Al Smith's latest activity
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Al Smith replied to the thread HELP! Compressed air gurus.Usually the tanks will fail,rust out on the botom of the tank near the drain valve .A dryer works if it's not already water logged... -
Al Smith replied to the thread Stihl 261c blowing out spark plugs.This whole thing could be a design problem related to aluminum alloy to thread engagement .For example in aluminum it takes approx 4...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Stihl 261c blowing out spark plugs.On the above a story about another model ,this time an 038 mag that spent twenty hard years in a tree service .Over that twenty years I...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Stihl 261c blowing out spark plugs.In my case with the 441 it was relatively new .The owner ,an owner of a tree service thought it blew a hole in the piston ,bought...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Stihl 261c blowing out spark plugs.There has to be a reason why this is happening .Figuring thermal expansion unless I've missed something I would not think the higher...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Stihl 261c blowing out spark plugs.I had to look it up and evidently it's a low emissions engine .That I once worked on an early 441 that also blew out plugs .If I recall...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Battery Chargers.I've got a NOCO but I don't consider it a battery charger .Just a tiny jump box they must use fairy dust to make it work,which BTW it...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Battery Chargers.I have no idea what a "starting" battery is or all the rest of that gobbley gook that means exactly nothing to me .What I do know it's...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Battery Chargers.A few weeks we got hit with the"Siberian express " .Just flat took the stuffing out of my tractor battery which was a size 27 marine...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Making my own flywheel pullers for Stihl equipment (and possibly others).Something that might have not been considered using the hammer method .It might be possible to nock a piece of chrome from one of the...
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Al Smith replied to the thread MCCULLOCH The official McCulloch thread.I do have an 805 Mac with an 850 cylinder I managed to cook just with a straight gasoline prime,my fault entirely .I think the cylinder...
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Al Smith replied to the thread MCCULLOCH The official McCulloch thread.I've only got one sleeved engine which is a Mac125 C .I made and fitted the cylinder using a Lisle precisian hone to factory specs using...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Making my own flywheel pullers for Stihl equipment (and possibly others).Off topic except for a hammer part .I once dissasembled a Caterpiller D4 pony motor that went through a fire .I think the burned up...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Making my own flywheel pullers for Stihl equipment (and possibly others).If you going to get medevil with a hammer it had better be a dead blow or a lead hammer else even with soft brass you can f---k it up ...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Making my own flywheel pullers for Stihl equipment (and possibly others).Sidetrack regarding metric threads cut on a lathe .Firstly I have one of the finest toolmakers lathes ever built which at the moment is...
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