A little 394 build...

[jacob j.]

More on this project - I got Dave's recoil fitted up - It's faded but solid and the weathering matches the airbox.

I'll polish them up later with a little 30-weight non-detergent motor oil. I got a couple of kill switch wires made up too.

 

[jacob j.]

I wanted to show you guys some detail on the fuel tank vents - I prefer the older style, a black plastic tube with a small, white, sintered plastic insert. It uses a
larger sintered plastic insert that goes in the tank (many modern Huskies use the larger insert in their vent systems). The reason I like this set-up is that it lasts
a long time and resists vibration well.



The more modern set-up is a white plastic tube that uses a sintered brass insert and then a green plastic extension, and a green plastic elbow. A rubber vent
line would then be connected to the elbow and run up into the airbox area. The problem with this setup is that over time, vibration wears the green plastic
pieces to the point where they won't stay together anymore. I've tried sealing the worn pieces together with shoe-goo but that's a temporary fix. Plus the
sintered brass plug starts to leak and then the vent is junk.

 

[jacob j.]

I had a scrappy old half-wrap handle I've put on the saw for now. It has a used full-wrap with it but the full-wrap got clobbered at some point
and now doesn't mount very well to the saw. I'll see about getting Dave set-up with a better handle. If all goes well, I should be able to test this
tomorrow night.

 

[5000+]

Oem full wrap kit from dealer was 27.00 list 6 months ago. Came with bigger spikes, screws, ect. I posted about when I got mine.

 

[Tractorsaw1]

I'll polish them up later with a little 30-weight non-detergent motor oil

I would like to see what kind of wheel or what you use to polish the plastics ups. Thanks!

 

[Definitive Dave]

thanks again JJ, I am loving reading this thread
Dave

 

[Flip]

I'll polish them up later with a little 30-weight non-detergent motor oil.

I'm ready. This is my good plastic.

 

[HYPERSAWS]

I'm ready. This is my good plastic.

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I might have to try that. Does work well?

 

[HYPERSAWS]

I have been working on one myself plastics are a little faded

 

[Mattyo]

One thing I do to keep that old vent large white puck in place is just touch the orange plastic around it with my soldering iron ...just to give the tank a tad more grip on the puck. Nothing too crazy don't want to wreck the tank.



Nice build jj

 

[Flip]

I have been working on one myself plastics are a little faded

I haven't tried it yet, I have a 3M headlight restore kit I was going to use first to knock the faded stuff off first.

 

[Bigmac]

I used this on my 2100
Before

After

 

[Definitive Dave]

Wow

 

[HYPERSAWS]

I used this on my 2100View attachment 200659View attachment 200660
Before
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After View attachment 200658View attachment 200656

That sure shined it up

 

[Tractorsaw1]

Sweet Bigmac - that's awesome, I have some faded to fix & some with spray paint on them - any advice for paint removal - you guys are the pros!

 

[Bigmac]

Sweet Bigmac - that's awesome, I have some faded to fix & some with spray paint on them - any advice for paint removal - you guys are the pros!

I would use some chemical stripper

 

[p61 western]

I would use some chemical stripper

But not just any stripper, it will eat the plastic. They have a product called bumper stripper that's plastic safe.

 

[Bigmac]

But not just any stripper, it will eat the plastic. They have a product called bumper stripper that's plastic safe.

Good call

 

[cus_deluxe]

But not just any stripper

thats solid advice. a guy ought to get a visual before any commitments are made...

 

[p61 western]

thats solid advice. a guy ought to get a visual before any commitments are made...

Lmao