old Bonney socket.
Thanks.....I started doing it for hire along with other stuff in my repair clinic. Got tired of seeing folks ruin these great old tools. As long as the owner doesn't expect them to be 'perfect as new'....which is not possible.
For fuel lines and tubing, I go down to my local Honda outdoor power equipment dealer and just have the service dept size whatever I need by the ft. Stuff seems to last.
Dont use tygon for impulse lines. I have in past but can be iffy at best. best to use the black rubber oem echo like I showed.
I didnt catch you were in Canada. Prices prob x2 then
Thanks. I do have a large Stihl dealer here in Ottawa. I buy a lot of odds and ends there. I’ll check them for sure.
