MS361 Big Bore Kit Review

[Lakeside53]

It's all cool.

yep...


My angst surfaces 'cos I have to make a living from installing parts... I'll pay good money for good parts, but a bad part (or worse- parts that I can't rely on as good) costs me my reputation, and maybe the customer.

BTW, you said 40% of Stihls price? The OEM 361 P&C (with nice pins ) is $220... so these will list for $88?

 

[Metals406]

No.

Damn... And here I was hopin' to drop one of those babies on a Poulan.:monkey:

:greenchainsaw:

 

[gonecountry]

Soooooo, if an 039 top can fit on an 029, will this new kit fit any other saws besides the 361?

No.

Wouldn't it fit the 341, Its basically the same saw as the 361 with a few different things, but nothing major should be a bolt up.

 

[Lakeside53]

Yep.. you're right... Forgot about those -not available in USA...

 

[epicklein22]

220? Dang, that has to be one of the best deals on an OEM top end out there. I wonder if that is the same here in the mid-west.

As for wrist pins and keepers, my dealer had a wrist pin catch a port on an 026 last month. So anything is possible.

 

[blsnelling]

yep...


My angst surfaces 'cos I have to make a living from installing parts... I'll pay good money for good parts, but a bad part (or worse- parts that I can't rely on as good) costs me my reputation, and maybe the customer.

BTW, you said 40% of Stihls price? The OEM 361 P&C (with nice pins ) is $220... so these will list for $88?

I totally understand. Last time I checked on the OEM 361 P&C was more than a year ago. I thought I remembered it being about $300. I bought a brand new take off for $200 when I needed one.

 

[serial killer]

I heard $220 last week, but I think I had heard that $300 number before too.

 

[Poley4]

Draw a picture of an oval inside a circle. Rotate that oval... What happens?

Hint - nothing... unless the bore is also oval.

Yeah, I'm with you. The piston shouldn't be round, but the cylinder should be, so turning the piston in the cylinder shouldn't yield any tight spots.

 

[Lakeside53]

Stihl has screwed up their pricing. A year ago the East Coast was $212, and the West $300.. It was cheaper for me to buy a cylinder from a friendly Eastern dealer and pay some markup, than to buy from StihlNW. They fixed that.. It's now pretty much standard across the USA.


Also... they sell a tiny number of 361 kits. We sell a 361 at least every week, sometime more, and have only ever replaced one... that cracked (loose base bolts). And we servive a far wider area then we sell... Some of the 361 I service are so beat it's incredible they still run, but they do. One tough saw.

 

[Lakeside53]

Yeah, I'm with you. The piston shouldn't be round, but the cylinder should be, so turning the piston in the cylinder shouldn't yield any tight spots.

yep...


I just tried a "new" pull P&C. No rotational issues.

 

[poulson01]

I'm down. When's the first production run?

 

[blsnelling]

I'm down. When's the first production run?

I'm assuming a couple months once the prototypes are wrung out.

 

[Gologit]

Okay,the 361 BB kit is cheaper than buying OEM. That's mainly because the quality isn't quite as good, right?

So...how does that affect longevity? Most of the guys running 361s are in it for the long haul. Will the BB kit hold up?

 

[Lakeside53]

I guess we'll know in 2011, or maybe 2030 for most homeowner AS guys

OEM -2500-3000 hours plus...

For half price can you can get a 1000? hmmmm I have no idea.. just stirring, but not impressed with any other than Tecomec I've has to fix from the past.

 

[gonecountry]

So you've taken pics and measurements, You got that thing on there yet?:biggrinbounce2:

 

[Lakeside53]

So you've taken pics and measurements, You got that thing on there yet?:biggrinbounce2:

Is his OEM P&C on the trading post yet?:greenchainsaw:

 

[blsnelling]

So you've taken pics and measurements, You got that thing on there yet?:biggrinbounce2:

I've been slacking tonight. Just setting here in front of the computer and watching TV. I've been fighting something the last few days. Hopefully I'll have it running tomorrow night.

 

[blsnelling]

Is his OEM P&C on the trading post yet?:greenchainsaw:

Nah baby nah. It runs too good. Might as well do some more work to it while it's apart testing this kit

 

[gonecountry]

I've been fighting something the last few days.

It must be a computer virus, get in the shop LOL

 

[scootr]

What is so different about the cylinder, comparing to an 036? Looks the same. Diff stroke? Sure would be nice to bolt that kit on a 034 Super.

Bore and stroke for 034S and 036 is 48mm X 34mm. What does the 361 have? How about cyl mount holes and case bore? The wheels are spinning in my peanut brain. LOL