For sure you guys know way more about this than I do, and I greatly appreciate the ability to learn more from the gurus here.
This 024 AVS is the only chain saw I have ever owned, and has served me well for over 35 years. It's now way more powerful than it was new and runs perfect, thanks to your contributions, especially Doc's. Before the aftermarket P/C swap a few years ago and this recent upgrade, all I've ever done to it is replace a starting pawl and run it out of gas before it went back into the case, sometimes for a year or more before using again.
I'm happy to put a timing wheel on this if we think it will help understand what's going on. But a big part of me suggests leaving it alone and using it for the next decade or so, as I'm not sure it could be improved further for my intended use.
Santa is bringing me another dead West German 024 AV powerhead that I'll make into a 16" bar saw with some of the bits I have leftover from this upgrade. Anyone have a top and air filter cover in decent shape for one of these? Maybe I'll play with porting and timing on this one:
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