Do you have any saws that have never had the cylinder off

[Chainganger]

Stihl 025 bought new on the early 1980s, cleaned the spark screen and opened up the muffler a little but , that's it
Still runs and cuts good

 

[Keith Gandy]

NO!! I no doubt take my muffler off occasionally to see how shes doin. Better than hearing it lock up and grenade!

 

[paragonbuilder]

Husky 55 I bought in 2000.
Did a muffler mod when I met you guys, lol.
That's all I've done. Still runs great!

 

[Nitehawk55]

None , except a ported 346xp ...... don't touch them unless they need it .
Mine are all newer saws now , buy them with $$ from repairing and flipping older saws .

 

[super3]

041 early 80's
440
2-346's
084

 

[Wilhelm]

1985 Sachs-Dolmar 108
2003 Dolmar PS-7900

 

[Stihlsmoking]

All the ( survivors ) I've had have went down the road for bigger or better things.

 

[Definitive Dave]

031AV
365 Special
372 Ugly
350
The Precious 044 Arctic new in box
NOS 288 Lite
MS261
MS441
066 Red Eye
044C auto choke
090G


Heck I have more saws than that with no cylinder on them right now

 

[redtractor]

Good timing for this question. The last untouched one is getting opened up soon.

 

[David Young]

Very few.
One is an 044 that was my Jc baseball coaches. I bought it off his widow 15 years later it's is a beast stock Rest In Peace Dan Cummings

 

[Locust Cutter]

Dad's MS261 and My 562xp. Everything else has been ported. The 261 and 562 will get their turns in due time.

 

[Czed]

I haven't had to do anything to my 60s homelite xl and 4 alpina 590i and 600i saws early stihl 261 carbed 028 dolmar 115i two echo 590s one 490 husky 288 my brother gave me. I've always run 40/1 since the early 80s seems to work fine to me. i switched to red armor when it came out.
Forgot to add all alpina coils eventually died trying to find alternatives.

 

[Moparmyway]

I'm with you redtractor, my 562 sits, probably tear into her before I Fire her for the first time

 

[CR888]

Just a few PSP saws that have had really tough PSP lives. Piss revved many times in the shop without B/C, one has been photographed over 60 times, another had its builders sticker fade after its 25th polish. Totally abused one putting many new Japanese light bars on it for various pics, and tried over 15 full-synthetics oils in it too. These are not soft cookie cutters saws, their hardcore revved hard put away polished saws. One wore out a plug thread as it was compression tested 27 times in a week, a strong runner too tacking over 17k no b/c. This saw after it was built for PSP and has had a hard life I am sure its due for a rebuild ground up rebuild, just trying to find a new builder who's ready to take money. From reading others posts and running my psp's I am really qualified to answer anything chainsaw related and give advice to others. PSP aint easy ya get alot of bar oil spilled on ya pants and boots sometimes, I PSP just with my socks on.

 

[Crzybowhntr]

My 562xp and my 550xp but the 550 is on the bench to be torn down for inspection.

 

[Keith Gandy]

My 562xp and my 550xp but the 550 is on the bench to be torn down for inspection.

What u lookin for in 550?

 

[Tor R]

Most of my chainsaws has been rebuild from the bottom, but have a few low hour saws or medium used saws.
Those has not needed rebuild:
JRed 2253 WH - 12
Huskies:
372 xpg - 05
246 G - 97
242 xpg - 95
H42S - 88
44 - 85
444 SG - 84
I dont have plans to get more saw projects but you never know, one of my dealers give me more projects then I can afford to rebuild.
My only plan is to port whatever I have this spring.

 

[redtractor]

I'm with you redtractor, my 562 sits, probably tear into her before I Fire her for the first time

The one I'm about to get into is a Jred 2253 that someone punched a hole into the front of the oil tank after only a few tanks. Thank goodness for these forums talking about the transfer covers or i might've run it without checking. Piston is already scored. Mityvac telling me there's a leak but can't find it yet. Gonna take it to work and dunk it with regulated air. (yeah, removing all the wired bits)

 

[Tor R]

The one I'm about to get into is a Jred 2253 that someone punched a hole into the front of the oil tank after only a few tanks. Thank goodness for these forums talking about the transfer covers or i might've run it without checking. Piston is already scored. Mityvac telling me there's a leak but can't find it yet. Gonna take it to work and dunk it with regulated air. (yeah, removing all the wired bits)

when they work they are beautiful saws.
If I got it correct I think their weak spot is:
Flywheel seal&bearing
Conrod bearing
Airleak around the base due uneven crankcase halfs
Transfer seals
Intake rubber

I may have forgotten 10 other issues

 

[Duce]

None, all have been messed with. 562 by Mastermind, 390 by Miller, 365 x-torq turned into a 372 and a 372 old style dicked with by me.