Recent content by Max the Mac Man

Will not affect operation at all. Just not 100% correct. Use a good oil mix at 32:1 in the saw. They are chrome bore, the cylinders and pistons are ultra rare and basically non exsitant anymore. So 32:1 is important for the longevity of the saw.

The 82cc A/V's are my favorite!

That is a SDC 49...

That one got a heart transplant from Virginia in it. lol

A great McCulloch to start a collection with.

Yeah me also. It had ZERO compression a fly could land on the flywheel at 9 or 3 position and the saw would likely rotate it to 6pm lol

Good Info Mark!

Many of you by now know of my history/journey with McCulloch saws. Over the years I have met many great folks in the saw world. One of those is Mark Heimann. After a few years on phone conversations, emails and so forth I made my first trip out to see Mark in the late summer of 2023. It was a...

As Mark said the clutch is not from the factory. A note the early SP 80 saws had a thick ring pistons in them instead of thin ring. Make sure you have the correct rings for your piston.

I have been known to use JB weld after sandblasting to build up the pitting areas and the sand it down. Takes a few layers to get it just right, but worth it on the right saw restores.

You have an early SP 80 Congrats! Does it have the 3 piece clutch?

Haggle Up!?! I am gonna steal that line. Thats down right funny. Yours saws are very very nice. I looked twice at a couple but I am multiple deep in those models. I hope they all find good homes.

one hint of a usually good cylinder is a fixed high carb. knock on wood, every fixed high carb saw I have gotten has been in good shape chrome wise.

And my understanding is they are not functioning as they should.

Honestly I bought a PM 570 awhile back. Was told it ran, it did (not great) Told it had good compression (it did 155psi).After a carb kit and fuel line, it still ran like crap. I ended up tearing it all the way apart. Cylinder was flaking badly and top ring was broke. I was shocked it had that...