But you see what I meant in the previous post?? If you are not intimidated by a Harley motor a pissant little chainsaw motor (even a BIG saw motor is still little) should be a pleasure to work on!! Have at it I say!!!! Don't listen to that old guy from the "Live Free or Die" state LOLOLOL!!! Good luck!!
OUCH !!!!!!
Is maine still part of taxachussetts ??
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( that always get them downeasters )
LL who ??
( works if thier from around freeport )
I guess the bottom line is as things start to get old and the youthful ambition isnt there any more you have to decide where the enjoyment of a project and hobby ends and begins to become more work than fun..
I am at a point now were i pick and choose the saw projects..
that is what i was trying to impress on the OP,if it dont seem like fun,if you arent looking foreward with enthusiasm to the project,why waste your time..
you HAVE to WANT to do it,should be something when you go to bed at night you want to wake up early so you can get back at it..if the passion isnt there,go for something that fit's YOU better..
It should be ENJOYMENT,it should be FUN,if you dont feel that way ,,dont waste your time,find something that is..
To those that are trying to help and encourage,that is great... maybe with that help the OP will find the ambition and find himself doing something that brings a lot of satisfaction and the rewards of the project will be something that in the end he will find is one of his best accomplishments..
I hope that happens,,but,,failure can be unforgiving..
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Yes you're right Ron...............I suppose..............But that drive is what keeps us so young at heart and youthful.......I mean how do you feel cruzin in your vette?? Do you fell like the beat up ol Q-Tip you are??? Hell no!! I bet you're up to OOB tryin to pick up the slow ones in walkers three nights a week or more. LOLOLOL!!! Ol yella can fix this saw if he WANTS to. Just because it isn't as good as he thought when he bought it shouldn't matter. It is what it is. The die has been cast. What's the next move? Does he throw in the towel and sell it at a loss just to get rid of it. Or does he go completely through it and come out with a better saw than he could ever buy, with the knowledge that it is in almost brand new condition? He obviously wanted this model for some reason, enough to pay $250.00 for it.
I have a 70E I bought off E-Bay, boy it looked real nice in the pics. Original paint was in super condition, 24" Winsor with Stihl chain in new condition. I mean if you wanted a nice 70E this looked like the one to buy. So I did. It came and I was like a white haired kid at Christmas!! Well it did look good...but when I pulled the muffler what I saw almost made me cry. The piston still had plenty of machine marks but some #@%&^$#&&*head had used a round shank screw driver through the port as a piston stop. This had crowded the top of the port inward about a 16th of an inch so when the cord was pulled it broke the ring and gouged a trench in the side of the piston the entire stroke. Plus the drive side main bearing had up and down play. HMMMMM I got mad, then sad, then determined to make this saw right. I haven't got to it yet but did score a brand New P&C for it off E-bay and it still needs to be split and new bearings and seals but that will happen this winter probably. Point is it will be done because I firmly believe that I will prevail over this setback!!! Maybe yella is not like me, maybe he is. I guess that's up to him and how much he wants this particular saw. I'll support him either way but he has to keep this in perspective. This is a chain saw, you can pick it up with one hand. It isn't a bike or car motor. In comparison very simple to work on and I wish him the best whatever he decides.