I got this Dolmar 153 from a retired faller that I know. He used it for falling cedar in wintertime, and packed this beast around wearing snowshoes in deep snow no less.
Anyway, he has modified the air filter, fitting one from an old stihl 08. I am making a foam pre-filter for it.
Having cleaned the saw up, taken the clutch apart to clean, put a kit in the carb, and tested it, it sure runs well for an old saw. The compression is excellent, I need to ground-start it and even then its ready......set.....PULL! The intake side if the piston looks pristine. I have not inspected the exhaust side yet as the muffler bolts are frozen. I am working at freeing them up......with "Moovit" sprayed daily.
How does the flywheel come off, with a puller? I am hesitant to use the hammer tap on the end of the crank, as parts for this are hard to find.........and I don't want to bugger it. If it's a puller, I may have to fab one up.
..........and for parts......
I am needing a fuel line, the one between the tank and the carb. It's black rubber, and has a 90 degree bend to it, with one end sized for 1/4 and the other end is larger diameter yet.......maybe 5/16ths or so. It's only 1 1/2" long or so. I used some regular yellow line as a replacement, and have wired it to the plastic connector with stainless wire for an air-tight seal, but it's not perfect, especially with that 90 degree bend. I would like the proper fuel hose. Any Dolmar dealers here? Nothing in the local saw shops here.
Some pics before the cleaning.
