Recent content by Al Smith

As a suggestion you might try to contact Larry Stiener who has a blog called Larry's house of saws .This gentleman probably has the most extensive collection of chainsaws and other devices in the USA if not the world .I do know he has quite a few Malls and most likely the knowledge of this type...

Rambling on about this antique Mall .If that magnet on the flywheel in a circle but with a space in the circle it should effectively act just like a set of breaker points .When it hits that space the break would cause the coil to fire because the collapse in the primary winding field in the coil...

You might try a concern in St Mary's Washington that changes names every so often. Started out as "cheap Stihl parts" then cheap chainsaw parts now I think custom chainsaw parts.Was and might still be Bryce Stots or something like that.At any rate at one time had a huge supply of used and new...

If I have not mentioned it before take note by using the bar plates for a 2100 Husqvarna the Husky bars are a perfect option rather than finding OEM Partner .I have all three sets of plates for that model,Partner,Husqvarna and McCulloch .IMO compairing a 2100 Husky to a P-100 the Partner is...

You can try to induce or recharge the magnets using "rare earth " type magnets .Try a google search on the subject .I've done same with limited results on an Echo weed eater .After sitting all winter it would lose charge on one magnet which recharged it then worked the entire season but again...

During the covid lock down I completely rebuilt two P100's ,A McCulloch branded sp1000 and a P-100 super .Using two damaged complete saws and one complete rotating assembley from a donor .I made the gaskets .Used the McCulloch numbers for the McCulloch that had the USA made original seals...

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 market on those things .

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 jet " type carb .I don't know if it looses suction or the carb float blocks it off and it surges but a partial choke clears it up most of the time .Run it like...

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 .

The great oil debate never dies .---enough said --

The mention of shiming the coil holds true using for example an 850 cylinder assembly with an 805 flywheel ..Worked my behind off replacing the parts on an 805 only to hang it up from a prime bottle with straight gas .Got a complete early 850 and just replaced the entire engine .Runs great,only...

Actually I've got the thing running fairly well .The deal is the owner belongs to a so called property owners association near Columbus Ohio .Uses the saw for some path clearing work on woods trails .In other words it's country club saw . He probably would have been better off to have bought a...

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 rebuilt both during the COVID lock down a couple of years ago .They turned out very well considering but since they have not seen enough run time to seat in the...

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 easy task .You reach a point where you're stuck then laying that saw aside you dig into another .Then maybe 3 years later find the parts then have to remember...

Coil.module ,everybody knows what it is what .Kind of like a Crescent wrench instead of adjustable open end wrench .-or Vise grips instead of adjustable locking pliers .