McCulloch Chain Saws

[Brian13]

After 25 years of living in Florida I am still not used to the heat LOL. I prefer the cold, and I havnt yet been anywhere were it was too cold.

 

[54stude]

I am not saying it is too cold here in Minnesota, but I saw 2 guys out on a lake ice fishing yesterday. They were sitting on 5 gallon pails about 100 yards from shore less than 20 miles from the twin cities.

The ice looked dark and milky to me (not safe), but some guys like to push their luck.

I have no problem at all driving my 3/4 ton truck on 14 or more inches of ice, but these guys were pushing it. The ice is just about done here.

The temp here ranges from about -20 to 100 degrees F, quite a swing from winter to summer.

 

[1375619cm3]

Rich didn't title this vid the way I would have. Took me forever to find it.

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hey CPR thanks for the video didnt see it last night.
thats pretty neat unfortunately my cap is not designed that way it is sealed on the top and bottom with the vent out the side. is my cap the same concept i just need to some how open it up? or do i have a differant style of cap that might not be serviceable.

 

[1375619cm3]

I don't know how y'all stand it. I live in Ohio and in the summer I want to move to Wisconsin or the UP of Mich to get away from the heat. I prefer a high around 75 degrees. 85 and up and I'm miserable. I hate when someone offers me a tree in the summer. Of course I'm going to take it, but I gotta start early and quit when it gets miserable hot.

i absolutely agree with ya, i moved to ohio about 4 years ago now and i miss the cooler mi days and not so much freaking rain.

 

[cpr]

hey CPR thanks for the video didnt see it last night.
thats pretty neat unfortunately my cap is not designed that way it is sealed on the top and bottom with the vent out the side. is my cap the same concept i just need to some how open it up? or do i have a differant style of cap that might not be serviceable.

Post some pics. We'll try to help.

 

[1375619cm3]

will do im heading out to feed the horses and animals and will take some at that point of the cap.

 

[HeRoze]

Right there with ya! Already pushing 90 here. Dont know what my excuse is, I cant play the old card yet,====

yea, i'm not even close to old, but maybe older than some folks here... dunno. but that is the best excuse i can come up with. i've lived here almost all my life and even though 90F and 90% humidity always felt like a wet oven, it didn't suck quite so bad. we're looking at highs in the 70F's later this week. yay!

and, uhhhh, mcculloch! (thread-jack avoidance manuver)

 

[heimannm]

Like all things McCulloch, there are perhaps a dozen or so different design fuel caps for the large chain saws.

The earliest and simplest had a tiny hole with a cotter pin in it for a vent.

There are some with the sintered metal vent and the duck bill valve underneath, the most "modern", and many different iterations in between.

I have a few with the "solid" silver colored plug in the cap, most have an intricate vent system on the bottom side.

Don't dispair if yours is not exactly like the one in the video, just chalk it up to Mc.

Mark

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Yeah, my 10-10 came with a Homelite gas cap on it...I wonder if McCulloch went over and borrowed a few dozen caps from Homelite during a shortage.

I've since replaced the cap with a black one but still a Homelite cap.

 

[cpr]

Yeah, my 10-10 came with a Homelite gas cap on it...I wonder if McCulloch went over and borrowed a few dozen caps from Homelite during a shortage.

I've since replaced the cap with a black one but still a Homelite cap.

I wondered if they fit. What's being described sounds exactly like a Homie cap.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I wondered if they fit. What's being described sounds exactly like a Homie cap.

Actuallly it is a Homelite cap, just like on the Super XL models. I said the saw came with it, I didn't mean new, I bought it used last year. The part about McCulloch borrowing caps from Homelite was a joke.

 

[stinkbait]

Yeah, my 10-10 came with a Homelite gas cap on it...I wonder if McCulloch went over and borrowed a few dozen caps from Homelite during a shortage.

I've since replaced the cap with a black one but still a Homelite cap.

I did that to my 5-10g because I had some new homelite duckbill valves and some spare homelite caps. Now it doesn't leak a drop.
It's the one on the left.

 

[1375619cm3]

here's my 250 cap the Picture hp733 picture is of my 1-51 cap
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[briantutt]

here's my 250 cap]

That sure looks like sintered bronze to me.

 

[1375619cm3]

That sure looks like sintered bronze to me.

the filter on the side i assume is what you are talking about but how does it work and can i take it apart to clean it?

 

[cpr]

That must be the type Mark was referencing. Have yet to see one in person myself.

I know of no good way to carefully remove the sintered brass insert. You may well just blast it with carb cleaner and compressed air. Dry it out good and by blowing through it (yeah, you're gonna have to kiss some McCulloch, no tongue!) you should be able to verify function.

At the end of my experience with these, help him out guys!

 

[1375619cm3]

I take it is a lil rare or at least wasnt one of the best mac idea's and they did not survive in use?

That must be the type Mark was referencing. Have yet to see one in person myself.

I know of no good way to carefully remove the sintered brass insert. You may well just blast it with carb cleaner and compressed air. Dry it out good and by blowing through it (yeah, you're gonna have to kiss some McCulloch, no tongue!) you should be able to verify function.

At the end of my experience with these, help him out guys!

 

[1375619cm3]

no tounge needed

 

[cpr]

no tounge needed

Hold a 797 :hmm3grin2orange:...

 

[1375619cm3]

Hold a 797 :hmm3grin2orange:...

7.5 cubes sure would be a blast and call for a lil tounge sticking out:msp_tongue: