I think if i was the dealer I'd give the owner a portion of the cost of labor as trade in value. Not knowing those numbers I could guess at labor cost on this, but would help push them to new, save the labor time, and potentially get some salvageable used parts for helping those in a tight spot.
Honestly, if we did that, we would be loosing money... the profit margins are very narrow on new equipment, and pretty well set by the manufacturers on most stuff.... the labor to rebuild that saw would be about $250....I think if i was the dealer I'd give the owner a portion of the cost of labor as trade in value. Not knowing those numbers I could guess at labor cost on this, but would help push them to new, save the labor time, and potentially get some salvageable used parts for helping those in a tight spot.
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Light on what exactly? I'm missing the question evidently.
Wether the .023 squish would be ok for a work saw, or should i throw a base gasket in there... i have been a stihl tech for 8 yrs, but never strayed into the performance side of things til recently, i would like for this saw to last, as i certainly cant afford a new 661...
.023 is fine. But seems wrong. It should be about that with a gasket.
Interesting.... the kit i have is one of the clearance kits from HL, which has some casting....deficiencies....LOL intake was a bit off center on the boot side, bit of flashing on the port entry, and looked like a hair of oxidation from potential moisture on the piston, a couple of chalky white spots on the crown...
Thanks for the tips, i will see if i have finer solder, i think i do... i did turn it over til it went easy, didnt even think to do side to side though... the few porting vids i watched on the tube they checked front and back...
I check the 4 spots for anything under .025, anytime I get a first measurement over that I really don't worry.
Just did left and right over the pin, both sides came out .021 with no gasket, and thinner solder, so i think i will run a gasket on this one just to be safe, unless you guys think that will be an ok squish?
They are still making them, at the store I use to work at a few months ago had both 33 RSF and 33 RSLF on spool and in boxes and were getting more every couple of weeks. We were typically staying a head with one spool of 33 RSF on the floor and three in the back because we were going through it so fast.
That is safe. With a gasket you would have a large squish. Do you have the ability to take some material off the base of the cylinder?
Yes and no.....LOL our shop has an oooolllld lathe, but it currently has a broken leather belt, and our belt sander shredded its last sanding belt, and we havent reordered one, as we havent had to deck any techumseh heads in a long time... so, either way i would need to order parts to get one or the other up and running, which, we bever use either one for anything that makes money, so.... not a worthwile investment on that front...
See this all the time too, more with the municipalities, they have $XX budget for equipment, and $XX budget for repairs.... have had one or two that threw more than the cost of new at a used damaged piece simply because they ran out of equipment budget, but still had plenty of repair budget.... gotta love the gubment...
This is why we can't have nice things and half our pay goes to wasteful spending... though I see the same in the private sector I am in, managers trying to use up money for X category at the end of the year, but can't do something we need because that is a Y category spend.
That will be fine. Run it !!!
Awesome, thanks! Tried to clean up the casting imperfections on the transfers, were some odd spots that i didnt like, same with the intake...still need to polish the exhaust as well, its a pretty rough cast port...LOL anything glaring i need to touch up? I have plenty of time as i am waiting on a new intake boot....
