lumberjackchef
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Does anyone out there know the timing figures on a stock 066?
Here's the story behind why I am asking this question. This may be a little long but bear with me.
About 1 year ago I purchased my 066 off of ebay for 575.00 w/ .404 30" b/c and when I received it the owner had neglected to tell me that there were about 1/3 of the cylinder fins missing. So I emailed him to ask why he failed to mention that in the listing and ask him if he had another cylinder. He told me that he had put new rings in it and whoever had owned it before modified it and that it was quality work. And if I were to replace the cylinder it would not be nearly as powerful of a saw without modifying the new one too. He also told me that the missing fins did not affect the reliability of the saw. So far he has been right. It has always been a screamer, until the other day while I was in the middle of a 24" wide slab of pecan. I took it home and tore the top end down for the first time. He was right, it looked like very good work. The transfers had been worked from the bottom up, exhaust had been relieved and the intake looked like it had received a little work as well. Also the piston looked to be shaved a couple of thous. And last but not least, It had two base gaskets installed.
Is this common or an enhancment to the mod?
I am going to measure these mods and would like to compare them to stock for future reference. That is why I was wondering if anybody has this info at hand?
By the way, the only thing that was wrong with the saw was that the cylinder bolts had vibrated loose. I put on a little loctite, toqued them back down, and voila she's back to life again. Thanks for your patience but I though it would help to explain myself and give a little history of the saw.
Thanks
Here's the story behind why I am asking this question. This may be a little long but bear with me.
About 1 year ago I purchased my 066 off of ebay for 575.00 w/ .404 30" b/c and when I received it the owner had neglected to tell me that there were about 1/3 of the cylinder fins missing. So I emailed him to ask why he failed to mention that in the listing and ask him if he had another cylinder. He told me that he had put new rings in it and whoever had owned it before modified it and that it was quality work. And if I were to replace the cylinder it would not be nearly as powerful of a saw without modifying the new one too. He also told me that the missing fins did not affect the reliability of the saw. So far he has been right. It has always been a screamer, until the other day while I was in the middle of a 24" wide slab of pecan. I took it home and tore the top end down for the first time. He was right, it looked like very good work. The transfers had been worked from the bottom up, exhaust had been relieved and the intake looked like it had received a little work as well. Also the piston looked to be shaved a couple of thous. And last but not least, It had two base gaskets installed.
Is this common or an enhancment to the mod?
I am going to measure these mods and would like to compare them to stock for future reference. That is why I was wondering if anybody has this info at hand?
By the way, the only thing that was wrong with the saw was that the cylinder bolts had vibrated loose. I put on a little loctite, toqued them back down, and voila she's back to life again. Thanks for your patience but I though it would help to explain myself and give a little history of the saw.
Thanks
