MS 391 piston kit options

[angelo c]

Looking for options for MS 391 piston kits. Priced OEM was about $100...holy xhit that's pricey.
I see HL offers the "golf" brand and have found no others...never been in a "golf" so any feedback would be great and or options as well...

Also anybody done one of these before ? Ive only rebuilt 2 and both have been a nightmare to remove the piston pin. had to buy the stihl tool and yet needed heat/lube/hammer and still the sob fought me...

thx

 

[paragonbuilder]

I've never touched one. Lil' red barn has them for $35 shipped, not sure what brand they are.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/141341842236


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[dall]

back a few months ago bruce @Gentleman asked for some cylinders to get done i sent him a 391 cylinder to have done so maybe he has a update on it

 

[Adirondackstihl]

I wouldn't touch anything with the Golf name attached to it

 

[dall]

I wouldn't touch anything with the Golf name attached to it

a saw i got from ebay came with a new golf piston a couple years ago i sent it to @T.Roller lol

 

[beaglebriar]

I put a golf in my 930 because the choices are very limited. It's not as nice as a meteor but with a set of cabers I see no reason not to trust it. That saw won't see a ton of run time though.

 

[angelo c]

I wouldn't touch anything with the Golf name attached to it

I thought I heard that before Jeremy
Waiting for some positives..... $100 piston is steep for a $200 saw....

 

[angelo c]

a saw i got from ebay came with a new golf piston a couple years ago i sent it to @T.Roller lol

Nothin but the best for friends eh ?

 

[Adirondackstihl]

I thought I heard that before Jeremy
Waiting for some positives..... $100 piston is steep for a $200 saw....

Is that MSRP?

 

[dall]

lol

 

[angelo c]

Is that MSRP?

That's what I was quoted. OEM stihl piston have been "obamacared"....

 

[Adirondackstihl]

That's what I was quoted. OEM stihl piston have been "obamacared"....

Your dealer is a schmuck
I just checked retail.
$45.49

 

[angelo c]

Your dealer is a schmuck
I just checked retail.
$45.49

What's the kit PN # ?
Maybe I gave him the wrong one ?

 

[Gentleman]

back a few months ago bruce @Gentleman asked for some cylinders to get done i sent him a 391 cylinder to have done so maybe he has a update on it

I sent them off. We don't have any dates yet.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

What's the kit PN # ?
Maybe I gave him the wrong one ?

Article#
11400302008

 

[paragonbuilder]

I wouldn't touch anything with the Golf name attached to it

Personal experience? I've never used one. I've heard some say nothing wrong, and others say never...


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[T.Roller]

a saw i got from ebay came with a new golf piston a couple years ago i sent it to @T.Roller lol

I still have it in the box. I won't complain a bit the cylinder was awesome

 

[T.Roller]

@Onan18 has installed a few golfs

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Personal experience? I've never used one. I've heard some say nothing wrong, and others say never...


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Yes Dan
I did a piston kit review for Chris a few years ago. Absolutely horrible.
I've seen a few no-name white box kits since then and if you look closely enough on the inside of the piston, you can see where they ground (or attempted to) off the GOLF logo.

 

[Onan18]

As @T.Roller said I have installed several Golf brand pistons with good success. I honestly don't understand why they get so much hate, are they as nice as an OEM or a Meteor no but they are not inherently bad either. Any new part, regardless of the brand, needs to be closely inspected before installation. I took a brand new OEM Husqvarna 55 P&C out of the box and the plating was flaking. There are also several instances where OEM and Meteor are not an option, Husqvarna 242 and Jonsered 930 come to mind. In those cases you either use what you can get or you have a dead saw on your hands.