McCulloch Chain Saws

[Kevin hayes]

Just finished the Super 33. I stripped and repainted the black handle with wrinkle finish to keep the original look. Starts cold in 3 - 4 pulls, seems really strong.

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thats nice man!!! one of my favorite looking saws

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[buzz sawyer]

It was sputtering yesterday when I tried to start it - pretty sure it was spark. I had concerns about the plug wire shorting out but tried another plug first. Starts on the first pull now! I remembered that I had dropped the plug at one point. Must have broken the insulator somewhere. This thing has the hottest spark I've ever seen in a chainsaw.

 

[2stroke_shaman]

Alot of epoxys work well . I like to create somthing that fits with epoxy putty . Build it up then machine . Totally clean is the secret. You can even epoxy , drill and put in a heli coil . You also have standard and metric for choices . Unless your welding its my go to considering what you need to do . Hold the coil .
Tom

 

[Brian Thacker]

Epoxy a nut in place. I have found the key to epoxy is to clean the surface you are applying it to. I use alcohol to get all the oils off first. Rough the surface up with sandpaper and then alcohol again before applying epoxy. If there is enough of the mounting stud left you can use a thread sert or I like timesert. Use epoxy to build up around it. I like liquid steal or JB Weld. I have also epoxyed a stud in and put a nut on top of the coil or what ever it holds.

Brian

 

[Walter Glover]

Here is the damage

 

[Walter Glover]

Thanks fellas, will give the epoxies nut a try first. Perhaps a combination of fitted nut in the cavity with a 10-32 sets crew set as a stud all epoxies in place.
Then the standoff can be a sleeve with a 10-32 end and a 1/4 tapped end.

 

[Walter Glover]

Progress

 

[2stroke_shaman]

Problem solved.

 

[Landfillrat]

Buckin Billy Ray has over 50 saws go watch him on YouTube

 

[fossil]

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When you look at stuff like that you have to wonder what the hamfisted PO was doing.

 

[RandyMac]

Nobody here has busted up a saw?

 

[Walter Glover]

Finished

 

[heimannm]

Looks good Walter. For future reference, JB Weld is a popular epoxy and can work wonders. Rescued the oil tank on my BP-1





Also took care of the corroded crankcase on my Solo Twin.



I also had to make a repair similar to your coil mount for the recoil starter on the Solo Twin. I used some modeling clay to create a form.



Mark

 

[Walter Glover]

Awesome Mark
I picked up some JBs today. Yhat repair i used tank repair putty. If it lets go I will redo with JBs.
Hoping to secure that SP80 tomorrow!
Cheers eh

 

[buzz sawyer]

Does anyone have information on setting the carb diaphragm height on the 3-25? I finally got mine running today but floods out quickly. I was running it without the tank installed and used a bottle to feed gas to the bowl and it was fine but I wasn't keeping constant pressure on the bottle. I have triple checked the check ball and seat and they look good - don't know what else could make it flood. Also looking for initial setting for the H needle. I was using 1 turn out like other saws.

 

[Brian Van]

Did a little red oak falling today with PM805 acquired from Joey (24" .375) and PM800 (33" .404). Brian plans to come out tomorrow with his fresh PM800. I can't wait to see a compression reading on his saw - effort to turn it over is much fiercer than any of mine. Ron

Two red oaks put down by the 805.
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Two red oaks put down by the 800.
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Is that a Stihl in the back ground?

 

[rwoods]

Is that a Stihl in the back ground?

Yes, I use them for chocks.




6'+ felled with a SP125C and bucked with it and a PM800.







Ron

 

[farmer steve]

thought you Mac nuts would like this pic. on C/L near me for $100.

 

[buzz sawyer]

Does anyone have information on setting the carb diaphragm height on the 3-25? I finally got mine running today but floods out quickly. I was running it without the tank installed and used a bottle to feed gas to the bowl and it was fine but I wasn't keeping constant pressure on the bottle. I have triple checked the check ball and seat and they look good - don't know what else could make it flood. Also looking for initial setting for the H needle. I was using 1 turn out like other saws.

bump

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

If Mark doesn't chime in soon @Nickolas is your man for 3-25 details.