Dolmar 64xx/73xx/79xx series, smurfs and solo 665/675/681 thread

[Hedgerow]

You want fines???

Look at the old school stihl’s..

It was a wire mesh.. they survived just fine.

 

[RI Chevy]

I run the metal mesh filters on my 026 and 036. They are just fine.

 

[Hedgerow]

Only time you gotta worry bout filtration is if you’re bathing a saw in wood chips..
Like milling..
Even then, 090 guys ingest more sawdust than any 7900..

Like way more.. filters really are overrated..

Lol.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Never had a fine issue with the 7900.....but I like to keep my chains nice and coasty sharp

 

[huskyboy]

I was blowing off the 7900 the other day with air and a foam piece fell off the tank. Got to looking and it was the tank vent breather puck. The foam had deteriorated from age and broke around the retainer. I installed another one today and noticed they changed the design on newer setup. It no longer worked with the older style tank. The puck was too large and a solid fiberglass like material. The ipl does not show the older style for whatever reason. I decided to carefully take a dremel and remove material from outside diameter to just enough to push in snugly as they had intended. Should work great for others with older saws that need a new vent. The white puck piece (#6 in ipl) that’s fitted in the tank is the one I ground on. There is a duck bill valve behind it. Don’t grind on that or the tank itself.

 

[Wilhelm]

I cleaned my elbow and all. Greased around the filter and ran 3/4 a tank thru it then pulled the filter again. Fines all in the elbow already.

Felt filter or black nylon mesh?
If black nylon mesh change to white nylon mesh.

Or, stop making cookies in bone dry square wood.

I have two of mine set up with felt, and with white nylon mesh filters - never felt inferior to me.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Felt filter or black nylon mesh?
If black nylon mesh change to white nylon mesh.

Or, stop making cookies in bone dry square wood.

I have two of mine set up with felt, and with white nylon mesh filters - never felt inferior to me.

I have all 3 standard filters.
Been running the black one for a while now

 

[Simondo]

I was blowing off the 7900 the other day with air and a foam piece fell off the tank. Got to looking and it was the tank vent breather puck. The foam had deteriorated from age and broke around the retainer. I installed another one today and noticed they changed the design on newer setup. It no longer worked with the older style tank. The puck was too large and a solid fiberglass like material. The ipl does not show the older style for whatever reason. I decided to carefully take a dremel and remove material from outside diameter to just enough to push in snugly as they had intended. Should work great for others with older saws that need a new vent.View attachment 137360 View attachment 137362 View attachment 137361 The white puck piece (#6 in ipl) that’s fitted in the tank is the one I ground on. There is a duck bill valve behind it. Don’t grind on that or the tank itself.

Early one for you Mason......

 

[T.Roller]

Never had a fine issue with the 7900.....but I like to keep my chains nice and coasty sharp

No matter how sharp you chains are if your cutting red oak and hickey that are dry you are gonna get fines period

 

[T.Roller]

Felt filter or black nylon mesh?
If black nylon mesh change to white nylon mesh.

Or, stop making cookies in bone dry square wood.

I have two of mine set up with felt, and with white nylon mesh filters - never felt inferior to me.

Felt filter . Not a cookie guy bud just cutting firewood. Shouldn't matter anyways the saw shouldn't be passing fines

 

[dustinwilt68]

Best advice is go to the HD filter setup, plus it looks awesome.lol

 

[T.Roller]

Best advice is go to the HD filter setup, plus it looks awesome.lol

I'm gonna end up putting that setup on here. If your cutting green wood there's no worries but dry hardwoods send dust out

 

[dustinwilt68]

I agree, all I cut is dry hardwoods, you can't help but get fines, low top produces more power but the high top filters better imo

 

[Hedgerow]

Pulled these fines out of my 346..

Man, what a piece of *s-word..

Lol.

 

[RI Chevy]

LOL

 

[T.Roller]

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Pulled these fines out of my 346..

Man, what a piece of *s-word..

Lol.

Good lord lol

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

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Pulled these fines out of my 346..

Man, what a piece of *s-word..

Lol.

Are those finding there way past the filter?

 

[huskyboy]

Early one for you Mason......

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And what part # is that for reference

 

[Wilhelm]

Regarding fines and these saws AF options, I have all except the HD and I cut beech, oak,turkey oak, locust and whatnot - I don't get fines passing into the carb within a tank or two of work.

Air filtration issues and the claim of insufficient oil delivery keep me thinking "WTF are You guys talking about!" , but I admit it - WTF do I know anyways.

 

[Simondo]

And what part # is that for reference

Part Number for the vent set 6 is ...... 957 114 060 .