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Righto- sounds like you have covered the fuel delivery issues- except maybe a new tank filter. Next place Id be looking is air leaks- by pressure and vacuum testing the saw. Its a plastic clamshell and they are known for the cylinder coming loose from the engine pan and sucking large volumes of...

Not real familiar with the model- but...... Was it starting before you removed the carb and did a carb clean/kit? Are you 100% sure the lines going to the purge valve (primer bulb) are hooked up correctly? Could be you are pushing air into the carb- not drawing fuel up into it. Not sure if...

Yep, 500i is a very popular pro forestry saw here- along with the 661- but I dont do that no more, but good to know you have satisfied International clients.

Are you building them for increased chain speed- or torque- or a bit of both? Or, do you build them to the particular customers requirements? A stock 500i off the shelf here is near $3K- I don't own one but have run a couple and they are NICE, improved upon- they would be a weapon.

Page 49-51 or there abouts is what you are looking for- if not wanting to use the tried and trusted business card method- feeler gauges can be used. http://www.golftechs.us/Manuals/shin%20chainsaw_current.pdf

By now you probably have guessed, I have a bit of a Jonsered thing- or a thing for Jonsereds. ;) The latest to join the fold is a broken down 2255, which is from the end of the Jonsered era and basically a Husqvarna 455 in red and black. Was sold to me on the premise it does not oil- yet had...

The fins of your flywheel sit on a flange that extends out past the magnet faces doesn't it? So you set the air gap the exact same way- just the methodology has to change. A business card cannot be inserted from the top with the saw on its side- so it must be a card trimmed to the height between...

Welcome, hard for me to put a price on tools not in my local market- but here, good condition complete machines go for $700 to $1000 on a regular basis- factor in exchange rates and population variations and I guess you could halve that for USD. Best thing to do is search auction websites for...

Off a 435/440? I hate those saws with a vengance..... But, it sounds like something is not lining up, is bent out of shape, or is incorrect fitment. If chain has been replaced- could be as simple as incorrect gauge or profile of chain and it is physically too fat for the channel to run in. The...

Where I come from, self praise is no recommendation. Word of mouth from satisfied customers is where the money is at.

Guessing no spark- so therefore it must be coil? Does the S55 not have a chip under the handle? They are what usually fail first- the coil itself is probably fine and the chip can be replaced with a NOVA one. Or, I believe (not done so personally) the self contained coil that does not require a...

As in a TS 400? If the compression reading is true- it is probably too low- if you are using an automotive tester designed for V8's- it may not be. 100-120 psi and you will be lucky to get a 2 stroke small single cylinder to fire up. Muffler off and see what the piston looks like through the...

Means little- without independant tests to verify the 42% claims. I often get saws that do not run when they get here, do when they leave- is that a 100% performance gain? Matters none what someone dyno says some other saw can do with a bit of welded pipe bolted on- what matters is context and...

2 stroke motorcycle expansion chambers and race saw piped exhausts are leaps and bounds above standard chainsaw exhaust systems, modified standard- or the latest craze of welded pipe/square tube efforts.

Whatever is on special and is actual bar and chain oil. Don't live where you live so hard to advise- but most often more is less when it comes to volume. You usually make a bigger saving by buying more like 5 gallon pails and collecting them from a local store than buying 20 1 litre pottles over...

How about having your piped saw sent for independant dyno testing against a stock saw on the same dyno- then we might be able to draw factual gain percentages?

Walbro WT-215 off the 021-025 can be made to fit. Might have to customise the interior of the air box cover to fit- alter the throttle rod a little bit- drill access holes for the H screw and stuff like that- but it can be done fairly easily.

Welcome, pretty much an open platter here- you might have to start the ball rolling, as long as it is chainsaw related- start posting!

If you can buy it- for under $100 as is- it might be a chance to learn a whole lot about the internals of a chainsaw. As long as the case halves are not damaged beyond repair in any way- it is viable to rebuild it- just costly and time consuming to do so properly. No use to him in bits in a...