McCulloch Chain Saws

[Duke Thieroff]

Chris, I thought you were missing the grill over the flywheel, I did see several good used ones in the attic. For the grill on the air filter cover try Bob Johnson or Bill Robinson (Fayetteville Repair).

I replace the plug wire in the coil of my newly acquired 1-76 and put a squirt of fuel in the carburetor, sounds good.

Maybe by June I will have some time to put the carburetor and go through it in some detail. I think I will probably need to replace both fuel lines as well but I belive this saw will run alright with just a little attention.

Mark

Mark,

This was actually a completely different deal than the one we talked about last night. This 1-76 needs a set of rings, but otherwise is complete and in very nice condition. The airbox, carb and gas tank look like new. Fuel lines are still in excellent shape.

Cylinder is in nice shape inside and out, piston looks good, throws a nice blue popper for spark. Really clean as a whistle aside from the barn dust on it.


Chris

 

[cpr]

Right.

So, it's been the shop Sunday from hell.

I reassembled the Root to find 70psi compression. Piston clearance is well within acceptability and, as noted elsewhere, there are differences in lower transfers and corresponding piston windows. Yet, it dawns on me I never verified installed heights on the P & C. GRRR, no other explanation as the rings are new. Rather than tear it down, I moved on to the B & C issue with the Super 44. A brand new loop of horrendously overpriced creamsickle .404/.063 was all it took to verify that I have an on-its-way-out 18" bar, an unknown not .063 bar, and a cherry Tsumura bar that is also not .063. Chain cost was, temporarily, all consuming (in light of bar developements, I ought to have purchased some Carlton [which I like] from Baileys). In short, the Super 44 is still not ready to cut, now for want of an 18" .063 65DL bar.

On top of that, my MC-101b STILL IS NOT HERE!

AUGH!

So, I retreated before I broke something to the comfort of friends only to find talk of creamsickles and saws named for the audio reverb of acoustic resonance, ALL IN THE MCCULLOCH THREAD!

Thanks to dieselsmoke for getting the train back on the rails.

Time to drink and think...

 

[RandyMac]

the offenders were punished.

mistaking the true 660 with something else was almost unforgivable.

 

[heimannm]

Charles, if you can't find a bar this week let me know, I am pretty sure I have several good used ones, may have a NOS General as well.

Mark

 

[Rounder]

"Time to drink and think... "

Sometimes it is best to put the wrenches down and pick a glass up.....well, that's been my expierence anyways, lol. Looking forward to seeing the finished products pard.

For me the beauty of old Macs is the fact that I don't need them tomorrow morning for work..they can take as long as need be and there is no reason to stress over them. When they are done, they are perfect - Sam

 

[leeha]

the offenders were punished.

mistaking the true 660 with something else was almost unforgivable.

I hope you put him behind bars
where you can carefully watch him.
Make sure his cell is painted Mac yellow.


Lee

 

[cummins12v]

Git'er done!

Here you go, I just made this Video for you.
Left hand threads.
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Mr.Bowsaw, sir

Too damn simple! Thank you!
Reminds me of the old Cornish miner who was paid a $100.00 to fix a machine...........reciept listed $1.00 for hammer hit;
$99.00 for know'n where to hit the darn thing

Thank you for tak'in the time to video this, these saws are so darn good that I did not want to break such a beautiful saw by muscleing it the wrong way

Good music in the backround

God bless

 

[Wildman1024]

opcorn:opcorn:opcorn:

 

[Eccentric]

Well aren't you special, Mr. RunningMcCulloch.



Chris

Yeah, well I shipped my only fully running McCulloch east to Pa not long ago.:jester:

The 790 still needs a carb kit and some throttle linkage tinkering (although it does run), and the 550 still isn't right. Never got to it today. Had a day like Charles' today and wisely decided to stay away from the saws...:msp_unsure:

Right.

So, it's been the shop Sunday from hell.

I reassembled the Root to find 70psi compression. Piston clearance is well within acceptability and, as noted elsewhere, there are differences in lower transfers and corresponding piston windows. Yet, it dawns on me I never verified installed heights on the P & C. GRRR, no other explanation as the rings are new. Rather than tear it down, I moved on to the B & C issue with the Super 44. A brand new loop of horrendously overpriced creamsickle .404/.063 was all it took to verify that I have an on-its-way-out 18" bar, an unknown not .063 bar, and a cherry Tsumura bar that is also not .063. Chain cost was, temporarily, all consuming (in light of bar developements, I ought to have purchased some Carlton [which I like] from Baileys). In short, the Super 44 is still not ready to cut, now for want of an 18" .063 65DL bar.

On top of that, my MC-101b STILL IS NOT HERE!

AUGH!

So, I retreated before I broke something to the comfort of friends only to find talk of creamsickles and saws named for the audio reverb of acoustic resonance, ALL IN THE MCCULLOCH THREAD!

Thanks to dieselsmoke for getting the train back on the rails.

Time to drink and think...

I can identify. Went out to the shop to work on a couple of mowers and rebuild a Tilly HL to put on the 550. Ran into several problems with both mowers, couldn't find parts or tools that I needed, found out that rats have been inside my Scout (bastards), and didn't accomplish a damn thing asside from getting pissed off, tired, dirty, smelling of stale gasoline, and getting the allergies going wild. Went back inside and had a tall glass of water and a stiff drink. Sometimes you get the bear.......and sometimes the bear gets you. The bear won this round...

"Time to drink and think... "

Sometimes it is best to put the wrenches down and pick a glass up.....well, that's been my expierence anyways, lol. Looking forward to seeing the finished products pard.

For me the beauty of old Macs is the fact that I don't need them tomorrow morning for work..they can take as long as need be and there is no reason to stress over them. When they are done, they are perfect - Sam

Exactly Sam. Only thing I've accomplished all weekend is have a good long cross-country phone conversation with Chris T, and find some parts listings for you and Chris. Well I did have some good family time with the girls yesterday. That's a success!

 

[cpr]

Yeah, yellow is purportedly good for stress... At any rate, he has 6ci pro buono to rectify.

 

[Rounder]

"Exactly Sam. Only thing I've accomplished all weekend is have a good long cross-country phone conversation with Chris T, and find some parts listings for you and Chris. Well I did have some good family time with the girls yesterday. That's a success!"

Sounds like a good weekend to me - Sam

 

[Eccentric]

"Exactly Sam. Only thing I've accomplished all weekend is have a good long cross-country phone conversation with Chris T, and find some parts listings for you and Chris. Well I did have some good family time with the girls yesterday. That's a success!"

Sounds like a good weekend to me - Sam

Yeah........I've certainly had worse.

BTW-
I've just found out that some 99cc Macs used the 48978 rings instead of the 58881 .062" wide rings. Don't know what the measurement for the 48978 rings is, or how to tell which rings you need without taking the saw apart.

 

[Rounder]

Yeah........I've certainly had worse.

BTW-
I've just found out that some 99cc Macs used the 48978 rings instead of the 58881 .062" wide rings. Don't know what the measurement for the 48978 rings is, or how to tell which rings you need without taking the saw apart.

Good to know, original rings are in a ziplock in the shop, I'll put the micrometer on them and confirm or deny the .062 parts number. Thanks for the additional info. - Sam

 

[heimannm]

I think there are only "thick" or "thin" rings, very obvious difference looking at them through the exhaust.

My recently acquired 1-76 has the "thin" rings, as does the MAC40 up on a shelf. The MAC10's have the same "thick" rings as the other 80 and 87 cc saws (55123).

Mark

 

[Rounder]

Thin it is for sure then - Sam

 

[donthraen]

Right.

So, it's been the shop Sunday from hell.

I reassembled the Root to find 70psi compression. Piston clearance is well within acceptability and, as noted elsewhere, there are differences in lower transfers and corresponding piston windows. Yet, it dawns on me I never verified installed heights on the P & C. GRRR, no other explanation as the rings are new. Rather than tear it down, I moved on to the B & C issue with the Super 44. A brand new loop of horrendously overpriced creamsickle .404/.063 was all it took to verify that I have an on-its-way-out 18" bar, an unknown not .063 bar, and a cherry Tsumura bar that is also not .063. Chain cost was, temporarily, all consuming (in light of bar developements, I ought to have purchased some Carlton [which I like] from Baileys). In short, the Super 44 is still not ready to cut, now for want of an 18" .063 65DL bar.

On top of that, my MC-101b STILL IS NOT HERE!

AUGH!

So, I retreated before I broke something to the comfort of friends only to find talk of creamsickles and saws named for the audio reverb of acoustic resonance, ALL IN THE MCCULLOCH THREAD!

Thanks to dieselsmoke for getting the train back on the rails.

Time to drink and think...

I apologies fore my part in the talks of thoes crappy saws

 

[Brian13]

Had one of the days a couple of days ago where everything I touched did not want to work with me. So I went from project to project until I found something that was a little more willing to cooperate. It turned out to be a 40ish year old Troybuilt tiller. It had a leaky axle seal thats been dropping gear oil on the floor for awhile now. Took it all apart, pulled the gears out cleaned everything up, and my dad came over today and helped to put it back together. Almost got it completely together, just need to fill it back up with gear oil put the engine back on and a few other misc. items and it should be good to go. Got a yard full of weeds I would like to cure LOL.

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

Only thing I've accomplished all weekend is have a good long cross-country phone conversation with Chris T, and find some parts listings for you and Chris. Well I did have some good family time with the girls yesterday. That's a success!

There is always more time for saws and mowers.

 

[Eccentric]

I understand that the thin vs thick ring thing, especially with the 80/87cc macs. Are the thick or thin rings .062"? I don't have any Mac rings outside of the saws to measure at the moment. The 1-76/86 saws are listed with both types of rings in the 1962 McCulloch Pistons/Cylinders?Rings parts list.

 

[Eccentric]

There is always more time for saws and mowers.

That's certainly true Cliff...........but the grass/weeds have gone CRAZY this year (and are going to seed, and will soon be yellowing for the summer fire season), there's a GTG coming up, and I have lotsa firewood cuttting to do soon. Family's the most important thing though. It's all connected however. I need to get the grass/weeds cut and removed soon for fire safety (and to keep the place from looking like the Redneck Central of the neighborhood that it is). Also, I need to get all the brush and weeds out so I can fix the yard fencing in preparation for the dog that the girls having been bugging me to get.....