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Nice fkn wood truck! Front truetrac is the best. Hard to steer in the woods with thousands of lbs of green wood in the bed when using a... -
old guy replied to the thread Early Husqvarna 357xp Piston.Sounds like you have it going, try taking 1 mm off the top edge of the piston, go 10mm in leaving a popup, have it done in a lathe tho...
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Get a cheap 8mm or 5/16 deep 1/4 drive socket. Chuck the socket up in a drill and turn it down on a bench grinder. Just go slow with...
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One of my favorite old vids. Maybe I need to blend my dodge, jeep, and deuce parts.
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old guy replied to the thread Modified 4x4s/crawlers.Cmon Guys, I'm way too old to go back there! Much modified 94 Wrangler.
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old guy replied to the thread HELP! Cylinder to Piston Tolerance.I have an open port one that has 180lbs comp.
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old guy replied to the thread 230psi in a Poulan (42cc, wild thing, etc)!.Guess that explains 180lbs comp in my 55.
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old guy reacted to Mastermind's post in the thread 230psi in a Poulan (42cc, wild thing, etc)! with
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Yes. 230 is getting to that point. Too much heat. Too much parasitic loss. Tune is tough to keep stable as the engine gains temperature. -
old guy replied to the thread 230psi in a Poulan (42cc, wild thing, etc)!.I did it with a poulan 2900, but as you say it is a lot of work, I did the bearing pockets with sand paper on a piece of pipe, it took...
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old guy replied to the thread 230psi in a Poulan (42cc, wild thing, etc)!.Starters usually don't live long with that much comp.
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I keep notes. I know how far each port is from the squish band. What the width is. I only use a degree wheel when new models come along.
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So I figured I'll post this and maybe it'll help someone down the road. If you've ever ported or timed any saws then you had to go...
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All yours, lol I picked up 2 359s today…both runners…$300 😀
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old guy reacted to Huskyvarnya Saws's post in the thread HELP! Husky 55 Cylinder Decomp. Valve Assembly with Like.
This is the first saw I have encountered that I couldn't drop start with relative ease. If my boot would fit though the handle, starting...
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old guy reacted to Huskyvarnya Saws's post in the thread HELP! Husky 55 Cylinder Decomp. Valve Assembly with Like.
I appreciate the suggestion, I'll have to try that! When the saw is hot I can drop start it, but that cold start is brutal.