Recent content by Tim

Hello, I have an old log splitter I bought last year and the pump got really slow but still splits. I didn't do research and bought a 16gpm pump from "Rugged Made" and it made a lot of noise. Customer service told me it has too much flow for my splitter because my reservoir is only 3 gallons...

Hello, I recently bought this log splitter and it starts fine and splits well but leaks hydraulic fluid when I use it. It appears to leak at the seal and also at the cap that the seal is in. The cap almost looks like a giant hex nut but I tried tightening it and it just turns without tightening...

I milled a small Hemlock log today and got five 1 - 1/4" x 12" x 11' boards. The saw seems to be running perfect and still no signs of transfer. I can't put better quality rings in yet. I do have some used but I'll wait until I can get some new Caber rings. At this point I think if anyone has...

I also agree with adding another piece to your mill to give more support at the end of the cut. You can see in the picture of my Granberg mill that I added a second piece so each side of the flat surface is supported at the end of the cut. I later made two from wood and added each to both my...

I already put the piston in with the rings that came with them. I did sand the ends of the rings so the gap was around .010". What is FCast and how can I tell if a ring is FCast or not? I do have a set of used OEM rings but they had a little scoring but will give good compression. I also have...

I now have put a new piston, rings and oil seals in the saw and did some light milling today with it. I started with some 8" wide cuts about 8' long for 2 x 8's and then made a couple wider cuts. It's all pine. The saw ran great and there are no signs of transfer in the cylinder. I think it was...

I think you were right about the vac test. When I was testing the vacuum pressure it would bleed down a little and I'd pump it back and then it would stay. I guess maybe the seals were moving from the pressure and sealing up. I put in new oil seals and it didn't do that this time. I ran the saw...

Well, the Corea Group Inc. piston turned out to be a Golf piston. I guess I'll be using another Golf. The ring end gap on one ring is so tight I couldn't fit a .002" feeler gauge between them. The other ring will fit a .005" feeler gauge. Do people knowingly use rings that tight or is that just...

Yes, I guess they would be called windows. I wonder if one type (window or non window) would work better with an open port. They made both for this model but I don't know what difference it makes.

I'll wait until I get the new piston and then clean up the cylinder and see how it goes. I have never seen a Meteor piston for the 056. I've seen Golf, CGI (Corea Group Inc.), Little Red Barn, and a few places sell generic no name ones. I bought a few generic pistons from Sagenspezi and the...

It sounds fine to me at full throttle. It four cycles nicely and I've been running it a little rich doing light milling. I did temporarily switch cylinders and the other came out clean with no transfer. I suspect the Golf piston. It has low hours but was scored up a bit when I ran it with the...

I pulled the muffler and checked for transfer and there was more transfer again. There was a lot more on the exhaust side this time but I couldn't get a good picture. I'm hoping that it was just from the little that I ran it with the other ignition. I'll clean it up and see how it goes. It...

A few days ago I did some more milling and the hard starting was still a problem even with a new spark plug. I ended up putting a good tested ignition in and ran it today and it ran great without any problems. I milled a small log and got eleven 3/4" x 6" x 6' boards. I'm pretty sure the saw is...

Today I milled a small Ash bout 11" diameter and got nine 3/4" boards. The saw ran great and seems to have lots of power. It didn't stall once but after shutting it down for a while it would not start so I sanded the electrodes on the spark plug and re gapped it and it started right up. It did...

Also, I originally thought it was the cylinder causing the idle problems and put on a 52mm piston and cylinder. It idled poorly still so I put on a freshly cleaned carburetor and made nine milling cuts and the saw ran fine but with a little idling fluctuation, mostly when turned sideways. After...