Recent content by PeachMan

Ok, this is now officially a Mystery. Original complaint was 90 psi compression that went to 150 with a couple of ml of 90 wt gear oil. I trust my gauge (Actron), and the increase in starter rope force was dramatic, so I'm pretty sure that the compression was actually low. Thought I'd tear it...

I went to the OPE website and was (pleasantly) surprised that the whole works plus a new fuel line was $100. figure I can't go wrong at that price. I'll post updates with anything interesting as I go along. thanks for your help!

Appreciate the info, will check out the links this PM. Re Dub11 question. I haven't taken the saw apart yet, I have a tendency to end up with a box of parts that I can't figure out how to put back together ;-). --I looked at the piston and cylinder through the exhaust port. One small scratch...

Hi. new to the site, quite a bit of widson (& wit) here. Background--I'm slowly getting out of the peach orchard business and have cut down/cut up a few hundred peach trees with the 445 saw. Peachwood is just below rocks in hardness, dulls a chain in no time. The (10 year old) saw was running...