Recent content by Rio95

I've got the old SP 105 running now. Thanks to everyone's help, we got good spark, then I had to replace the clutch side crank seal and the rear AV mount which had no rubber at all. I replaced the intake manifold while I was there, even though the original was fine. I patched up the muffler...

Thanks everyone for the tips - we've got spark!!! 😁 Everything checked out well with 0.20 gap on the points, set the air gap to the flywheel to 0.10 with a feeler guage, points clean, multimeter showed them opening and closing, etc. Except the secondary coil, no matter the range on the...

Thanks, yes, surprised that it didn't get more bids, but lucky me, I guess. I have tried 3 different spark plugs, 2 brand new, with no difference. Everything is clean now, but still no spark. Looking around a bit I put the multimeter from ground to the point wire and got 1.1ohms - not sure if...

I finally managed to get my hands on an big mcculloch as I picked up this SP105 for less than $50 at an auction including the chainsaw cases behind it. I've been going through it, and it's easily the filthiest saw I've worked on so I've done a lot of cleaning. The saw is in pretty good shape...

Nice job - the set up looks great. I think you said you were starting the saw with with a drill? Just be careful if you're using a socket on the flywheel nut, as it might loosen it over time. It's exciting when they come loose while running (happened to a mower I was starting with a drill...