hello all, So I have ran a lot of stihl and husky saws and i like them both but lean towards the huskys. my first saw that i owned was an 046 that i put together out of a graveyard of parts i have lots of loggers as friends and was give a pile of used and broke down saws. so I put together an 046 and it ran for over a year with used stuff and trial and error in assembly i didn't have any pictures or a complete saw to look at so it was like a working puzzle when it finally wouldnt run any more i bought a 372xp and it has been my ground saw since and i use a 357xp as a climbing saw. although i don't work as a climber anymore. any way to the point after more than ten years sitting in pieces the original 046 got a second chance at life. I took it all the way apart and gave it a new am crank with oem bearings and seals and a meteor cylinder and piston with caber rings replaced the impulse line rebuild kit on the carb and it already had the first version of dp muffler but i drilled a second hole on the side next to the original one. fired right up put the old 36" bar on it and put it on a big fir tree and it screamed like it never did before. im sorry that i didn't sign up sooner and share pics along the way as i made tools to pull the bearings and crank into place. however i have enough parts to make another one with a few that i need to acquire i have a tank on the way from china and i need a handle bar and a few other small things but am looking forward. here is the big question how much difference in a D cylinder and non D cylinder I have three of them and i think one is still bolted down but of the other two one is still usable i think. the other one im pretty sure it toast but don't know how much room there is for honing until you have gone to far. sorry for the long post
stihl 046 brought to life
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You would have to check the port timing in these cylinders.
Do not hone your cylinder
ok i wont do that...why not for informational purposes
check the timing ports for what?
Many saw builders hone cylinders. However, it should be done with care and should be done selectively and judiciously.
Why measure port timing? The difference in the better running D-chambered 046 cylinders is in the port timing, not the chamber design. IIRC, not all d-chambered cylinders have the better port timing. So in effect, the d-chamber cannot be used to identify one of the better running cylinders.
Why measure port timing? The difference in the better running D-chambered 046 cylinders is in the port timing, not the chamber design. IIRC, not all d-chambered cylinders have the better port timing. So in effect, the d-chamber cannot be used to identify one of the better running cylinders.
