Helped with a fundraiser for kids football team today....372xpw carnage.

[Frank bierce]

Well, I buggered up today. Brought some saws and a few gallons of gas to help with the football team fundraiser...cutting/splitting/selling firewood.
School had a couple truck loads of logs dumped earlier this week. Brought a few saws, and a few
Gallons of fuel. Was letting a couple others use my saws while I was cutting. I used the last bit of my fuel, and didn't pay attention to one of the guys using my 372xpw. He went over to fill up out of a different jug that someone else brought...apparently straight gas

Anyone have a line on a 372xpw piston maybe cylinder?? Lol. Looking through the spark plug hole...cylinder doesn't look terrible. Hoping it will clean up.

Quite bummed at the moment!!

 

[Chainsaw Addict]

Too many people trying to help. Recipe for disaster.

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[stihl livin]

That's sucks but just remember it could have been worse, You could have done it yourself.

 

[Frank bierce]

That's sucks but just remember it could have been worse, You could have done it yourself.

I suppose..lol. Hey, at least it was for a good cause!!

 

[Manofstihl661]

My condolences... [emoji20]

 

[cus_deluxe]

Well, I buggered up today. Brought some saws and a few gallons of gas to help with the football team fundraiser...cutting/splitting/selling firewood.
School had a couple truck loads of logs dumped earlier this week. Brought a few saws, and a few
Gallons of fuel. Was letting a couple others use my saws while I was cutting. I used the last bit of my fuel, and didn't pay attention to one of the guys using my 372xpw. He went over to fill up out of a different jug that someone else brought...apparently straight gas

Anyone have a line on a 372xpw piston maybe cylinder?? Lol. Looking through the spark plug hole...cylinder doesn't look terrible. Hoping it will clean up.

Quite bummed at the moment!!

That sucks frank

 

[Mattyo]

if its the 51.4mm cylinder head, the piston alone is $80 or so... get from @Spike60

 

[Frank bierce]

if its the 51.4mm cylinder head, the piston alone is $80 or so... get from @Spike60

It is the 51.4...going to pull the cylinder pretty soon to see how bad it is.

 

[Mattyo]

one of the annoying things about that cylinder... no meteor piston available.... have to go oem

 

[mdavlee]

Might as well buy a whole new p/c for the price difference.

 

[GCJenks204]

Order new P&C and send the works to a builder and get it ported. It's a sign from above...

 

[Wilhelm]

That sucks in a bad way, sorry about Your saw!

One is always smarter after something goes wrong.

No one uses my saws without my strickt supervision.
No one is allowed to refuel, sharpen and maintain my saws but me.
No matter what someone claims nor how reliable I think someone I know is my saws are being filled up ONLY with my own fuel mix.
If I see someone abusing my saw (or any other tool) in a manner I don't condone, that same person will never again come close to any of my saws/tools/equipment (and it happens, unfortunately).

I know this doesn't help You now.
I wish Your saw a quick recovery!

It was for a good cause, don't allow it to diminish Your good deed.

P.S.:
Like given for the good deed!

 

[Ryan Browne]

Sorry about your saw! Maybe the guys at HL supply could come up with locking gas caps for situations like this...

 

[Frank bierce]

Here is the carnage....

 

[Backtroller]

Wow. That's ugly. Sorry

 

[Whiskers]

Bummer when good intentions turn out like this.

 

[Mattyo]

Ya.....I just had a saw come back like that too...ugh.

Btw. I just tried the mm method to remove transfer. It works far better than I imagined.

I used a drywall screw 3" long. ...grind off the threads mostly and it'll fit in the dremel. Then use a thin metal cutoff wheel to make the screw into a split mandrel....then put some Emory cloth in the split and run it in the cylinder over the transfer. Works a treat. Who knows if your cylinder will clean up or not. Best of luck.

 

[Frank bierce]

I purchased some split mandrels a year or so ago. Looks like it will clean up nicely.

 

[Frank bierce]

Still have some work to do...but this is it so far...

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

Here's a link to Bailey's listing the 51.4mm kit for $202
http://www.baileysonline.com/Chains...4mm-372-Jonsered-2171-Chainsaws-544254302.axd