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You buy the ebay lot with 361's and 700's? I would like a chance at either.

I did. I'm working out the shipping details with the seller.

The 361s will mostly be sold as ported worksaws (I get a lot of call for that sort of thing). After I get them home I'll know more.
 
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Got a demon i'm fighting on a pm850 mac i bought on rip me off bay for $225 that now i have about $575 in it - so now after going through the whole saw tearing it down to the block buffing the carbon off the piston the combustion chamber , reasambly , replacing all rubber mounts oil pump clutch cleaning the sand out of the gas tank replacing the fuel line fuel filter air filter pulse line and the intake boot and rebuilding the carb - neverthless i got bit bad - now i have a great running saw BUT with all i have done i have a very and i mean very small gas leak from around the carb - i have checked the needle and seat and the fuel inlet and the fuel hose does not seem to be leaking .... so any ideas???? it will even leak when it sits in the shop cold
 
Got a demon i'm fighting on a pm850 mac i bought on rip me off bay for $225 that now i have about $575 in it - so now after going through the whole saw tearing it down to the block buffing the carbon off the piston the combustion chamber , reasambly , replacing all rubber mounts oil pump clutch cleaning the sand out of the gas tank replacing the fuel line fuel filter air filter pulse line and the intake boot and rebuilding the carb - neverthless i got bit bad - now i have a great running saw BUT with all i have done i have a very and i mean very small gas leak from around the carb - i have checked the needle and seat and the fuel inlet and the fuel hose does not seem to be leaking .... so any ideas???? it will even leak when it sits in the shop cold

It's probably leaking around the fuel line where it passes through the wall in the fuel tank. Bad design......and one of two gripes I have with the 10-series saws. The other is the WIMPY bar tensioner screw/nut assembly in the clutch cover. My SP-81 leaked with a brand new fuel line. Resorted to wrapping the 'fat' section of the line with about 20 wraps of teflon tape, then carefully seating the line back in place. Looks bad, but seems to be holding. I'm talking with a machinist who may make up some bulkhead fittings for the 10-series saws for us. I'll be up for five at least, and I'd bet others would be up for a like amount.

He's already made up fittings for other saws, but is SUPER busy with work and family stuff through the summer. This fall, hopefully, we'll have a good, permenant fix for the 10-series fuel lines. The fittings will either thread into the tank hole (after the hole's been tapped...........it's more than thick enough in that area to take threads) or it'll have a gasket on both sides and a nut (similar to the bulkhead fitting on a McCulloch 740 or 790). The internal tank barb will accept 1/8" ID fuel line, and the carb box side barb will accept 3/16" ID line (matching the barb on the carb).
 
Just got up for the old man's nightly break. Computer is between here and there so I just stop by before trying to catch another hour or so of sleep. Your working evenings again, I suppose. Ron
 
So keep it. If you picked it up and it's a really clean runner then you made a great score. If you just picked it up to flip..................then it's worth what you and the buyer agree on for price/trade. I'll give you $50 for it (my 7-10A without bar was gotten for much less). Others may well offer you more. Some less. "What's my saw worth" posts in these threads seldom get a very warm reception.....

Just curious what they are going for. This is the first runner mac i have ever owned/run. Really suprised me how light and compact it is for an older 70CC saw. I will post up some pice of it later if i get a chance.
 
Just curious what they are going for. This is the first runner mac i have ever owned/run. Really suprised me how light and compact it is for an older 70CC saw. I will post up some pice of it later if i get a chance.

Yes the 7-10A is a good saw. They can hang with a stock 372xp, or an MS440, in terms of power and weight. Fairly easy to work on as well.
 
You may have gotten a bad fuel line -was it hard of pliable? I have gotten some really hard ones off eBay.

A possible possible solution: Black Max around the tank opening. See the instruction sheet showing in this ad:

genuine McCulloch 301011 fuel gas line service kit PM8200 chain saw nos oem | eBay

Ron

Thanks for the suggestion Ron. I've actually had similar experiences with a few different saws and aftermarket lines. The aftermarket lines that have similar 'softness' to the OEM lines don't seal well against the tank pass-thru hole. The harder, 'plastic like' AM lines seal against the hole, but are complete crap otherwise. Seen the same thing with AM lines and other brand saws (red ones) too.
 
Yes the 7-10A is a good saw. They can hang with a stock 372xp, or an MS440, in terms of power and weight. Fairly easy to work on as well.

I've seen the same thing. Ran my PM700 (and SP-81) alongside a 272XP and 372XP during a day of cutting. The Husky's are certainly faster in the smaller diameter wood, but their advantage decreases as the width of the cut goes up. With the orange saws we had to use a much lighter touch and keep the RPM's up when cutting the bigger wood. This was in maple and oak. The SP-81 walked away from the 372XP in 28" maple.............but that's expected given the displacement advantage. What was interesting is that the SP-81 didn't feel any heavier than the 372XP................and the Mac has a full wrap handlebar and was wearing a 4" longer B/C (32" vs 28").
 
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Welcome to the site and the McCulloch thread. Impressive McCollection sir. Especially impressive, given your distance from Los Angeles, Ca.:clap:
 
I must've blocked out the m-m. Had to go back and search for it after you mentioned it Brad. Took a minute to spot it. Looks like a PM40 or one of the variants of it. At least they're only a 'semi mini-mac'. The rest of the collection greatly overshadows it (and rightfully so). I like the dealer signs in the shop too. Can't imagine there are many cool old Homelite dealer signs in Germany.

The NOS McCulloch bars (and that sweet little Roll O Tronic Oregon) are cool too, as is that H&S spike set hanging in front of them.
 
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I picked up two 10 series saws today for a total of $11. I have not had a chance to take some pics but one seems to be a right hand start 10-10 and the other is a bit different. This will test the McCulloch faithful. What 10 series saw had a gold starter shield and a decompression valve? I will run the #'s when I get the chance, both have good compression as should run with a few parts.
 
Free to a good home.

I have an old 84DL chain in what appears to be .354" pitch. Still has some life; it came on a brush bow I picked up today. Shoot me a PM with your address. If box is full then you are probably too late. Ron
 

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