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From all the literature I have come across the RA was the last of the sand cast saws all made in Vancouver, all the saws made after the move to Peterborough were die cast made models with the Pioneer 600 being the carry over from the RA model, these were my first saws that I got to run and own...

flywheel 25 - 26 ft lbs, case bolts 6.6 - 8 ft lbs.

Best of luck, they are few and far between.

What grit on the belt sander? Levels the base quickly.

Clamp off one end of the fuel line and apply vac or pressure on the opposite end, that will tell you if there is a leak, the line can stay in the saw, just need to remove the carb, clamp at the filter end. Hemostats work great for that, apply vac or pressure at the carb nipple end.

This chainsaw repair hobby can become a bit expensive when one needs to keep buying swap out parts just to try to overcome a running problem. Many turn to using the cheaper AM parts and that works sometimes but often it just causes another problem. Have a case on point, my next door neighbor on...

The screw on Jacks saw is not punched through, his saw is leaking around the steel insert where it meets the crankcase. I think this crack appears due to the difference of expansion rates from heat, I have sealed them up with 309 using vac pulled it in and the saws have sealed and stay sealed...

Thanks Randy, he is back.

OK.

Thanks Randy, I will wait til I hear back from him on whether he got your message.

If you have the time and patience to strip them down and try selling off the parts that may suite you, I don`t have the space or inclination to mess with them. Actually the 009 is a much better saw than any plastic fantastic saw ever sold, their oil pumps are a bit of a problem but I have fixed...

People get all *b-wordy when I tell them I won`t work on them due to the cost outweighing the replacement of one. Last guy I had words with was adamant that I had fixed his friends Homelite and I should fix his Homelite that had a busted up recoil. When I told him his friends Homelite was a real...

Three hundred for a plastic saw? That is about $250. more than any of them is worth, my trash pile has several in it, Poulan Woodsharks,Wild Things, those bright orange Homelite things with the yellow recoil handles, not worth the effort to repair them. I actually used to run over them with the...

Thanks for that,Randy. I will let him know. You have his new eMail addy?