What's on your bench?

[RI Chevy]

Ill post pics. This is the reason why the top ends fry. They get an air leak and lean seize.
Mine is OEM.

 

[chipper1]

I have never, ever cut with a dull chain and I do not abuse my equipment. I'll grab some photos when I can. I have posted them already on this issue.
If you like your friends, get the saws back and change out the plastic to a metal clamp. I do not use the saw just for this very reason. Piston and cylinder were perfect. Saw ran very well when I did run it...

I never said you ran it with a dull chain or that you abuse equipment, but that from what I've seen they go bad from running a dull chain.
Did it die on you?
Jeff realize I'm sharing my experience, it doesn't make yours not true, and your doesn't make mine false either.

 

[RI Chevy]

I hear you.
Things got lost in the text.
The saw still runs well. I just won't use it until I get that metal clamp on it...
Bad juju to blow up a saw that you know has a potential issue.

 

[tickbitintn]

All the one I have gotten that had the top end toasted the clamps were loose....
All the ones I have gotten that were not toasted the clamps were not loose....
It would not surprise me if the top end meltdowns cause the clamps to lose their tension.
Ymmv

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[Mattyo]

I'm with this ^^^^^^ guy

 

[RI Chevy]

You tell'em Matty.

 

[huskihl]

As long as it 4 strokes out of the cut it would be fine. Failure to adjust the tune is no different than not cleaning the air filter or not sharpening a dull chain.

 

[chipper1]

All the one I have gotten that had the top end toasted the clamps were loose....
All the ones I have gotten that were not toasted the clamps were not loose....
It would not surprise me if the top end meltdowns cause the clamps to lose their tension.
Ymmv

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That's what I believe happens.
I've ran them hard on saws with cats and never had one come loose, after all I read I would have thought they should have burned up on the first tank even if they were tight lol.

I hear you.
Things got lost in the text.
The saw still runs well. I just won't use it until I get that metal clamp on it...
Bad juju to blow up a saw that you know has a potential issue.

That happens.
I'd still like to see pictures of the saw/intake.

 

[tickbitintn]

As long as it 4 strokes out of the cut it would be fine. Failure to adjust the tune is no different than not cleaning the air filter or not sharpening a dull chain.

What he said ^^^^^ !

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[chipper1]

What he said ^^^^^ !

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That's usually true on a standard carb saw, but not the case on an mtronic or Autotune saw, unfortunately it's one of the downsides.

 

[MustangMike]

Almost sounds like another chicken or the egg … which was first … debate!

 

[huskyboy]

Just another day on ope arguing about chainsaws. Lol

 

[tickbitintn]

Just another day on ope arguing about chainsaws. Lol

I think it all depends on what oil (color and ratio) that you run..............

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[RI Chevy]

STIHL FTW!!! [emoji2957]

 

[Wolverine]

Wake up Jeff, you're dreaming.

 

[K Mueller]

Getting this saw ready to sail. Had a aftermarket top end. Swapped to a OEM cylinder and new piston. Did a base gasket delete, new intake manifold and seals.

 

[RI Chevy]

These are old photos but you can see the plastic pulling away from the bottom and separating.

 

[P.M.P.]

These are old photos but you can see the plastic pulling away from the bottom and separating. View attachment 213257 View attachment 213258

You need to trim that plastic off throw a metal clamp on it Dude ...

 

[P.M.P.]

You need to trim that plastic off throw a metal clamp on it Dude ...

And don't run it till you metal clamp it. I got a 353 here that's toasted from that plastic clip B.S.

 

[RI Chevy]

Yes. That's why I didn't run it anymore.
But I just hate having to pull jug to change the clamp.
I have new partition and clamp.