All Things 288XP

[Toad22t]

The cover on mine is an anniversary one too. But the saws isn't ether.

Poser!!!! How you been Brian?

 

[Sty57]

Poser!!!! How you been Brian?

Thats Me!!!!!

I'm doing the best I can to stay alive. Hows things with you Adam?

 

[Toad22t]

Thats Me!!!!!

I'm doing the best I can to stay alive. Hows things with you Adam?

That's about how I was going to say about myself.

 

[Czed]

Finally found some Saw again had the recoil shield 8.79
If you ever need them.
I've got two on the way to finish my friends saw's.
One is a house warming gift for my friend we are building a house for
He doesn't know about the saw.
Can't wait to give it to him.

 

[XP_Slinger]

Finally found some Saw again had the recoil shield 8.79
If you ever need them.
I've got two on the way to finish my friends saw's.
One is a house warming gift for my friend we are building a house for
He doesn't know about the saw.
Can't wait to give it to him.
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That doesn't look like the correct shroud to me. I'll get a pic of mine to compare.

Best house warming gift ever!

 

[Czed]

That doesn't look like the correct shroud to me. I'll get a pic of mine to compare.

Best house warming gift ever!

It was in the pileoparts don't worry I've got two new one's on the way.
That long 4mm bolt in the upper spike on the case is going to be fun to find lol
Here's a 371 bb i built him year's ago trash find it's had a rough life still runs excellent.

 

[XP_Slinger]

You've got the right one @Czed , didn't look right too me at first. Not enough coffee yet I guess. Not sure I would like my coil wires not being supported over the top where yours is broken though.

 

[XP_Slinger]

I'm following now. I thought that was a used one you bought.
75cc 372 is one of my favorites.

 

[Czed]

You've got the right one @Czed , didn't look right too me at first. Not enough coffee yet I guess. Not sure I would like my coil wires not being supported over the top where yours is broken though.
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What's left of it fit lol

 

[XP_Slinger]

What's left of it fit lol

Super charged! Lol

 

[XP_Slinger]

My flywheel screwed up again! Didn't shear the key this time, 3 consecutive fins busted off after running it for 2 tanks. I'm guessing the damage was done when it sheared the key and I didn't spot the cracks. I'm gonna put a dial indicator on my crank just to be sure there isn't some freak bend that's tearing up the flywheel.

 

[XP_Slinger]

Swapped this sombitch out and my saw is up and running again. Also took the time to drill my cover for the decomp. Call me a heretic if you want, but I didn't like the feel of the extra tension on the starter without it. Took my time, measured several times and it came out perfect.

 

[srcarr52]

Swapped this sombitch out and my saw is up and running again. Also took the time to drill my cover for the decomp. Call me a heretic if you want, but I didn't like the feel of the extra tension on the starter without it. Took my time, measured several times and it came out perfect.
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I don't dare pull mine over without pressing the magic blue button first. The starter pulley on a 288 is a little small and doesn't give you a lot of torque.

 

[Toad22t]

I don't dare pull mine over without pressing the magic blue button first. The starter pulley on a 288 is a little small and doesn't give you a lot of torque.

The one I had ported didnt have a magic blue button. I tried drop starting it a few times and learned quickly to start it on the ground and find the compression stroke.

@mdavlee had a name for the "magic" blue button. But I'm not ashamed to say that I have to use that button to cold start the 385 that he built me.

 

[mdavlee]

Got to put your purse down and pull. I built 2 non decomp 288s over 225 lbs. My dad and his friend thought it was locked up. I started it and give it back. My 62mm 880 still doesn't have a decomp. If I never race cold start it won't get one

 

[Adamski]

The one I had ported didnt have a magic blue button. I tried drop starting it a few times and learned quickly to start it on the ground and find the compression stroke.

@mdavlee had a name for the "magic" blue button. But I'm not ashamed to say that I have to use that button to cold start the 385 that he built me.

Ditto on the compression stroke. My old 181 had this non decomp issue.

 

[XP_Slinger]

Got to put your purse down and pull. I built 2 non decomp 288s over 225 lbs. My dad and his friend thought it was locked up. I started it and give it back. My 62mm 880 still doesn't have a decomp. If I never race cold start it won't get one

But my purse matches my boots.

 

[XP_Slinger]

Found what busted my flywheel. Noticed some thread marks on one of the busted fins, some A-hole forgot to tighten the filter elbow bolt after he swapped it out and the bolt found its way into the flywheel area. Oops

 

[danimal]

Found what busted my flywheel. Noticed some thread marks on one of the busted fins, some A-hole forgot to tighten the filter elbow bolt after he swapped it out and the bolt found its way into the flywheel area. Oops

I hate when that happens.
went to start my 272 once and a bolt fell down n jammed flywheel to coil. I couldnt turn it over. wtf I thought. da saw locked up. Good thing it happened then instead of while running. I locktite everything on me darn huskies.. Dear Lord I luv em tho.

 

[Czed]

Had a pleasant surprise on my friends saw.
Very low hour saw never been apart.
Excellent shape it's a mystery missing the handle but i have one.
Waiting on shield and seals and other small part's to arrive.
Going to rering the piston with a caber clean up the bore new line and carby kit.