T.Roller
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I have done larger than 1/4” additional holes on much smaller saws than 64cc and shown a marked improvement. Hell, I did three 1/4” holes on a Poulan Wood Shark. I think you are leaving a bit to be gained.On a stock 64 cc saw … try it sometime.
Start it up.....give it a little rev and trip the break. Once or twice and it's not coming off.Ok so with all the flyin clutch talk got my brain racing. I just put a new new clutch and drum on the 142 husky. Is there proper tourqe specs to be followed? Locktite? In my head one shouldnt fly off regardless of flimsy plastic cover being on or off. Please clarify
Start it up.....give it a little rev and trip the break. Once or twice and it's not coming off.
NO Locktite.
It's when you spin them on finger tight and forget to do what Brian said that it becomes a problem.Ok so with all the flyin clutch talk got my brain racing. I just put a new new clutch and drum on the 142 husky. Is there proper tourqe specs to be followed? Locktite? In my head one shouldnt fly off regardless of flimsy plastic cover being on or off. Please clarify
Well I respect @Sty57 opinion, but if it was me I'd just put some pull rope as a piston stop in the plug hole and tighten down the clutch. If you don't piss rev it without a bar you don't have to worry about it anyways.Lol! First two responses may contradict each other. I'm going to let this one play out for a littleeven though answer #1 seems good enough for me
I know exactly what you meanOk, ya i did the rope trick and leaned on it
Sometimes u hear things that other peeps with alot more experience than u did and lite bulbs start flashin above my head! Thanks for the clarification.
Well I respect @Sty57 opinion, but if it was me I'd just put some pull rope as a piston stop in the plug hole and tighten down the clutch. If you don't piss rev it without a bar you don't have to worry about it anyways.
I went really big on my 026. I think the smaller muffler mod (ground under the deflector) on my 562 is louder.Stock 026 first pic. Modded second picView attachment 133176 View attachment 133175
You tell emI would rather let the clutch fly off then start a thread *b-wording about it.......
I recently was testing an o28, and started it without the muffler to see if there were any issues because of the muffler...it wasn’t that loud, it was kind of suprising! Same with a free ms170, the muffler was missing and I wanted to see if it ran, it was quite without the muffler, I think some saws are just louder by designI went really big on my 026. I think the smaller muffler mod (ground under the deflector) on my 562 is louder.View attachment 133184View attachment 133185View attachment 133186
Only time I've seen idling issues is with very large front exit holes.If I am going to experiment, I will do it on my own saws.
In the past, I have seen too much muff opening make it difficult to set idle + / or diminish throttle response. And, sometimes, not increase performance.
As a result, on client saws, I am very conservative. I don't want idle problems, I want improved throttle response and performance. Two quarter inch holes high in the side cover has achieved these results for me numerous times. It is easy to do and gives me the results I'm looking for. I see no reason to change.
Please keep in mind, these are not ported saws, they are stock saws, just looking for a little bump in performance at a low cost.
My customers are happy with it (to the extent they keep sending me new customers), so I'm happy with it.