Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

You have to do this. First question for Stihl guys is, does this saw have impulse line from crank case or pull through carb mounting block? Made my own adapters for pulling vacuum through spark plug hole. Ream out an old spark plug and epoxy rubber line into spark plug base. Easy to check if it's sealed, just hold thumb or plug end and try drawing vacuum. Then block off intake and exhaust with gaskets and homemade plates, make sure decompression valve is closed or plugged. If impulse line come from crank case and is separate, block off intake and exhaust as above and pull 7 lbs of vacuum through line. With those once every now and then saws, you can clean cylinder intake and exhaust then seal with duct tape, it works, but may have to use spare hand to add pressure to tape. This stuff is really not that hard. Hope it goes well.

You mean like this.
https://www.arboristsite.com/commun...plug-pressure-vacuum-testing-adapters.282737/Here's another on the principles behind it all and it shows a block off with a piece of rubber to seal the muffler side.
http://www.madsens1.com/saw_airleak.htm

 

[Deleted member 117362]

You mean like this.
https://www.arboristsite.com/commun...plug-pressure-vacuum-testing-adapters.282737/Here's another on the principles behind it all and it shows a block off with a piece of rubber to seal the muffler side.
http://www.madsens1.com/saw_airleak.htm

Yea! Kind of like that, I did not go to that much trouble on making perfect adapters. Maybe I am a slacker, oh well, to old to change now!

 

[chipper1]

Yea! Kind of like that, I did not go to that much trouble on making perfect adapters. Maybe I am a slacker, oh well, to old to change now!

Kinda like when we were doing some training for homeschooling, my wife says "your not far behind the boy", I said, yeah but I'm not that worried about it, she says "why is that", I said because I made it this far just fine .

 

[Hinerman]

Tree service dropped off 3 loads of ash and pin oak:

 

[chipper1]

Tree service dropped off 3 loads of ash and pin oak:

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Winning .

 

[Hinerman]

Broke down and ordered couple new bars today. Got a 20" and 24" Sugi on the way. I still "want" a light 32" but... That's gonna wait.

Where did you get the Sugi Bars?

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Where did you get the Sugi Bars?

From HLSupply the 20" was deal of the day and the 24" was a combo sort of sale price. I have been very happy with the shipping and return policies ECT. Overall great customer service.

 

[svk]

I’m teaching a cast iron cooking class one month from today. I’ve been working on recipes and I think I’ve found a winner here. Apple pie dumpling dessert.

 

[MustangMike]

On a MS 460 cylinder there is a barb at the bottom of the cylinder with the impulse line attached. When you separate the handle from the case it disconnects.

On re assembly, you connect it to the cylinder, put some Vaseline on it, and pull it through the hole in the handle with some needle nose pliers.

To test the saw, everything needs to be sealed. The impulse line is the easiest way to connect these saws to the Mityvac. Insert the plug, your decomp (closed), and seal off the exhaust and intake ports. I often use rubber from bike tubes to do this. Sometimes, getting a good seal (especially on the intake) can be frustrating.

If you have a large leak it is easier to identify by hooking up a bike pump. Often you can hear where it is, or spray soapy water and look for bubbles around seals, etc.

 

[MustangMike]

The impulse line pressurizes your fuel tank when the piston goes down. That is why you can run it at any angle (even up side down). You need a functioning tank vent to prevent leaks and to prevent excess pressure.

If a saw runs for a little while then dies, but restarts after you open and close your fuel cap, the tank vent is bad and needs to be replaced. They are cheap and just pop in and out.

 

[Cowboy254]

Happy birthday @Cowboy254. Have a good one mate.

Thanks FS. It fell on a work day unfortunately but it went ok. Didn't get to run a saw though .

Today was a bit different. There is an international XC ski race held at the resort 30km away from us which has distances of 7km, 21km and 42km. I've done all of them on different years, most recently just the 7km with the kids the last few years. Anyway, the race didn't go ahead this year due to the virus so the organisers held a 'Do it your own way' event instead, wherever you happened to be in the world. So you could ride your bike, ski (if you have snow locally - but we are not allowed to travel up the mountain to ski), run, paddle etc. One guy was even riding a horse which I reckon is cheating. I've never run a marathon before and my newly turned 45 year old body is carrying a few extra corona kilos on my 6ft frame (making me 100kgs/220lbs). I trained for two weeks doing several 8km hikes up local hills so the preparation was perhaps a little on the light side. My plan was to do a combination of slow jog and walking and hope for the best.

Well, I survived. It wasn't pretty but I completed the distance in 6hrs 47mins with about half and half walk/jog and surprisingly I'm stihl upright now. Might have a quiet day tomorrow though!

 

[farmer steve]

I’m teaching a cast iron cooking class one month from today. I’ve been working on recipes and I think I’ve found a winner here. Apple pie dumpling dessert.
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What brand pan Steve?

 

[djg james]

@MustangMike , I was reviewing what everyone has said and I noticed you asked about my location twice. Didn't mean to blow you off. I live 20 miles East of St. Louis, MO. If you'd happen to know someone, that'd be great.

 

[chipper1]

@MustangMike , I was reviewing what everyone has said and I noticed you asked about my location twice. Didn't mean to blow you off. I live 20 miles East of St. Louis, MO. If you'd happen to know someone, that'd be great.

That was actually me .
The only person I know right there is @unclemoustache , I don't know if he's done much in this area of saw repair, but he is a great guy .

 

[svk]

What brand pan Steve?

That’s an old Griswold number 9.

I believe I have Lodge committed to donate some skillets to the class which would be cool.

 

[MustangMike]

Happy belated Birthday Cowboy, and glad you survived the ordeal.

They have an event not too far from here (in New Paltz, NY) that I would love to do if I were a lot younger, but I would not try it now.

It starts with biking on the roads climbing some extremely steep grades in New Paltz, then running through the woods during which time you cross 3 lakes! Note: You don't go in and out at the same spot, you swim across and keep going! You either have to put your running shoes in a net on your back, or wear stuff you can swim in.

The third lake crossing involves pulling yourself up a little cliff to get out, and it is were many contestants "tap out" and request help.

 

[svk]

Truck work today. Need to change oil and really should check the diffs too. And I noticed one tire has developed a bulge in the treads so that’s gotta go. The original spare on this vehicle from 2002 will get put on for the first time.

Need to swap a couple tires on wife’s vehicle too.

 

[MustangMike]

Yesterday I cut down a Black Walnut that was on the property line with my neighbor, the top of the tree had extensive storm damage.

It was 19" diameter, but the Heart Wood was only 10", so I did not mill it. I did get the fire wood though, and the two boys next door helped out with brush removal and moving the rounds.

 

[MustangMike]

The original spare on this vehicle from 2002 will get put on for the first time.

Be careful with old tires, they often deteriorate even if they were not used.

 

[MustangMike]

I also picked up my splitter yesterday. I had left it down in Westchester for a few days so the homeowners (2) could split the Tulip Tree I wacked up for them. I also noodled some of the larger rounds when I dropped the splitter off.

They did a good job!