I could but I still don’t like the way the stock fits me.Why not just whack that barrel down and put a little crown on the end of it.
Some people shouldn’t be allowed to own tools. Or saws.The more I dig into this 272xp with the “new” top end, the more I scratch my head….
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Kudos to you for getting paid to do that job and putting food on your family’s table. Onions to those engineers though lol.Here's was my job for today. A leaking water pump on a 2014 Explorer with 94k. I wonder how big the bonus was for the engineer that designed a smaller engine package by using the water pump as the idler for the timing chain?View attachment 1153819
12 hours for a water pump!
A little bird tells me that he’s sulking because somebody called him out elsewhere on the forum. Maybe he’ll go into hiding for four years like he did last time he got sideways with a few people on here. Or we can hope anyway.You trying to make up for the lack of BL dinner pics lately .
Seems he's been mia(my phone keeps spellchecker it to moa lol) for a week or so now. That works for me as there's been quite a few post as it is.
Those 170s are pretty much disposable throw aways aren't they? They don't seem to last to long, or maybe I'm just hard on them.View attachment 1154016View attachment 1154017View attachment 1154018
Here's an interesting one.
Stock ms170, never been worked on. Factory goof?. Didn't run long . My guess...rings not lined up correctly before piston went into the cyl.
I think they fall in the baby it and never push it and it will be ok category. It is quite hard to go from running pro saws to running homeowner specials. two completely different worlds!Those 170s are pretty much disposable throw aways aren't they? They don't seem to last to long, or maybe I'm just hard on them.
Agreed. I've had a fair few more gripes about my MS290 vs. my MS461. I was fairly happy with the 290 and then happened across the 461 at a pretty good deal. Haggled them down to about $350CAD/260 USD at a pawn shop citing a small puddle of oil under the saw that would "definitely require some repairs" lol. I know, I wouldn't take a pawn shop gamble either, but when I asked what guarantee they offered on their statement of "good working order", they said 7 days cash back. I thought: perfect, plenty of time to pull the muffler and also check PSI lol.I think they fall in the baby it and never push it and it will be ok category. It is quite hard to go from running pro saws to running homeowner specials. two completely different worlds!
My 180 is my favorite trail saw. Rides around in the bucket and pulls the 14" bar like a champ.Idk about the ms 170 but the 180c we used as truck saws got the crap ran out of them and no love. Always hung in there.
I thought the ms170 was for twigs.Idk about the ms 170 but the 180c we used as truck saws got the crap ran out of them and no love. Always hung in there.
So was the 3.4l in my old 4-runner. It wasn't a huge deal to change though.The 3.0 V6 in my parents 2000 Toyota Camry runs the water pump with the timing belt, as do Subarus back into the 90s and probably earlier, so unfortunately this is not a new thing
I've never messed with pistons (yet). Is that considered scoring and too bad to use? I do see, what I believe is ring damage.View attachment 1154016View attachment 1154017View attachment 1154018
Here's an interesting one.
Stock ms170, never been worked on. Factory goof?. Didn't run long . My guess...rings not lined up correctly before piston went into the cyl.
They are not terrible saws, just not worth fixing for a shop. Hobbiests like me, no problem. $20 in aftermarket parts and it's back in action...not worth oe, frankly. I expect they will be heavily discounted to get rid of them by dealers as they have been discontinued. Currently, here, $199. Price tag still on some of the ones I have is $159.Idk about the ms 170 but the 180c we used as truck saws got the crap ran out of them and no love. Always hung in there.
It has been rather peaceful of late....A little bird tells me that he’s sulking because somebody called him out elsewhere on the forum. Maybe he’ll go into hiding for four years like he did last time he got sideways with a few people on here. Or we can hope ananyway.
Did they honk back?
The piston itself is near new. Rings scored the cyl badly, however. I'll go back and re inspect that piston to see if the Grove was damaged.I've never messed with pistons (yet). Is that considered scoring and too bad to use? I do see, what I believe is ring damage.
All these saws were run wot with no chain...haunted house props...and, with 50:1Looks like they were high tailing it.
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