MCCULLOCH The official McCulloch thread

[hacskaroly]

Is this a 300 or 380?

 

[LAWN BOY]

Is this a 300 or 380?

450

 

[hacskaroly]

450

Nice, I am rebuilding a 200, it is turning out to be a fun saw to work on, though the fuel tank was rank before I cleaned it out, the gasket basically melted into a goo. Still need to hit it with a sand blaster.

 

[hacskaroly]

Here is a pic of my 200's fuel tank when I opened it...I can still smell it's pungent odor:

 

[heimannm]

If you don't feel like making a gasket, I have the fuel tank gaskets in good supply.

Mark

 

[LAWN BOY]

The tank gasket was replaced by the previous owner on my 450

 

[heimannm]

A couple of boxes from California arrived this week, with so much going on here I didn't even have a chance to peek inside yet.



Mark

 

[Max the Mac Man]

More Shelving...
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[Bigmac]

If you don't feel like making a gasket, I have the fuel tank gaskets in good supply.

Mark

 

[heimannm]

Don't know yet, too many other things happening...like shelving in the new display area...



Mark

 

[Max the Mac Man]

Don't know yet, too many other things happening...like shelving in the new display area...

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Mark

You win Mark lol! BUT were yours sanded with a 1973 craftsman belt sander?

 

[LAWN BOY]

Traded a few saws for this, homelite c7, locked up Lombard, jonsered dealer bag, used mcculloch parts. Interesting that it's stamped as both a 1-72 and 1-82. Interesting door to access the carburetor adjustments. Extremely interesting and dumb tight recoil and clutch cover setup for removing and installing the bar and chain. Any insight on the reason for it being stamped as 2 models and a purpose for the recoil clutch cover set up that has to have the bar nuts tightened with a box wrench?

 

[hacskaroly]

Interesting that it's stamped as both a 1-72 and 1-82. Interesting door to access the carburetor adjustments. Extremely interesting and dumb tight recoil and clutch cover setup for removing and installing the bar and chain. Any insight on the reason for it being stamped as 2 models and a purpose for the recoil clutch cover set up that has to have the bar nuts tightened with a box wrench?

Looks like the 1-72 and the 1-82 may have similar parts which can be interchanged, looks like you have a 1-72 there judging by the recoil/bar cover. Older McCullochs seem to have that style of bar nut, ones that get cranked down. Both my 200 and D-44 have cracks in the clutch cover from the bar nuts being really tightened down. You would be surprised how many people wrench their bar nuts down on newer Stihls and Huskvarnas....they end up losing one at some point and then really crank down on the others so not to lose them too.

 

[cinci5]

You win Mark lol! BUT were yours sanded with a 1973 craftsman belt sander?

I bet they were assembled by an older tool.

 

[heimannm]

Many blocks had multiple model numbers stamped at the factory as they could have become any one of a few different saws depending on the demand. On yours the 1-82 should be struck through indicating the saw became the 1-72.

McCulloch was the first chainsaw manufacturer to produce over 2,000,000 units many of which were the right hand start models. Maybe they weren't so dumb.

Mark

 

[heimannm]

FWIW, I opened the boxes today (thanks Dan!).

In my case it is a 1-82 that is stamped with both 1-72 and 1-82 with the 1-72 struck through.



The 1-82 is the gear drive version and 1-72 is the direct drive 87 cc 1961-62 brutes.

This saw had a lot of experience...





There were also two 42" hardnose bars and some other goodies I have not fully investigated yet. The H&S spike has seen a lot of serious abuse, and the home made helper handle is really cool. I will find a way to include it in the display area.



Mark

 

[B Royals]

Well it happened again. I brought this home in part of a three saw deal. I believe it to be a S44A due to the square muffler and the flywheel cover. Of course any of this could have been swapped out, so if you think otherwise please let me know. I think it may have been someone's part saw as it's missing the frame brace, the inner flywheel cover, the air filter cover, and the outer portions of the muffler. The piston and cylinder look good through the exhaust port. @heimannm I'm sure I'll be getting ahold of you.

 

[heimannm]

Saws with the hockey mask cover over the flywheel were usually S44-A or S55-A. The 44/55 saws were real hot rods in their day. The D-44 has a stamped steel AF cover and the spark plug in the center of the head like the MAC10 kart engine. The others were die cast AF covers and the spark plug offset to the LH side.



Mark

 

[cinci5]

Just to pop in and let you folks know I now have metering kits available for the Models 4-30, 4-30A, 47, 49, 73, 77
Diaphragm Kits #19619, 28696A, 65566 These allow you to use your own parts with new a diaphragm and rivets. You can use the metal gasket that is on it or use the gasket in my kit to seal the metal one. Thanks for all your support over the years. Jeff https://www.ebay.com/usr/cinci5

 

[hacskaroly]

You can use the metal gasket that is on it or use the gasket in my kit to seal the metal one.

I am sorry, this is not making any sense to me (probably since I don't own a 4-30 to 77 series), did the original saws have a metal gasket instead of a felpro type gasket?

This one?