Minty 661

[furb]

I haven’t been on here in forever and unless necessary I have messed with a saw in probably two years. I ran into an old parts hook and got this. I think I need the upper av spring, intake boot, impulse, the cable for the flywheel side av and the obvious missing parts.

 

[Gearshifter]

I'm fixing up a 661 atm from the bottom up . You will have to re mortgage your house for the intake boot haha . Cost me $90nzd for mine !! Can't get over that lol

 

[furb]

I'm fixing up a 661 atm from the bottom up . You will have to re mortgage your house for the intake boot haha . Cost me $90nzd for mine !! Can't get over that lol

It’s about $46 here. I’m probably $175 in parts right now and hopefully it’ll run

 

[Gullet]

It’s about $46 here. I’m probably $175 in parts right now and hopefully it’ll run

DANG!
Stihl hates people & charges CRIMINAL prices...

 

[Gearshifter]

It’s about $46 here. I’m probably $175 in parts right now and hopefully it’ll run

I'm about the same as you . I've just assembled the bottom end . Can't beat that feeling after re building a saw and hearing it fire for the first time

 

[Gullet]

Nice Edit...

 

[Gearshifter]

Nice Edit...

Yeah duno what I was upto . But yeah stihl overcharge something chronic

 

[furb]

DANG!
Stihl hates people & charges CRIMINAL prices...

I sold a lot of my stihl stuff off just because of parts prices and stopped buying them but this just fell into place. I’ve been running a 365 Special i built from scrap yard saws. I was buying up all the MS261s around here and trying to build them but between missing covers and rubber parts I’d be buying $150 in parts plus bar and chain to complete a saw that’s worth $300.

 

[furb]

661 parts should be ready for pick up on Thursday so I figured I’d dig through the parts pile. This is beat to death but put a plug in it an it fired up. Swapped a flywheel on and a temporary beer can patch. I’m going to try to epoxy the handle then just need to find a cylinder cover that isn’t $80.

 

[furb]

It runs and oils. I’m $178 in parts right now. I should replace the brake handle just don’t know if I want to go aftermarket.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Truly hard to believe you obtained and installed all those parts for less than $180 and the saw runs as it should. Congratulations!

 

[furb]

Truly hard to believe you obtained and installed all those parts for less than $180 and the saw runs as it should. Congratulations!

I got lucky and Al’s saw shop had the dawgs, clutch cover, and air filter cover for $83 to my door. The new stuff was $93 including the $49 intake boot. If it was for Al’s it would have been a bit more. The picture is what was $93 for a handful.

 

[Gearshifter]

Nice ! Grats on getting it going ! I put mine together and was having issues with the m tronic not wanting to idle , changed the solenoid and it helped

 

[furb]

Nice ! Grats on getting it going ! I put mine together and was having issues with the m tronic not wanting to idle , changed the solenoid and it helped

This is a 2019 so I’m hoping it’s past the m tronic issues. I’m going to cut with it today if I can find where I put my chains.

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

Don’t go AM on the brake flag… that’s like using one of these lollys as a seatbelt..

 

[furb]

Don’t go AM on the brake flag… that’s like using one of these lollys as a seatbelt..

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I’m going oem. Ordered what looks like a good used one this afternoon

 

[furb]

Dig a bar out of the scrapyard find pile and it’s ready to cut. $49 for a 3/8 .050 91 dl loop of rsflk right now at the dealer. PS that’s the previous owners moms number.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Dig a bar out of the scrapyard find pile and it’s ready to cut. $49 for a 3/8 .050 91 dl loop of rsflk right now at the dealer. PS that’s the previous owners moms number.
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