It’s my fav. Even over the 346s. That’s the only repair it’s ever needed. Dem is good.
What's On Your Bench In 2018 ?????
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Not on my bench, but at least it's chainsaw related.
My 272 is fixed. It’s been strange since I got it. Wouldn’t hold a tune n stuff. The actual carb assembly wasn’t good an tight. Pretty certain it was suckin air. Throwin tune everywhere but close to right. Idle screw wanted to jiggle around. Stuck some of that ****** yellow line next to the threads in the carb like a nyloc sorta deal. That functions again.
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Very nice.
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Finally finished up my 2065/372/BB hybrid franken-turd: complete overhaul with oem bearings/seals/gaskets, 52mm Nikasil BB p/c with an amateur woods port (attempted to copy Mastermind porting) RWJ-4 carb, modded muffler running 30” Makita bar with full chisel skip chain. Been hell trying to tune it; still 4 strokes in the cut, but even 1/8th turn in and it breaks up in the cut.
MS250 build is done and up for sale; complete overhaul with OEM bearings/seals/gaskets, Nikasil p/c, mild woods port (my first ever), muffler mod, Walbro 194, 18” b/c. Runs like an ANIMAL! Very impressed with it.
Stihl 056, complete overhaul with OEM bearings (holy shiite are those expensive!!)/seals/gaskets, original OEM 54mm p/c with my attempt at a woods port, stock Tilly carb, slightly modded 056 Super/Mag dual port muffler (previous owner had butchered some half-hazard holes in it) 25” b/c. Runs and idles, need to get the neighbor to make some test cuts.
Stihl 65 handheld blower (hand-me-down from my parents): general tune up, added my own set of cutters and the cleaned/sharpened the cutting teeth on vacuum side. Wouldn’t run worth a damn, pulled the muffler to clean the carbon and the muffler weighed about 2 lbs. Popped it apart and found the cat was clogged solid. Removed the entire cat plate (go suck a goats **** EPA) and reassembled the muffler and installed it. Minor tuning and the thing runs like never before.
McCulloch 840 gear drive: acquired this a little while ago. Looks pretty good, good compression, but no spark. Trying to establish if its the condensor or the pickup. All wiring has been cleaned and checked, points cleaned and re-cleaned, set the re-set the cleaned and set again, new plug: still no spark.
MS250 build is done and up for sale; complete overhaul with OEM bearings/seals/gaskets, Nikasil p/c, mild woods port (my first ever), muffler mod, Walbro 194, 18” b/c. Runs like an ANIMAL! Very impressed with it.
Stihl 056, complete overhaul with OEM bearings (holy shiite are those expensive!!)/seals/gaskets, original OEM 54mm p/c with my attempt at a woods port, stock Tilly carb, slightly modded 056 Super/Mag dual port muffler (previous owner had butchered some half-hazard holes in it) 25” b/c. Runs and idles, need to get the neighbor to make some test cuts.
Stihl 65 handheld blower (hand-me-down from my parents): general tune up, added my own set of cutters and the cleaned/sharpened the cutting teeth on vacuum side. Wouldn’t run worth a damn, pulled the muffler to clean the carbon and the muffler weighed about 2 lbs. Popped it apart and found the cat was clogged solid. Removed the entire cat plate (go suck a goats **** EPA) and reassembled the muffler and installed it. Minor tuning and the thing runs like never before.
McCulloch 840 gear drive: acquired this a little while ago. Looks pretty good, good compression, but no spark. Trying to establish if its the condensor or the pickup. All wiring has been cleaned and checked, points cleaned and re-cleaned, set the re-set the cleaned and set again, new plug: still no spark.
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Look real close at the full wrap an that 2065.....
Bought a 372 full wrap and west coast spikes; stagger cut, welded, ground, welded, drilled, massaged, tweaked and caressed with the OEM 2065 1/2 wrap. Even without the 9 coats of epoxy paint it looks 100% original.
Yes, i am pretty proud of it and patting myself on the back.
In the words of a great man I know: “Putty and paint ‘ll make it what it ain’t.”
Bought a 372 full wrap and west coast spikes; stagger cut, welded, ground, welded, drilled, massaged, tweaked and caressed with the OEM 2065 1/2 wrap. Even without the 9 coats of epoxy paint it looks 100% original.
Yes, i am pretty proud of it and patting myself on the back.
In the words of a great man I know: “Putty and paint ‘ll make it what it ain’t.”
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That old Mac looks like it is sitting in a scene from the Apocalypse! 
Nice work on the saws.
Nice work on the saws.
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That old Mac looks like it is sitting in a scene from the Apocalypse!
Nice work on the saws.
Thanks!
Well I have almost done all my winter projects,, hers is the last one,, a small husky.
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Lookin for a port for it,, USB3!!! Its got good memory!!
I had to look a couple times to even see it!
What size bar on it?
2.5 inch!
Seems like a good setup
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What oil are you using, and at what ratio?
Astroglide one to one.
fearofpavement
Trying them all
I've finally started in on my pile of 1123 series saws and have an 021 pretty much ready to test. Haven't ever built one of these up yet but they resemble the 1127 series that I've worked on a lot. I think they'll sell well in my market so I'll do about 3 of the 1123 saws and then start in on a big pile of 1130 series saws I have (017, MS180, et al) I've also found the 1123 series shares a fair amount of parts with the 1130 series.
These are Stihl's homeowner saws but since they say Stihl on them, someone will buy them. Besides a difficulty in finding time to refurb saws, one of my challenges is testing saws as I prefer to use them for "real life work" vs just cutting cookies. Haven't had any tree jobs lately.
These are Stihl's homeowner saws but since they say Stihl on them, someone will buy them. Besides a difficulty in finding time to refurb saws, one of my challenges is testing saws as I prefer to use them for "real life work" vs just cutting cookies. Haven't had any tree jobs lately.
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Nice.
