No I doubt it,.. those are breakaway fins anyway.
Good job, those service bulletins are nice to have. If all the saws got black tags in 87 that confuses me some as my silver tag 490 Serial number is 301065 higher then the 5161157 shown in the SB. IDK but I find it hard to believe they made at minimum 301065 490's in one year. Maybe other models had SN in that range too?
I did a compression Check, 180psi. After a closer look I see that the top fins on the cylinder is cracked and a small piece broken. I think it'll ok though. Although 4 fins on the fly wheel is broke off. Not sure if this will effect cooling or not
They run pretty well considering their age. I just bought my first new saw in 33 years a few weeks ago . Till then I have really run the Partner almost exclusively since I was very young. The first saw I ever had was a Jonsered 510 sp,.. in my opinion a very under built saw. It was constantly falling apart so in either 83 or 84 I bought my first 5000+.View attachment 631985
Dan just bought a 5000+ today, its now at my place....LOLDamn Jeff......it's a wonder you didn't buy a bucksaw after that 510sp being your first saw.....you'd been way further ahead......at least it would have been dependable and just as fast as any of those 5XX saws......except the 590 of course.....
Dan just bought a 5000+ today, its now at my place....LOL
My Mom bought me that saw to help try to get some firewood for the house. I am not sure of my age but I was young very young between 13 & 15 maybe? I was so young the dealer really did not want to sell her the saw . He was quite certain it would kick back and kill me !
Dad passed away in 73 and I was 10 at the time,.. we heated almost solely with wood and ancient farm house. It was 2 story 13 rooms 12 light hand pressed glass windows . No insulation save for newspapers thumb tacked deep in side the walls to " break the wind" some .All we had for a wood stove was a Modern Glenwood parlor stove in the living room and we had an Oil stove in the kitchen. It took a little 3-4 gallon metal can with a spring affair on the cap. You would go out to the shed where we had 2, 55 gallon oil drums mounted horizontally up on a rack. Each had a lever squeeze valve spigot,.. you take an the old tin funnel and fill the oil can with kerosene lug it into the house and tip it upside down into a stand /holder where it would gravity feed into the oil stove and soak a wick and you would light the wick and viola heat.
For others, I know your saw preferences...LOLI saw that Jerry!!......I should clarify my last post...I wasn't chittin' on Partner 5XX saws.....I was disparaging those pitiful Jonsered 5XX saws...
For others, I know your saw preferences...LOL
I have a bunch of them, 500, 5000 and 5000+ and they were real rippers in their time. I would use them yet today but hate to run saws that way with parts being so scarce.Yep Jeff definitely would have felt the 5000+ a giant upgrade from the 510sp!!!!!!!
I have a mint 400 and 2-5000+. They are on the shelf lookin pretty. One 5k I might use sparingly just to shame some of the newer saws in it's class.I have a bunch of them, 500, 5000 and 5000+ and they were real rippers in their time. I would use them yet today but hate to run saws that way with parts being so scarce.
I have a bunch of them, 500, 5000 and 5000+ and they were real rippers in their time. I would use them yet today but hate to run saws that way with parts being so scarce.
I have a mint 400 and 2-5000+. They are on the shelf lookin pretty. One 5k I might use sparingly just to shame some of the newer saws in it's class.
Shep
You said a mouthful there. I had one once, never again is all I'm going to say about that.I saw that Jerry!!......I should clarify my last post...I wasn't chittin' on Partner 5XX saws.....I was disparaging those pitiful Jonsered 5XX saws...
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