Stihl ms361

[StihlEchoingHusky]

They had both. Nikasil is always yellow tinted. Chrome is silver or blue tinted

I thought I read some where that the earlier 046s had chrome. Like the verry first ones. I might be remembering wrong

 

[huskihl]

I thought I read some where that the earlier 046s had chrome. Like the verry first ones. I might be remembering wrong

Could be. Most now are chrome. I’ve also seen various mixed Stihl cylinders through the years that were Nikasil

 

[drf256]

This may help.

Thread '361 Arctic Build (the first and last)'

Mar 12, 2023

Figured id toss a build thread in here. We need more of them.

A friend asked me to port a 361 for him. He hadn’t run the saw yet, he purchased it and sent right to me.

Beautiful saw. I actually asked to purchase it but was declined.

The fact that it’s an Arctic made it more difficult to do. It’s finally there and I hope to run it today.

The 361 Stihl done up correctly is a true one saw plan. Adding a 460 oiler makes it able to pull a 16-28” bar and oil it well. I’ll be testing it with a 28 later. Vids to follow.

So without further ado, here we go...

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[drf256]

Another. I’m still hunting for a boot pic. Know I posted one.

Thread '361 Builds (one oddball)'

Sep 22, 2019

Built 2 361’s yesterday and didn't go as planned.

The first saw has been a oddball since the day I met it. It’s a 361 but has 341 written all over it.

It is NIB with open transfers, an odd muffler with a different internal baffle with no screen provision and I believe a limited coil.

My fast tach couldn’t read over 11500 on the thing. It oddly would read 11800, then bounce back to under 11500.

The saw ran well and to my ears at least, was turning better than 11k. It held 11k in the wood with a 20” bar and 3/8 Stihl RS/7pin.

Has to be a limited coil.

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[drf256]

Maybe someone has both boots and can show a pic. The 361 boot is quite necked down. Some swear it works just as well with less work.

@Roadfxr , have u run yours much?

 

[Woodslasher]

Has anyone tried an 056 boot? It should have a bigger passage and an ear for the oem impulse line.

 

[huskihl]

Has anyone tried an 056 boot? It should have a bigger passage and an ear for the oem impulse line.

Probably too big for the intake port and the carburetor. I was building a 361 firewood class race saw and used an 066 boot and carburetor. Intake flange was matched to the boot and I used an external impulse. It ran considerably slower than stock.

 

[Woodslasher]

Could be, I thought I had one on hand but I think I must've given it to my neighbor for his 056's. I'll try to find one and compare it to the 1128 boot I've got.

 

[StihlEchoingHusky]

Probably too big for the intake port and the carburetor. I was building a 361 firewood class race saw and used an 066 boot and carburetor. Intake flange was matched to the boot and I used an external impulse. It ran considerably slower than stock.

A firewood class race saw? I've not built any race saws yet so I don't know the lingo. Does that mean it's just a fast smaller size saw? Like 25cc to 50?

 

[huskihl]

A firewood class race saw? I've not built any race saws yet so I don't know the lingo. Does that mean it's just a fast smaller size saw? Like 25cc to 50?

Firewood saw races use different cc classes than traditional races. Normally they go by 3 cubic inch (45cc), 4 cube, 5, 6…..
Firewood saw races go maybe Every 10cc. 361 is I think 59.5cc