I found what I think is a great deal on Craigslist last week, a one-owner, in working condition, recently rebuilt (~5 years ago), homeowner owned Jonsered 451EV for $50.
I picked up the saw today, haven't had the time to really inspect and clean it yet, but looks great for a 40 year old saw, especially for $50. Chain definitely needs some tensioning but it started right up and ran well, to my untrained ear.
I have a question about the proper fuel/oil mix for this saw, however. The gentleman who sold me the saw was the original owner and gave me several Trufuel cans of 50:1, said that's the ratio he's always run, and when I mentioned I read 25:1 is the manufacturer spec (as I read on http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...6bfe5f55ef68c8d188256b69007ea725?OpenDocument) he was perplexed. When I got home I did some googling and also found someone stating 32:1. The original manual the seller provided also doesn't mention the ratio (which is very strange, unless I'm completely missing it). Anyone have any idea about this?
To my second question. I bought this saw for two reasons, one is because it's a vintage Jonsereds, and two, it was $50 for a saw that i see as an opportunity to learn about two strokes, try to modify etc. With that said, what simple mods have people tried on this saw? Would this be a good candidate for a muffler mod?
I picked up the saw today, haven't had the time to really inspect and clean it yet, but looks great for a 40 year old saw, especially for $50. Chain definitely needs some tensioning but it started right up and ran well, to my untrained ear.
I have a question about the proper fuel/oil mix for this saw, however. The gentleman who sold me the saw was the original owner and gave me several Trufuel cans of 50:1, said that's the ratio he's always run, and when I mentioned I read 25:1 is the manufacturer spec (as I read on http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...6bfe5f55ef68c8d188256b69007ea725?OpenDocument) he was perplexed. When I got home I did some googling and also found someone stating 32:1. The original manual the seller provided also doesn't mention the ratio (which is very strange, unless I'm completely missing it). Anyone have any idea about this?
To my second question. I bought this saw for two reasons, one is because it's a vintage Jonsereds, and two, it was $50 for a saw that i see as an opportunity to learn about two strokes, try to modify etc. With that said, what simple mods have people tried on this saw? Would this be a good candidate for a muffler mod?
