OK, how's this for real world. Got a report on one of these things from one of those guys that's really hard on a saw. 572XPG with a new record for us of over 400 hours run time. "Not running right", and he sets the saw on the counter and it's obvious he's really been hammering this thing. His boss is s friend of mine and he says this dude is full throttle all day and never stops. Plugged it in to check the clock. Fuel setting were OK and no error codes. Top end is clean and still has loads of compression.
The main running issue is that it needs a throttle cable. Kind of a PITA on a G with the extra wires, but still best to take the tank off and make it easier. But it's one of those jobs that ya just can't get out of cause you keep "finding stuff". He needed a rear mount at some point and used one from a 562.........which is a 1/4" too short. So it rattled around until it egged out the hole in the case and the bolt popped through. Says he lost the heat on the grips and turns out he busted off the crankcase ear in the back where the wires are grounded. Which also makes the carb feel like it's loose. And of course a couple wires are torn out too. The fuel line looked like it was weeping, so i changed that as well. Rim sprocket ready to blow apart. Brown fuel filter. Inside spike isn't loose........it's gone! Runnig a 24" bar with no spikes. Would drive me nuts.
Now the last part is on me: I'm doing all this crap and when I get ready to hook up the throttle cable to the carb I discover that I somehow knocked off the freaking cable end! Yup, I was pissed. Walked away and did something else for a while. Ya know, I lent this guy a junk pile 372 build while I fixed his saw. Wonder what shape that'll come back in.
