All Things 288XP

[mortalitool]

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BEAUTIFUL 288!!!

 

[dustinwilt68]

Yeah I still can get them

 

[mortalitool]

Yeah I still can get them

PM Senteded

 

[rattler]

BEAUTIFUL 288!!!

Thank you Sir.

 

[T.Roller]

That looks great. What size pipe?

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1"

 

[T.Roller]

May actually be 3/4 not sure

 

[justoldsaws]

Found the time today to put my 281xp into some wood, found a grey box log of about 20inches, it ran like champion, running it at 32-1 for a bit for the new caber then upto 40-1.
Also picked up the 3120 I was looking at, very nice saw with so much grunt.

 

[dustinwilt68]

Put this one together yesterday for a friend

 

[Homemade]

I finally got around to lifting the top off my 288. I’m really hoping it’s a piece of metal that fell in from the muffler but I thinking I’ll have to check out the bearings.

 

[Frank bierce]

I finally got around to lifting the top off my 288. I’m really hoping it’s a piece of metal that fell in from the muffler but I thinking I’ll have to check out the bearings.

Dang.....can’t like this one.

 

[Homemade]

I can even see where the paint was scraped off from object getting wedged between the counter weights and the lower half.

 

[rattler]

Did you check the big end rod bearing?

 

[smokey7]

If you see paint scrapped off in the case it definatly didnt come from the muffler then. Are all the screws in your carb plates? In my case the ladt time i had a piston beat to death like that it was from the rod bearing spitting rollers out. Its amazing how much comes up thru the transfers.

 

[Homemade]

Did you check the big end rod bearing?

Not yet. Every seemed tight and had no play, but im worried it could be a piece of bearing cage that fell off.

 

[p61 western]

Not yet. Every seemed tight and had no play, but im worried it could be a piece of bearing cage that fell off.

Unfortunately it looks like a full rebuild is in order for that saw.

 

[Homemade]

Unfortunately it looks like a full rebuild is in order for that saw.

I’m thinking so. It looks like the cylinder was saved. It has a mmws woods port. So that is a plus.

 

[dustinwilt68]

Full rebuild should be under a 125.00 with a meteor piston and OEM parts, least the cylinder was good yet.

 

[smokey7]

How does the squish band look? I have been lucky sonetimes to be able to sand the band with a old piston knocking down the high spots opens up the clearance some but not enough to worry about. Mine went from .020 to .030 still blew almost 200 where before it was 210. Not bad for a salvaged jug i think

 

[Homemade]

How does the squish band look? I have been lucky sonetimes to be able to sand the band with a old piston knocking down the high spots opens up the clearance some but not enough to worry about. Mine went from .020 to .030 still blew almost 200 where before it was 210. Not bad for a salvaged jug i think

I’ll get some pics tonight. I’ve been meaning to swap out the antivib springs to rubbers. Sounds like a good time for that.

 

[Homemade]

Something definitely in crank bearings. Hits a tight spot with everything off. And when it’s tight the piston and connecting rod move freely.