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Another thing I just thought of is that you could likely get a heated handle 572 and a light weight bar for close to the same price as a regular 462. Heated handles would be so nice to have especially with your location.

In the current new saw market stihl is considerably more money compared to husky. The flip side is that for the last couple years husky parts supply has really sucked. Parts that used to take a few days to get are now sometimes taking weeks to months. With that said I’d still be tempted to...

Doesn’t look to bad at all imo. I’ve seen much worse looking. Only thing off hand I’m noticing is that the top handle is leaning slightly to the flywheel side. Maybe have a close look at the rear AV mount and make sure it’s in good condition and the screws are tight.

I wouldn’t waste time and money on the Chinese manifold and pick up line. From my experience they will work to just make a saw run for a short while but the rubber usually won’t last especially with ethanol fuel. The fit and finish is sub par at best. Buy once, cry once and be done with it...

You’ve lowered that cylinder a mile. How’s the ROD(ring of death) to piston ring looking? You’re upper transfers will be huge raising them that much but that isn’t always an issue as long as you don’t going through the transfer roof trying to get the angles. With the piston a BDC how much...

Is the impulse line hooked up at both ends? No breaks or splits in the impulse line? Any kinks or holes in the fuel line?

How much oil is in the cylinder? What’s the squish clearance? To much oil above the ring can essentially cause hydro lock especially with a tight squish clearance.

Sharpened on my Silvey RSII. Touch of a beak but it sure does cut nice. Won’t stay real sharp for very long but good enough for who it’s for.

Yes. Check them closely for any defect's. Pay close attention to the rollers and cages. Check the big end rod bearing as well. Lateral movement of the rod on the big end bearing is normal. Vertical movement is no good. Turn the crank slowly by hand with the cylinder off. If you feel any...

Don’t run that saw anymore until it’s had a thorough inspection. The scratches and pit marks in the piston are text book bearing failure. A bearing failure would also explain the possible air leak and the running characteristics you’ve described.

If you’re not scared of new technology I’d say go with the 572 or 462. Of those 2 saws I’d pick the brand that has a local dealer with a good reputation

Going off memory here, 272 piston has approx. .100” more compression height. I believe the last one I did I cut the band and the piston crown and either used a real thick cylinder base gasket or doubled up the stock gaskets. I think I had to do something with wrist pin ??? Possibly had to use...

046 coil will bolt right on a 461 and works great. 046 vs 461, I’d say the 461 wins but both saws respond really good to porting. As for performance it kinda depends on what you’re wanting out of a ported saw.

It’s a 3/8 picco 63PS set up. It’s a rim sprocket, 16” bar and 3 loops of chain. This should be the PN for the kit 00000071900

372xp Gilardoni cylinder