Condolences to the family and prayers for comfort and wisdom.
Ron
Ron
McCulloch Chain Saws
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Frank - the duckbill valve is supposed to go inside that plastic insert. You will have to drill it out to accept the Homelite duck bill valve as they are a bit bigger than the OEM one.
Mark
Mark
Sorry for your loss Mark
j-jock
ArboristSite Operative
Mark, I'm sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and the whole family.
Bob
Great info Mark as always! Took a snapshot so I can print and file it!! Thanks!
So sorry for your loss Mark. I only have one brother and I shiver at the thought of loosing him.
Sorry for your loss Mark.
My buddy just retired from a print shop. They have big sheets of some kind of flocking. He gave me some. I think I have some. You could probably get several filters out of one of the sheets. Send me a PM with your address Ed, I'll send you a sheet. Jerry, if you want to try some, send me your address too, I'll stick some in the mail. If you think it's a good source for a filter, I'll get john to get me the info on it. It is actual filter material for the big presses.
Here's a pic of what the stuff looks like as John gave it to me. I think I got it for one of my little Echos that had a felt like filter without a frame. It worked, but I found that Echo still had OEM ones and bought a bunch. This would work better with a frame. it was kind of floppy , not stiff like the OEM. This is a micro filter for keeping fine contaminates out of presses.
I picked up a Pioneer 700 a few years ago that needed rings. Looked like there wasn't a set left on Earth. You told me to try Bob. In five minutes he was holding his last set in hand. I think he charged me the price on the box, $7. The only source I had was a custom ring maker, I think he was in Ohio. I was told he was very good, and very expensive.
Sorry to hear the news Mark. I lost my brother in 1976, he was 30 years old, I was 20. He was fresh out of the service and Vietnam. We were just getting to be good friends. He loved all of my hot rods, that he never got to build, because he enlisted. Cherish the years you got to spend together as adults. you and your family are in my prayers.
Sorry for your loss, Mark. My condolences to you and your family.
I bought a PM605 a few days ago ($35) & got it yesterday.It was missing the AF cover & AF,no problem as I had them here.Suppopsedly the saw ran,so late yesterday I tried starting it & it was a no go (the dumb ass shipped the saw with fuel in it).Today I pulled the plug (it was loose) & gave it a shot of fuel in the plug hole & it fired up.I pulled it over about 2 or 3 times with the choke on & it fired up again.It was racing at a fairly high idle,so I shut it down & checked the needle settings - they were spot on .I fired it up again & it was still at the high idle,so I tried adjusting the idle speed screw & got no results.I shut it down again & found the throttle was sticking,probably needs a shoty of lube in the trigger assembly.
Then there was the chain brake.I could see that the spring wasn't locked in place,so I must've fiddled with that for over an hr.I tried using a different spring from another style chain brake & still it wouldn't work.I came to the conclusion that either the latch on the top wasn't machined properly,or it was simply worn too much.I ended up putting a different chain brake on for now.I got the new 20 in.bar & chain in the mail today,so that went on the saw tyoo.I now have a complete & running PM605.
Then there was the chain brake.I could see that the spring wasn't locked in place,so I must've fiddled with that for over an hr.I tried using a different spring from another style chain brake & still it wouldn't work.I came to the conclusion that either the latch on the top wasn't machined properly,or it was simply worn too much.I ended up putting a different chain brake on for now.I got the new 20 in.bar & chain in the mail today,so that went on the saw tyoo.I now have a complete & running PM605.
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Here is a little update on the 10 series project I've got going on.
I would like to thank Edju, and Heimannm for the help with the coil lead. I was able to replace it with a spare lead I had. And I will be looking at getting the suggested extractor bit.
I had already disassembled the saw most of the way, and here are some of the funny things I found.
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I know that it isn’t the worst one you all ever seen. I didn’t think it was this bad though.
At the thickest part, it was about an inch of build up.
I think the recoil was the dirtiest part. The rest of the saw wasn't that bad.
Well that seal is done for…
I was not surprised it was the PTO side.
As far as I could tell, the saw had never been taken apart before me. That was both a good and bad thing.
However, it is missing a couple of minor parts, but I will worry about them later.
I'll continue to futz with the saw off and on for a bit.
Once again, thanks for the help everyone.
M
I would like to thank Edju, and Heimannm for the help with the coil lead. I was able to replace it with a spare lead I had. And I will be looking at getting the suggested extractor bit.
I had already disassembled the saw most of the way, and here are some of the funny things I found.
Picture Time!
I know that it isn’t the worst one you all ever seen. I didn’t think it was this bad though.
At the thickest part, it was about an inch of build up.
I think the recoil was the dirtiest part. The rest of the saw wasn't that bad.
Well that seal is done for…
I was not surprised it was the PTO side.
As far as I could tell, the saw had never been taken apart before me. That was both a good and bad thing.
However, it is missing a couple of minor parts, but I will worry about them later.
I'll continue to futz with the saw off and on for a bit.
Once again, thanks for the help everyone.
M
Sorry for your loss. God bless you/yours
Glad I could be of help.It's good to be able to give back once in a while.Lord knows how much help I've gotten here over the yrs.
As for that recoil being packed full of sludge,yeah I've had a few like that too.It makes a believer out of me as to how tough the Mac saws were to be able to take that kind of abuse & still be able to run.I'd like to see a modern day saw still running after being crudded up for 50-60 yrs.
So sorry Mark!!!! Prayers!
Piotr Pakuła
ArboristSite Guru
Is there a thread about these newer Maccullochs with the Husky logo?
I thought I was the only one that got saws that dirty. I got a Super EZ once that the recoil was packed solid, and wouldn't recoil. Took all of the housing off and used 4 cans of break cleaner spraying it down. Had it spotless. Got it put back together far enough the recoil was back on. Got the bright idea to stick the plug back on and pull it over to see if it had spark, IT DID! One blue spark and POOF. In case you weren't aware, break clean burns. I was trying to smother it, but, too many spaces for air to hide. Lucky my wife wasn't home. I ran in the mud room and dunked it in the wash tub. That is one nice running little saw!
