Recent content by old guy

There's an idea I can play with, I'll have to study on that tomorrow, thanks.

12 degrees.

If I had a lathe, I'll keep it on the shelf with that in mind.

It looks like I have my first ruined cyl. under my belt, apparently the degree wheel must have moved. Today I ground the transfers to the marks for 122 degrees, before I smoothed them up I decided to put the wheel on for a last check, it showed I was already down to 114 degrees. It was an old...

Well, I dragged that 372 out of hiding and followed Treemoncky's video. When it came to doing the upper transfers with a dremel I could see it going bad quickly, so now there is two new tool names in the shop, Foredom & luckydog. I can only hope I get as much out of the 372 as came out of the...

13 tanks for my 572.

With decomp there that may be an 046 cyl.

If there is removable covers on the sides of the cyl. it is the dished 45 piston.

Hey, go for it, I need as much learnin as anybody!

Found the oil leak, it seems somewhere back in time someone put the long screws in the bottom of the handle mount, one of em punched the oil tank.:mad: Got the first coat of JB weld on it.

I have been using this saw for a couple of days now in red oak, 20'' bar, new dukes chain, it is an animal. My stock 372 has gone into hideing. Thanks for all the input Guys, couldn't have done it without Ya.

Thanks DRF256, I already have the 395 decomp in it & it only pops when it fires That thin gasket is a bit too much for me tho. Thanks for the info about the coil. I agree with you on decomps also.

I put this thing into some hard 20'' red oak today, 24'' bar, I may run it as is for a while, it is a strong engine. However it is pouring bar oil out the bottom with the screw turned all the way in & the idle needs adjusting.

Says rite on some I get, (void after 90 days)

Thanks for the reply, I will have to take it down again & put the wheel on it, it sounds pretty nasty the way it is.