Recent content by kielbasa

Why no trademark symbol on the recoil emblem? Reason I ask is because I just bought a secondhand 400, and I almost shat myself once I got it home and noticed the same on my saw......I don't THINK mines a fake???

For me, as said before, depends on the temp and oil being used. Redline oil at 32:1 at 10degF ambient, the mix is so thick it has a harder time making its way thru the jets and the saw ran very lean. At those temps I use snowmobile oil and works just fine @32:1. Castor, for me, did the same at...

thanks for all the helpful advice!!!!!!!!!! although my head is spinning now from different "recipes", i'll take some time to keep reading and let this info digest....

i used two different sizes, .050 and .031.....the 50 thou solder gave me ~29-30 thou reading and the 31 thou solder gave me ~27-29....I made two L shaped pieces going in thru plug hole parallel with wristpin (opposing sides of piston) to compensate for rocking of the piston....this method seems...

ok, went and checked squish - i get measurements all falling between .027 and .030"....... i also noticed it has a Zama carburetor - replace with Walbro? I'll be baselining this saw all stock before the mods.

Hi guys, a novice local porter is going to hold my hand while I attempt my first saw. I'll start with dialing the squish to ~.020". I won't be machining the head, just the cylinder base. He mentioned 1 to 2 degrees on the exhaust, open the lowers as much as possible and take the intake up 10...

Man, I'm in the same boat! I have spent a year with my super jolly and am ready to go the next level. Don't get me wrong, this grinder has paid for itself 3 times over in the past year and i do like it, but the "slop" since day one has just been bugging me. One option is for me to make all new...

the first place i looked....... Caber piston rings 47mm fits Stihl MS291, MS311, MS341, MS361, MS362 (hlsproparts.com)

I have an email into Caber asking pros/cons of fcast, and in what instances one should or should not use them....since they offer a choice I certainly would like to know when and where to use which!

your thoughts on the fcast vs standard?

Thanks! Rings ordered!

any specific reason you don't like them? this is what scares me.....do they tear the bore up or something? I looked at several places to order the rings from, i have not seen any option of ordering standard vs fcast -where do you guys get the "standards" from?

Hi guys, I attempted to order rings for my 361 from the local Stihl dealer - apparently a minimum of 4 week backorder. So now I'm contemplating aftermarket Caber rings, however I'm reading that some folks like the Cabers, others mention that the Cabers are hard and not recommended....or am I...

exactly, is 10~12 thou enough to matter? i better make sure there is NO carbon, right!

Hi guys, will be doing lowering my cylinder approx 12 thou.... squish currently at ~.030, would like to get to ~.018ish....... Stihl 361 with fairly low hours (less than 10 gallons). Since the ring (s) will be heading into virgin territory, replace them or run it? Thanks for any info!