What's on your bench?

[Kiwioilboiler]

Today's cast iron welding..flywheels needed a 4140 ring to add inertia. Mixing another metal into the puddle making three materials including the rod keeps it interesting..Cast iron can be a bugger, but these went good. lots of preheat and then careful post weld heating..cover em up with a heat barrier and keep the fingers crossed.View attachment 323616

Neat. What's the application mate?

 

[Michpatriot]

Neat. What's the application mate?

The machine shop said they were for Ford motor company, that's all I know..vehicle of some flavor.

 

[Michpatriot]

No you’re not. It needs to be engraved. View attachment 323180View attachment 323181View attachment 323183View attachment 323184View attachment 323185

Hey I had a batch that needed some micro tig a while back.. Scary black pow pow.

 

[dustinwilt68]

Ms440 all done

 

[dustinwilt68]

034 to 036 is up later tonight to get started, prob start on another ms440 also. If anyone has a good 440 starter I am looking for one.

 

[Duane(Pa)]

Ms440 all doneView attachment 323665

Nice Blade

 

[Woodslasher]

I swapped a dp muffler I got in a parts box onto my XPW. It looks like the guy did a pretty good job of brazing a 181 muffler deflector onto the side of the 372 one and he even incorporated a removable spark screen. I'm pretty happy because finding and swapping on this guy saves me from having to attempt a hack-job mod on the original muffler.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

So these 3657172 cases...
I don't see or measure any changes to the crank bearing pockets from 97 to 06 cases.
There is however a couple of extra gussets on the chainbrake wings both sides, and an absolute heap of extra reinforcement within the bar oil cavity for the bar pad.
May I present exhibits 1 thru 4....

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Sxl #2 is done . Didn't have time to put it in a log yet but it sounds good. May need a carburetor kit ?

 

[slackinoff]

Working on a friends MS250. Needed a carb kit but I went with an AM carb. Also somehow the kill switch spring/rod had slipped into a funny position and wasn't functional. Runs beautiful now.

 

[Woodslasher]

Working on a friends MS250. Needed a carb kit but I went with an AM carb. Also somehow the kill switch spring/rod had slipped into a funny position and wasn't functional. Runs beautiful now.


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I'm not 100% sure if it's still true but a few years ago you could find new oem carbs for that for about $35 shipped to your door, fyi.

 

[slackinoff]

@Woodslasher

I looked for oem,but in the end I am lucky I went this route. Out of the random stuff the carb came with, I also used the oil AM tank cap that was in the bag! I did not realize the OEM one was faulty until I finished the carb.....which is probably why this guy burned his bar and chain up.

Look at all this stuff. Pretty decent quality. I used the filter and filter elbow as well. It was nicer than OEM with the metal inserts for the carb nuts.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

#2 seems good.
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[Michpatriot]

Worked on a 250\025 for my brother a couple weeks back..muffler got modded 1\2" hole with deflector welded on and a retune, amazing difference.

 

[Woodslasher]

Worked on a 250\025 for my brother a couple weeks back..muffler got modded 1\2" hole with deflector welded on and a retune, amazing difference.

My ex-boss told me to pull the finned plate on those and open up the entire rectangular depression behind it. You’ll get a power boost while still retaining the factory spark screen and it won’t be too terribly noisy either.

 

[Michpatriot]

I ended up with a 1\2 hole through the inner baffle pointing toward the deflector hole..it wasn't rowdy loud,.just right..hand filed his chain back from absolutely rocked out and took down the drags..amazed my little brother..so fun.

 

[Kw trees]

Got work on this guy today before putting it to work tomorrow sounds pretty quiet though

 

[Michpatriot]

Your gonna love it!

 

[big_eddy]

Looks like you need to get into that carb. Toothpaste on a q-tip in a drill on the needle seat, and make sure the float is not full of fuel and floats. Submerge in water and look for bubbles. Carb might just be dirty.

For $20, went for the “next day” replacement carb. No more gas in the oil.
Fresh oil, fresh plug and its running well again, even at -25 today.


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[slackinoff]

Got work on this guy today before putting it to work tomorrow sounds pretty quiet though

No seat belt?! Shame on you