Al Smith's latest activity
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Al Smith replied to the thread Partner Chain Saw Thread.During the covid lock down I completely rebuilt two P100's ,A McCulloch branded sp1000 and a P-100 super .Using two damaged complete... -
Al Smith replied to the thread Smaller Engine than OEM on Wood Splitter?.Up date in response to an other forum I looked up Surplus a week or so ago and they had 893 of those valves .They must have cornered the...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Smaller Engine than OEM on Wood Splitter?.I have the same problem on a Toro zero turn with a Kawasaki 23 HP engine .That application uses a impulse type fuel pump and a "pulsa...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Oil questions....Actually I can't remember ever cleaning a spark screen .The fact I don't think I have any might have something to do with that .
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Al Smith replied to the thread Oil questions....The great oil debate never dies .---enough said --
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Al Smith replied to the thread MCCULLOCH The official McCulloch thread.The mention of shiming the coil holds true using for example an 850 cylinder assembly with an 805 flywheel ..Worked my behind off...
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Al Smith replied to the thread HUSQVARNA HUSQVARNA THREAD.Actually I've got the thing running fairly well .The deal is the owner belongs to a so called property owners association near Columbus...
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Al Smith replied to the thread MCCULLOCH The official McCulloch thread.I've told about the two Partner p-100's I rebuilt ,one labled a McCulloch 1000 .It took me 1.5 to 2 years find or adapt the parts .I...
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Al Smith replied to the thread MCCULLOCH The official McCulloch thread.Restoration can often cause you to chase your tail in a manner of speaking .Finding replacement parts for a saw made 40 years is not an...
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Al Smith replied to the thread HOMELITE Homelite Thread.Coil.module ,everybody knows what it is what .Kind of like a Crescent wrench instead of adjustable open end wrench .-or Vise grips...
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Al Smith replied to the thread Decking/Porting questions.Keep in mind often the "numbers" are a personal preference .A lot more goes into those due to a lot of factors such as flow and timing...
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Al Smith replied to the thread HOMELITE Homelite Thread.Once you get the moisture out you might think of sealing it by using high temp urathane or Glyptal . Glyptal is red pigment shellac used...
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Al Smith replied to the thread HOMELITE Homelite Thread.Another thing many people have no idea it could happen is one of the flywheel magnets loose mgnitism .You can recharge them using a...
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Al Smith replied to the thread HOMELITE Homelite Thread.More times than not a self contained coil what will fail is the built in trigger device .Some times the oven trick works some times not...