All Things 288XP

[PA Dan]

Clutch spring was shot on that saw. Wonder with the new clutch and drum if it will do the same thing...

 

[mortalitool]

The blue adapter piece for the big k&n is sort of a hard part to find. So I made some up myself! I can make more if any if you guys want one

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[JonCraig]

Hey Jon is this the thump your talking about? Haven't heard another saw that has that sound.

I wouldn’t say it’s quite like that, lol...

 

[XP_Slinger]

The blue adapter piece for the big k&n is sort of a hard part to find. So I made some up myself! I can make more if any if you guys want one

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Very nice work. Is the K&N better to run than the original high top filter?

 

[p61 western]

Very nice work. Is the K&N better to run than the original high top filter?

I would say yes. It flows more air, and no fines get through. That adapter is for the eliminator set up.

 

[mortalitool]

Very nice work. Is the K&N better to run than the original high top filter?

I do think the K&N is a better filter and it has a wider/bigger opening for more air to flow through it.

 

[XP_Slinger]

Thanks gents

 

[p61 western]

Thanks gents

@Daserlon has the part number for the filter, and it's still available.

 

[beaglebriar]

K&N will flow better but you have to oil it. That's a turn off for me. You can forget about tapping it clean.

There is the filter wrap that goes along with them but that's more screwing around than I wanna mess with on a chainsaw.

If they make one that doesn't need oil I might try it.

 

[XP_Slinger]

K&N will flow better but you have to oil it. That's a turn off for me. You can forget about tapping it clean.

There is the filter wrap that goes along with them but that's more screwing around than I wanna mess with on a chainsaw.

If they make one that doesn't need oil I might try it.

I’ve had K&N filters in some other toys, not a fan of the cleaning & oiling either. I’m gonna stick with the factory filter

 

[JonCraig]

Never tried one on a saw, but have had 4 in cars as I recall. I buy the drop-in OEM one, which can usually be found for $30-ish on eBay/Amazon/whatever. I’m on my second bottles of cleaner/oil in 20 years. That works out to ~$35 per car. If you guess $10 per paper air filter at a parts store (and some are waaayyy more...), the K&N paid for itself on the 4th paper filter I would have bought. So 60-100k miles and I’ve broken even. Past that I’m coming out ahead. I’m the type who buys a car at over 40k miles and drives the wheels off a car, so if I don’t get to 200, 225, I consider it a turd.

What were we talking about again?

Oh yeah........... 288’s!!!

 

[Daserlon]

HOORAY 288!!!

 

[p61 western]

HOORAY 288!!!

Howdy stranger, how are you doing Dale?

 

[mortalitool]

Hooray 288 indeed!!

 

[mortalitool]

Here is my 181se thin ringer....

I will be posting it in the for sale section, but wanted to drop it here because it relates to the topic.

Hate to sell this one, but its gotta go down the road.

 

[smokey7]

Were all 181s thin ring and 52mm? What about 281s are they all thin ring and 52mm also? I sware ive seen 281s being t4mm and reg 1.5mm rings.

 

[srcarr52]

Were all 181s thin ring and 52mm? What about 281s are they all thin ring and 52mm also? I sware ive seen 281s being t4mm and reg 1.5mm rings.

181- 52mm, dual thin rings, full skirt piston windowed piston, Gilardoni cylinder.
281 - 52mm, single 1.5mm thick ring, conventional T pin support piston, Mahle cylinder.
288 - 54mm, single 1.5mm thick ring, conventional T pin support piston, Mahle cylinder.

 

[mortalitool]

181- 52mm, dual thin rings, full skirt piston windowed piston, Gilardoni cylinder.
281 - 52mm, single 1.5mm thick ring, conventional T pin support piston, Mahle cylinder.
288 - 54mm, single 1.5mm thick ring, conventional T pin support piston, Mahle cylinder.

Good info here!!

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[dustinwilt68]

Scarr knows his 181/281/288s!!

 

[XP_Slinger]

Scarr knows his 181/281/288s!!

And builds a mean saw in all of the above...like everything else he builds.