All the stuff China wants to reproduce and these old carburetor's are the one thing I'd like to see...
I appreciate it. Its out of comm until i get a clutch and drum.
It's a tilly with a governor?View attachment 748693 View attachment 748694
A little work done on the 600 restoration. My daughter did the lettering for me. Will add a couple layers of clear coat.
View attachment 748706 While you're researching carbs today, Jerry, this SDC 53D from the P62 is getting rebuilt later after a few heated USC cycles in some fairly mild solution.
I gather the plug is the governor on one of these? Should I leave it alone and just let the USC do its thing, or disassemble for a better result? And what do I need to know about the governor in general on this carb? I'm pretty sure my running issues were the floating welch plug along with the metering diaphragm nub not being inserted into the metering lever fork..., but I hear the governor can also be problematic on occasion. Just not sure how, how to know, or how to remedy such a condition.
And do the new welch plugs on these just need to be pressed into place with an appropriate punch/drift to simply act as a cover, or do they actually need to be sealed as part of the circuits? I've it read both ways.
TIA as usual for any enlightenment.
--------- Pioneer 3071 repair of the ignition system ---------
Hi All. I picked up this pioneer 3071 a while back. and it was running well. THEN, one day it wouldn't start and had no spark.
The 3071 was pioneers first electronic ignition model. and uses a wico-prestolite system. and parts for it seem to be scarce.
After trying a new plug. I tested the output coil. The primary metered at 0.5 ohms and the secondary was just over 1K.
when I dabbed 12v across the primary I could get a small spark from it. Next to test was the pickup-unit near the flywheel.
Putting a meter on the output of this gave me pulses, but they wearn't enough to drive the output coil. I took a dremel to
the thing and found that although the coils and diodes were intact. The transistor buried inside the unit was dead.
Rather than replace it and re-seal it all in resin, I thought it would be a better plan to just replace the whole thing.
After spending a week looking for some original Wico ignition parts, I took the advice of some folks here and converted
the 3071 to use a more modern, and obtainable ingnition system. a search of an online-auction site found a similar shaped
unit, that was advertised as a non-original ignition coil to fit the following.....
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The whole repair took me a couple of hours. and the saw runs well... Although I think it now could do with a fuel-filter / carb-rebuild, and a new chain.
So the P62 SDC is in the USC this afternoon but the large welch plug wasn't going anywhere without a fight. Left it in place and crossed my fingers that nothing bad is underneath it. Sure as hell didn't want to gouge the carb body trying to get it out if it wasn't absolutely necessary.
So on to inspecting the reed block. Found quite a mess. And the pic is after I cleaned up all the funk and silicone that was spread everywhere in an apparent attempt to seal around a gasket that should have just been replaced anyhow. Was rather surprised to find sludge on the inside of the reed chamber. Is it common for it to accumulate there?
Found some minor cracks in the block right at the threaded inserts that don't appear to be problematic and don't travel far. I would assume they're common and not to be overly concerned about em?
I'm guessing there shouldn't be any light between the reed itself and the block? So am I looking at just replacing the reed, or an entire block assembly due to the cracks?
But the good news is, the saw does have the later cylinder with the top fin relief for the additional cooling. Was very happy to see that.