Recent content by redneckhillbilly

a quick update, got it to run longer by bottle feeding it fuel, noticed an awful sound coming from the clutch, the crankshaft has about a 1/4 inch of slop radial in it, it didnt run long enough to give enough time for the handles to heat up, but at a mininum it needs a bearing, possibly even a...

I've always been a firm believer of holding precious metals, gold, silver, brass and lead, I might have to add new pieces of magnesium and aluminim to that list, heck anything is better than holding dollars.

mark 1 550? i have a mark 1 545 carcus that I dont need anymore.

there is a 12mm 440 OEM cylinder kit on ebay.

can anyone tell by looking at the pics if this is a 10mm or 12mm? whats does slant fin mean? tomorrow I will gas it up and see how it runs, and try to test the heat, but I'm nevous because if the heat works good I'm goin to have to keep it.

I absolutley despise NAPA, half my life ago they sold very high quality parts, yes they were more pricey, but you actually got what you paid for, these days they try to live on the legacy of the past and now sell they same cheap crap as everyone else, just at a premium price. I refuse to use...

I was just looking through my pics of the saw and I forgot a few, Ill post them now

I couldnt see any markings on either side of the cylinder. the cylinder bolts appear to be new, or they are just extremley clean.

it struck me as odd for it to have a plugged decomp, with no hole in the cover to actuate a decomp.

and a few more. it has a decomp of the forward side of the cylinder.

heres a few more pics.

up for sale is a pretty darn nice Stihl 044 with the artic heated handle option, WCS dogs, the saw is in pretty good condition appearance wise, it will pop off with a prime, the cylinder appears to be made of chineseium guessing by the color of it and the lack of any markings, there is scratches...

when cranking it over if the tach comes up from its rest at zero, the cam sensor is usually working.

i wonder if all these attempts at repairs are visible on a carfax report, if so that trucks resale value will probably be diminished.

that van has a 60 upfront? thats badass