Found a bunch of stihl saws on the street

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Landed on a gold mine. All need work, 201 runs. Also brought a 066 non runner from the stihl dealer than actually does indeed run just needs new p&c as it’s scored which be sold me a good used one for cheap. The cylinder on there will get cleaned up and go on the 660 that’s missing one.

 

[PA Dan]

Daaaammmmnnnnnnn!

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Daaaammmmnnnnnnn!

Yeah a tree service owner threw it all out, the shop rates made it not worth repairing them.

 

[lohan808]

Shouldn't this be in the "You Suck " thread? Green with envy.

 

[Xr650jkallen]

Holy crap!!!! Talk about being in the right place at the right time.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

It’s crazy honestly, I couldn’t believe my luck. Here it was in the boot having dug through a pile of junk. I just kept pulling more and more bits out!

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Ah yeah I took a video for @Trains but here is an idea of what it looked like

 

[drf256]

Score!

You putting the big teddy bear in the car last?

Obviously you know you need to figure out why that 066 scored before you fry the next top end.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Haha I was going to as a toy for the dog, but it was full of polystyrene beans. That’s a disaster waiting to happen, both the mess and the mrs wrath!

Yeah will do p&v test, though it will likely be a shelf queen so I’ll probably do as little possible to have it air tight and sound, sort the scoring and call it good. The 660 will be the one I’ll not care about and enjoy using and again do the minimum to get it running. The connecting rod big / small end bearings are good on the 660, just the crankshaft bearings. So probably just seals and bearings, cylinder, p&v test and go rip with it!

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Did the pressure and vac test, pressure held great at 7 psi, vac failed and would continue to drop to around 5ingh, wouldn’t come even close to the specified 15inhg. I think I can hear the wisp of air from the flywheel side, but both will be replaced. Fuel line is soft, impulse and intake manifold both soft too!

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Going to remove the head to see how bad the damage is and if I can carefully file the high spots and save the piston. Updates coming shortly!

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

it’s rough, no saving this LOL




Cylinder can be saved, looks worse than it is, very little transfer!

 

[Woodpecker]

it’s rough, no saving this LOL

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Cylinder can be saved, looks worse than it is, very little transfer!

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Nice score and quality thread Tom. That cylinder is totally worth saving.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Nice score and quality thread Tom. That cylinder is totally worth saving.

Thanks mate, much appreciated. I couldn’t quite believe it when driving past and then the further I dug the more saws I found lol. I’ll upload some pics after a once I’ve removed the transfer.

 

[slackinoff]

Wow what a dream come true. Awesome find. Nice work cleaning them up, look great in pics!

 

[Jscb1b]

Thanks mate, much appreciated. I couldn’t quite believe it when driving past and then the further I dug the more saws I found lol. I’ll upload some pics after a once I’ve removed the transfer.

How do you remove the transfer?

 

[davidwyby]

How do you remove the transfer?

See also part 2

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Cleaning up the transfer slowly. 400 grit sic is all I have so it’s slow going, but I don’t mind. Getting there gradually. That one spec below the exhaust just won’t budge! Thanks to Randy I learnt this method a number of years ago.

 

[Wonkydonkey]

I would have q-tipped a little 30% HCL (mutaric acid) on ages ago, but that’s me as I only have my finger as a dremmel

As much as some folks resist to use it, it can save a lot of time (my finger) and fizz abit if there is a little transfer still there or not.

Btw..Acid it’s my insurance to know if the transfer has gone or not.
I have to say That cylinder did clean up nicely, you did a great job

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

I have acid too but no bicarbonate of soda to neutralise it lol in fact it’s right next to me haha. I really like using it on crankshafts to remove ally galling on plain bearing engines like the older Briggs



Nearly there. A few more specs to go before starting intake side.