What's on your bench

[9050LX]

Natural fix seems to be a 346 top end. Isnt that what all the cool kids are doing?

Gotta do it just to experience the angry little monster.It really runs quite rapidly, and has torque.

 

[9050LX]

I've seen it a couple of times but was never convinced the boot couldn't just be an aftermarket one of dubious quality

I have had 2 OEM melt closed.Had to be lean or hot as Hades.

 

[Woodslasher]

Looking at those transfer covers I don't think the cylinder is an original 350, more likely a 346/351/353 upgrade.
I'd be inclined to try & clean it up (especially if it's OEM). If you do & have success measure it carefully before ordering your piston as the after market ones are common in both 44.3mm & 45mm

I think it's a later 350 jug, I have one with the same thing and I seem to recall @huskihl saying it was a legit 350 jug.

 

[J D]

I think it's a later 350 jug, I have one with the same thing and I seem to recall @huskihl saying it was a legit 350 jug.

Be interesting to compare both side by side... I guess it's possible at some point the decided to use the same part for the 350 as the 351 or 353

 

[Chevboy0167]

Ughhhhh.... 96* here now.... Been mid to high 90"s for 3 days now.

I may go out to the bench a bit later and pull the crank out. All I got to measure the cyl is calipers but will give it a go. Top of cyl says 45L on it. Has the factory dished piston.

I got the Titanikel kit just to try it out. These 2 saws are not show queens by any measure and I'm not gonna keep them..... or should I keep 1??? LOL Along with all the other saws I think I need???

I do have an all OEM 350 that is in great shape inside and out. Can't remember the year at the moment tho...

 

[Chevboy0167]

As far as the melted impulse tube, must be really common. Cheap materials??? Crud packed everywhere creating poor airflow from lack of simple cleaning?? Maybe not letting the saw cool down after long cuts before shutting down??? I don't know but it is a bit worrisome. Wish there was a better design or aftermarket fix.

 

[splitpost]

Blue streak minor / IEL AB
I was given this old saw back in 2009 from my FIL, Being keen to get this old girl going I stripped it down ,glass bead blasted the whole thing and then other things took priority so I shelved it waiting for that rainy day ,well it finally arrived ,the only regret I have is my FIL has since passed and he never got to see it going .here's a few pics

 

[camel2019]

Nothing chainsaw related today 3 out of the 4 or 5 extra push mowers I had laying around got worked on to sell black one is a Frankenstein came with a kholer now has a tecumseh off of a parts mower

 

[Clyde85]

Picked up this 455 xtorq around Christmas time for 75 cad. Has a air leak. I think the young lad and I have it narrowed down to a stripped out screw hole in the intake manifold for mounting the carb. I thought it to be a good project to teach my 9 year old son how to fix some stuff himself.

 

[ChillyB]

Dude, wipe the bar oil off your camera lens.

 

[Chevboy0167]

Welp... got the crank out. Good thing I did cause the bearings feel a bit rough and the wrist pin and bearing may have gotten a bit warm. Crank seals still felt pliable. Rod looks good as does the big end bearing. The seal around the cyl riser was stuck on there pretty dang good so I don't think it had a leak there.

By my cheap calipers, I seem to have a 44.93mm top end.

 

[Clyde85]

Dude, wipe the bar oil off your camera lens.

I know sorry for the poor pictures. It's probably more than just bar oil. It could be motor oil, grease, 80w90...

 

[Chevboy0167]

Small progress today. I also cleaned all the plastic bits in water based parts cleaner.

New tank vent, spiral fuel line and filter.

Found 1 of the 2 screws missing that hold the return spring cup in the recoil missing. The 1 that was still there was backed halfway out even. I wondered when I saw a couple of small nicks in the flywheel blades...

 

[Sierra_rider]

My old 066 is on the bench right now. It was time for a re-ring at least, but with the addition of a 500i to the fleet, it needed something more to keep it relevant.

I did some work to the combustion chamber and milled the the base. Squish is going to be right at .020". The timing numbers on the intake and exhaust are actually really good, just minor stuff there. I did raise the transfers quite a bit, as it had A LOT of blowdown. Also opened up the transfers a bit, it should flow really well when done.

No pictures of the cylinder yet, I'm still not done with it. I still gotta mess with the intake and put some finishing touches on it.

 

[Sierra_rider]

Finished the 066 tonight, I definitely enhanced what was already there. Picked up a coupla seconds in my test log(30" pine.)

Intake:

Exhaust, nice and shiny:


Transfers aren't as ugly as they look in the pic. You can also see what I did to the squish and base:

Get rid of this monstrosity:


And open it up to actually flow the 3 port muffler:


All done, it pulls an 8 pin with authority and stomps all over my 500i in the test log. Also threw a new tank on it, as the original leaked like a sieve.

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

266XP currently on the bench. Nice low hour unit. Getting new crank seals, o-rings, fuel hose, fuel filter, carb kit, and piston ring. Runs good but it is 30+ years old. Wanna make sure she’s mint.

 

[Woodslasher]

266XP currently on the bench. Nice low hour unit. Getting new crank seals, o-rings, fuel hose, fuel filter, carb kit, and piston ring. Runs good but it is 30+ years old. Wanna make sure she’s mint.

That looks amazingly similar to a 266 my brother sold, similar condition but a metal tank saw and not an anniversary edition.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I guess on my bench next is a weedeater or two. One needs a carb and the other a coil. Not my favorite things to work on but better than my wife's car..

 

[Squareground3691]

266XP currently on the bench. Nice low hour unit. Getting new crank seals, o-rings, fuel hose, fuel filter, carb kit, and piston ring. Runs good but it is 30+ years old. Wanna make sure she’s mint

266XP currently on the bench. Nice low hour unit. Getting new crank seals, o-rings, fuel hose, fuel filter, carb kit, and piston ring. Runs good but it is 30+ years old. Wanna make sure she’s mint.

Nice saw , here’s a good one

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

Nice saw , here’s a good one

Looks good. I just installed the husky four point dogs on mine.