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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Makita 7900.If an older style 350 it could be the plastic clip holding manifold to cylinder has snapped, but with any 350 it is more likely to be... -
Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Makita 7900.By all accounts your problem is not inhibiting the engine- but the transfer of the HP to the chain. And yes the replacement tip with be...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Makita 7900.Sounds a bit like you may have exploded an oil pump or pump drive- thus locking the clutch drum under sprocket driving speed. Never...
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Nice collection Bob! I like chainsaws. I would like to collect too but would be too expensive. By now I just have new ones: Stihl 310...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Makita 7900.You are not running a new 0.050 gauge bar with old 0.058 or 0.063 chain by chance?
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Makita 7900.No idea what your "ping" might be- but it possibly is not a good sign. Clutch shoes should expand far enough for the friction areas of...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Makita 7900.Then about all that is left is drive links binding within the bar rails. Photos of the chain drive links- condition of bar etc be helpful.
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Makita 7900.Chain brake engaged?
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Makita 7900.So, if I understand this correctly- saw still restarts and runs fine- but no chain movement. With the chain removed, the clutch engages...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Very hard to pull cord.Pull the muffler and look at the piston through the exhaust port- it might be mechanical and something is broken inside. That does not...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Very hard to pull cord.Full tank- my go to would be upside down with the plug out- pull the rope several times and see if any fluids drain out.
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Very hard to pull cord.Did you put it away tanks empty or tanks full? Could Mud Daubers have moved in to the muffler? If it went away hot and the fuel tank...
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Bob Hedgecutter reacted to JDLove's post in the thread MAKITA EA6100P 72DL 3/8 .058 how to upgrade to 24 inch bar/chain with
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread ID Husky model.The ignition modules are the same for the 435 up to at least 450 models. 435 and 440 are identical apart from the cylinder internals and...
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Bob Hedgecutter replied to the thread Poulan P3816 sprocket gasket-bearing.These are small Electrolux saws, I know they have a Jonsered twin, but likely not so easily found there either and Jonsered no longer...