There is a frost plug like thing.
And a TT is a travel trailer
And a TT is a travel trailer
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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I could but I still don’t like the way the stock fits me.
Some people shouldn’t be allowed to own tools. Or saws.
Kudos to you for getting paid to do that job and putting food on your family’s table. Onions to those engineers though lol.Here's was my job for today. A leaking water pump on a 2014 Explorer with 94k. I wonder how big the bonus was for the engineer that designed a smaller engine package by using the water pump as the idler for the timing chain?View attachment 1153819
12 hours for a water pump!
A little bird tells me that he’s sulking because somebody called him out elsewhere on the forum. Maybe he’ll go into hiding for four years like he did last time he got sideways with a few people on here. Or we can hope anyway.You trying to make up for the lack of BL dinner pics lately.
Seems he's been mia(my phone keeps spellchecker it to moa lol) for a week or so now. That works for me as there's been quite a few post as it is.
Here's an interesting one.
Stock ms170, never been worked on. Factory goof?. Didn't run long
. My guess...rings not lined up correctly before piston went into the cyl.
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Those 170s are pretty much disposable throw aways aren't they?View attachment 1154016View attachment 1154017View attachment 1154018
Here's an interesting one.
Stock ms170, never been worked on. Factory goof?. Didn't run long
They don't seem to last to long, or maybe I'm just hard on them.
I think they fall in the baby it and never push it and it will be ok category. It is quite hard to go from running pro saws to running homeowner specials. two completely different worlds!Those 170s are pretty much disposable throw aways aren't they?
Sampson
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Agreed. I've had a fair few more gripes about my MS290 vs. my MS461. I was fairly happy with the 290 and then happened across the 461 at a pretty good deal. Haggled them down to about $350CAD/260 USD at a pawn shop citing a small puddle of oil under the saw that would "definitely require some repairs" lol. I know, I wouldn't take a pawn shop gamble either, but when I asked what guarantee they offered on their statement of "good working order", they said 7 days cash back. I thought: perfect, plenty of time to pull the muffler and also check PSI lol.
(Cold reading)
Night and day difference in quality between homeowner and pro saws, you can count me as a convert. If it weren't for the difference in weight, I would have re-homed the 290 on some time ago.
Idk about the ms 170 but the 180c we used as truck saws got the crap ran out of them and no love. Always hung in there.
My 180 is my favorite trail saw. Rides around in the bucket and pulls the 14" bar like a champ.
I thought the ms170 was for twigs.
So was the 3.4l in my old 4-runner. It wasn't a huge deal to change though.
Had to stop splitting wood today 
At least I got some done and ran a saw 
I've never messed with pistons (yet). Is that considered scoring and too bad to use? I do see, what I believe is ring damage.View attachment 1154016View attachment 1154017View attachment 1154018
Here's an interesting one.
Stock ms170, never been worked on. Factory goof?. Didn't run long
They are not terrible saws, just not worth fixing for a shop. Hobbiests like me, no problem. $20 in aftermarket parts and it's back in action...not worth oe, frankly. I expect they will be heavily discounted to get rid of them by dealers as they have been discontinued. Currently, here, $199. Price tag still on some of the ones I have is $159.
They sell well on CL for $100-120.
Did they honk back?
The piston itself is near new. Rings scored the cyl badly, however. I'll go back and re inspect that piston to see if the Grove was damaged.
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
Looks like they were high tailing it.
All these saws were run wot with no chain...haunted house props...and, with 50:1Looks like they were high tailing it.
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
Any of you fellas have anymore ideas on this 562 off switch?? The wire is connected, I’m gonna go get my Fluke to ohm the wire, but what else can it be
Also, the older model, it says 562xp on the tag, but the intake is smaller, almost the size of the 550, any ideas?
And thanks to a friendly fella from this sight, I have a coil to put in the ms201 tonight
Keep an eye out for a 562xp side cover too boys, if anyone has one for trade, let me know. I’ll see if I got anything that peaks you’re interest.
Also, the older model, it says 562xp on the tag, but the intake is smaller, almost the size of the 550, any ideas?
And thanks to a friendly fella from this sight, I have a coil to put in the ms201 tonight
Keep an eye out for a 562xp side cover too boys, if anyone has one for trade, let me know. I’ll see if I got anything that peaks you’re interest.
