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So why cut a pop up, vs cutting the squish band on this saw? Better numbers? Gets the exhaust higher?

I felt like I could make a little more compression with the popup. .015" is all I had to work with, and a popup should displace part of the combustion chamber. Next time I do a 201 I'll get some pics.
 

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I felt like I could make a little more compression with the popup. .015" is all I had to work with, and a popup should displace part of the combustion chamber. Next time I do a 201 I'll get some pics.

I thought I saw you cut the squish before. Is this a new experiment on the 201?
 

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I guess you guys are right......all the screws fell outta my Husky [emoji15]
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Gotta 07 Suzuki Kingquad with a tank full of water in the fuel. Drained, flushed the injector line. Runs like a top. I love fuel injection. And when it don't work...no ifn's andn's or but's. Ya replace it. lol Finish servicing it tomorrow and do some more doughnuts on the dirt.
 

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Something new, and something old on my bench today.

The new ... it is a first year 046 with a 440 tank holder. The owner tells me it was rebuilt several years ago by a local Stihl dealer, so I don't know if it still has a first year jug on it. But he does say the saw has always been strong, and he used to cut 5 cord a day with it!

Says if the saw starts right away it runs fine, but if it does not start it floods very badly and won't start, he has been pulling the plug, letting it air out, and exchanging plugs to get it to fire up again. He says gas comes pouring out the muffler.

I'm thinking maybe a stuck float valve? Any thoughts out there?

The second one is my own 034 (soon to be a 036). It did not pass a vac test, and upon further inspection the clutch side bearing has a good deal of movement. Guess I'm gonna finally learn how to split a case and install bearings. Any advice on doing this stuff is appreciated!

Bought a new tool today, an impact wrench, guess I should have got one a long time ago. Got the DeWalt cordless 18V one with 300 ft lbs (they make 3 different 1/2 18V ones, all diff power). It got a double workout today ... removed the lugs on my trailer tire (had a flat), and removed the clutch from the 034. Wow does it make these things so much easier than they used to be! I guess this old timer is breaking in to the modern world!

I always like to tease my Nephew and the other mechanics he works with about how they "cheat" now adays, with drop lights that don't break or burn you, and nifty tools that make things easy to do that we used to struggle using channel locks and vice grips to do. The world does keep spinning!
 

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I guess you guys are right......all the screws fell outta my Husky [emoji15]
PROOF!!!!!!!
Lucky you got it to the bench before it fell in a heap.

Geez..... they even do this when piss reeving, its not even dirty.

Shocking :eek:

Did you manage to recover any of the screws?
 

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PROOF!!!!!!!
Lucky you got it to the bench before it fell in a heap.

Geez..... they even do this when piss reeving, its not even dirty.

Shocking :eek:

Did you manage to recover any of the screws?
Yup, I saved all the screws. I let them sit on a old cookie pan for awhile. Next thing you know, there in a pile. [emoji12]
 

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272xp back on the bench. Had some trouble tuning so I did some checking and found a tear in one of the carb gaskets. So a call to @Spike60 and ordered some new parts. Have a new tank vent and dust shield to put on also and then I'll see how hard the rain is. Maybe get her fired up later and see if I still have any issues.
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