eyolf
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I phoned our intrepid Mr Greffard this week and ordered a new saw...just cannot beat those prices he offered. What a decent guy to visit with on the phone, too!
Anyway, to the point: I let it slip that my old favorite saw, the Jonsered 670 is tired and old; I abused it last saturday and must have momentarily siezed it...lost power and the compression had dropped from about 125 to about 90. I lifted the jug; the ring is stuck and there's a lot of black on the piston, except a nice gouge, and a thin streak of fresh aluminum near the exhaust port in the bore.
The kicker is that I've used it a long time, and the rod feels "sorta loose", and I can see shiny wear on the bearing cage around the crankpin. The rotating assembly is not long for this world I fear.
Talking to Dennis, I mentioned that I probably will get rid of it, he expressd genuine concern that I should not...he likes the 600 Jonsy's (Me too).
So here's the question: If I hunt up the parts (Cyl/piston assy, crakshaft assy w/ seals, etc.) and add a clutch, a few other goodies I will probably spend US$500 or a little more. Now that it would be basically new, there would be the temptation to send it to BC for a little TLC...freight both ways and massaging costs...$200?
I can get a nice shiny new 2171 for less, maybe even wait to see if E-lux puts red shrouds on the 385 xp for about that amount of $$$. I could probably get $75 for the old saw on e-bay even if I was dead-honest about the expected lifespan of that old saw!
Tell me why I'm even considering restoring it?
Anyway, to the point: I let it slip that my old favorite saw, the Jonsered 670 is tired and old; I abused it last saturday and must have momentarily siezed it...lost power and the compression had dropped from about 125 to about 90. I lifted the jug; the ring is stuck and there's a lot of black on the piston, except a nice gouge, and a thin streak of fresh aluminum near the exhaust port in the bore.
The kicker is that I've used it a long time, and the rod feels "sorta loose", and I can see shiny wear on the bearing cage around the crankpin. The rotating assembly is not long for this world I fear.
Talking to Dennis, I mentioned that I probably will get rid of it, he expressd genuine concern that I should not...he likes the 600 Jonsy's (Me too).
So here's the question: If I hunt up the parts (Cyl/piston assy, crakshaft assy w/ seals, etc.) and add a clutch, a few other goodies I will probably spend US$500 or a little more. Now that it would be basically new, there would be the temptation to send it to BC for a little TLC...freight both ways and massaging costs...$200?
I can get a nice shiny new 2171 for less, maybe even wait to see if E-lux puts red shrouds on the 385 xp for about that amount of $$$. I could probably get $75 for the old saw on e-bay even if I was dead-honest about the expected lifespan of that old saw!
Tell me why I'm even considering restoring it?
the 272 can be very fast....I just happen to have one of the fastest 272 cylinders around...it was built by our very own Ken Dunn..and happens to be his first cylinder as well....I will be racing the 100cc class with it May 11...with Uncle Arts chain of course....should be interesting if nothing else....
