Stihl 361 Junkyard Zombie Mutant
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Not yet. Maybe. I have a WJ6 from the same carcass that donated the piston but the body is larger and makes the carb box extra crowded.
Based on this official document I think an HD16 should do the job.
But, turns out I only had an HD14 so I’ll try that.
361 carb.
HD14 carb.
You have to swap the snorkels. The linkages aren’t exactly the same either so I had to modify the choke arm a bit.
Luckily, 361 has a molded hole for the standard pulse line even though it doesn’t use it. I splurged and put a brand new pulse in.
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Where do you live?? I need to come over and learn how to do some of this stuff. I want a zombie saw now!!
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James is a very handy assistant!! Comes in handy all the time!!
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Very nice work Caleb.
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440 crank is actually smaller diameter than 361. There may be seals out there that fit the difference but I just made some brass bushings. Kind of like the top hat on a 372.
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I have a 440 linkage on order but I got impatient. Just 10 gauge copper. Welding rod is more rigid but harder to do minor tweaks. Many tweaks were necessary.
I also opened up the filter horn.
I also opened up the filter horn.
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That is an awesome fix. A friend of mine is working on a 576 and lost the rod on the carb. I just texted him one of your pictures above, I am sure he has some copper welding rod he can make one too for his saw!
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Looking good. I’ve made linkages out of wire as well.
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More carb shenanigans. The choke just wouldn’t actuate with the HD 14 paddle. The resting angle needs to be at 7 o’clock. The 14 is at about 5:30.
So I took the vein shaft out of the 361 carb, widened the land for the bigger choke plate, and then put it into the 14. Turns out the 14 shaft won’t line up in the smaller carb, but the smaller carb parts fit okay in the bigger one.
So I took the vein shaft out of the 361 carb, widened the land for the bigger choke plate, and then put it into the 14. Turns out the 14 shaft won’t line up in the smaller carb, but the smaller carb parts fit okay in the bigger one.
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My 440 linkage came in. Here’s all three.
I had to cut the end off the 440 linkage and bend it about this much.
Fits perfect. I left a tiny hook on the trigger end to help it stay. Wasn’t necessary.
I had to cut the end off the 440 linkage and bend it about this much.
Fits perfect. I left a tiny hook on the trigger end to help it stay. Wasn’t necessary.
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