395xp cylinder identification

[Da dog man]

Flush out the bottom end and see if anything comes out
It's hard to tell when some bearings are failing.

Use like mix gas to flush it with?

 

[Czed]

Use like mix gas to flush it with?

Sure

 

[Duce]

Why not just split the case, rebuild the saw, stop guessing. Know it’s done right and run it. Now you own a great saw. That’s an easy saw to rebuild!

 

[huskihl]

Send it to @Duce for a good cleaning first

 

[Duce]

Send it to @Duce for a good cleaning first

Goes in the 5 gallon bucket of old gas/diesel mix. Then use the air compressor.

 

[Da dog man]

I'm thinking if I'm going to box up a saw an send it for rebuild/porting it won't be this one I have a 400c w less than 10 tanks on it thought I would buy the 395 to tinker around on to get my feet wet.

 

[Da dog man]

Ordered a meteor piston an carb kit today. Shop had crank seals in stock picked up a drum an rim sprocket while I was there also. I don't think the previous owner cleaned it or maintained it much

 

[Duce]

Bearings and seals, just do it. Don’t understand hole by spark plug, but wouldn’t spark plug seal that? Let’s hear from @huskihl.

 

[huskihl]

Bearings and seals, just do it. Don’t understand hole by spark plug, but wouldn’t spark plug seal that? Let’s hear from @huskihl.

Probably? Never seen it before

 

[Da dog man]

It's definitely weird it kinda looks like a casting flaw. Plug seems fine going in. Doesn't feel like the threads are gonna let go

 

[Da dog man]

Bearings and seals, just do it. Don’t understand hole by spark plug, but wouldn’t spark plug seal that? Let’s hear from @huskihl.

Went to the lil shop down the Rd for bearing an seals an got the last set of seals he had he said his son took the bearings to Tennessee to rebuild a 395. Said the guys name was randy I get snooping around an he has a whole pile of mmws's. Small world for sure.

 

[Da dog man]

Does anyone have a part number for the tillotson rebuild kit. It's a hs298a

 

[Duce]

Ask for an hs kit.

 

[Da dog man]

Ok quick update saw got new bearings an seals and rings. Piston cleaned up got it back saw runs as it should w/o b&c put a bar on it an it's the same won't hold a tune or idle right. Could this whole deal be a carb issue bc it's literally the same before bottom end rebuild

 

[huskihl]

Ok quick update saw got new bearings a seals and rings. Piston cleaned up got it back saw runs as it should w/o b&c put a bar on it an it's the same won't hold a tune or idle right. Could this whole deal be a carb issue bc it's literally the same before bottom end rebuild

If it makes a difference with or without a bar and chain, you probably have bad clutch springs or clutch drum bearing

 

[Da dog man]

Forgot to add that in post bought a clutch,drum& sprocket the old one was toasty honestly didn't think that detail would matter. Also note I didn't split it an do the bearings an seals figured it was above my pay grade

 

[Ketchup]

Forgot to add that in post bought a clutch,drum& sprocket the old one was toasty honestly didn't think that detail would matter. Also note I didn't split it an do the bearings an seals figured it was above my pay grade

Pressure test it. Sure sounds like a PTO side air leak and bad bearing.

 

[Woodslasher]

Am I the only one who's confused by this?

 

[Da dog man]

What I meant by that is I didn't do the work sir yes the saw has been split an new bearings an seals installed just wasn't by me.