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#1
Chainsaws / Re: Two stroke oil ratio's- Sa...
Last post by doc henderson - Today at 06:50:34 AMalso to be clear, I use the larger bottle of Stihl oil designed to make up 2.5 gallons of fuel instead of the 1-gallon size. I am not running at 100:1.
#2
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Salvage walnut
Last post by NewYankeeSawmill - Today at 06:46:23 AMQuote from: WV Sawmiller on Yesterday at 09:12:16 PMWhen I see a serious crook in a log I immediately think benches.
Hells bells, I think I'm going to go looking for a few crooked logs! That looks awesome!
#3
Chainsaws / Re: Stihl 341 oil pump blocked...
Last post by NewYankeeSawmill - Today at 06:43:17 AMWelcome!
Lots of good info here. Try searching for previous posts - though admittedly I do better turning google loose on the site than I do the internal search feature.
Lots of good info here. Try searching for previous posts - though admittedly I do better turning google loose on the site than I do the internal search feature.
#4
General Board / Re: Making it through another ...
Last post by doc henderson - Today at 06:40:41 AMI am not a computer guy, although I have used them 40 years. I was just testing and then showing you, it worked fine for me. I post to my gallery from my phone.. I put the pic in a thread on a laptop or desktop. there is a learning curve! I use the + sign in the tab to open the new window and open FF. then I can click and quickly go back and forth between the two windows.
#5
General Board / Re: The weather 2024
Last post by thecfarm - Today at 05:25:02 AM38° this morning, should get to 65 today.
There was some sun yesterday after all!!!
There was some sun yesterday after all!!!
#6
Chainsaws / Stihl 341 oil pump blocked wit...
Last post by Ged - Today at 03:23:40 AMFirst post here.
I'm the proud owner of a very used Stihl 341.
Had it for about two years, cut about three or four tonnes of wood with it. It's a fantastic tool, well on top of everything I think I'll ever need to do.
When I got it, the oil pump didn't work. I found the description of stripping it down to get at the pump a bit intimidating so I've been using an oil can every minute or two to keep the chain wet. Yes it was tedious.
Finally with information from this and a couple of other forums - for which I am most grateful - I plucked up the courage to fill the cyinder with oil to lock the crankshaft so I could take off the clutch to get at the oil pump. It was all surprisingly easier than I expected, and if I'd known then what I know now I'd have done it years ago.
Anyway the oil line was clear enough but when I removed the oil pump itself I found that the oilways in the pump were totally blocked with a grey gunk which had a consistency something like half-set epoxy resin.
What on Earth would cause that?
Is there something I can do to prevent a recurrence?
There's no way that I can see to poke anything right through the oilways to clean them because there are right-angles in them. So I soaked the whole pump in a jar of Aspen 4 for a few days, and then cleared it out as best I could with bits of bent wire and (because I was desperate) an interdental toothbrush and compressed air from a bicycle pump. It all worked a lot better than I thought it would and to my great relief, now that it's all back together, the oil pump pumps oil.
I'm the proud owner of a very used Stihl 341.
Had it for about two years, cut about three or four tonnes of wood with it. It's a fantastic tool, well on top of everything I think I'll ever need to do.
When I got it, the oil pump didn't work. I found the description of stripping it down to get at the pump a bit intimidating so I've been using an oil can every minute or two to keep the chain wet. Yes it was tedious.
Finally with information from this and a couple of other forums - for which I am most grateful - I plucked up the courage to fill the cyinder with oil to lock the crankshaft so I could take off the clutch to get at the oil pump. It was all surprisingly easier than I expected, and if I'd known then what I know now I'd have done it years ago.
Anyway the oil line was clear enough but when I removed the oil pump itself I found that the oilways in the pump were totally blocked with a grey gunk which had a consistency something like half-set epoxy resin.
What on Earth would cause that?
Is there something I can do to prevent a recurrence?
There's no way that I can see to poke anything right through the oilways to clean them because there are right-angles in them. So I soaked the whole pump in a jar of Aspen 4 for a few days, and then cleared it out as best I could with bits of bent wire and (because I was desperate) an interdental toothbrush and compressed air from a bicycle pump. It all worked a lot better than I thought it would and to my great relief, now that it's all back together, the oil pump pumps oil.
#7
Forestry and Logging / Re: Dirt bike logging?
Last post by barbender - Today at 01:14:24 AMEasier on the trucks if you make contact🤷
#8
Forestry and Logging / Re: Dirt bike logging?
Last post by Southside - Today at 12:15:00 AMWho knew that Yamaha built a forwarder? 
#9
Chainsaws / Re: Two stroke oil ratio's- Sa...
Last post by Southside - Yesterday at 11:52:40 PMHonest truth - I run the Walmart outboard oil in the blue jug at 40:1 with the cheap pump gas and have for years. 372's have never had an issue with it.
#10
Chainsaws / Re: Two stroke oil ratio's- Sa...
Last post by barbender - Yesterday at 11:48:25 PM I use the Amsoil Saber too, because it is the most economical quality synthetic oil I can get locally. There's no way I'll run 100:1 or even close to it. I mix it between 32:1 and 40:1. I'm not worried about scoring a piston, even if I was running 100:1 like recommended. I've had a few bearing failures over the years though. I'm more concerned about adequate oil I'm the bearings.
I'm running a jug of Klotz right now. This will be the last one probably I like it, it smells like fabric softener but it costs over 2X what I pay for the Amsoil
I'm running a jug of Klotz right now. This will be the last one probably I like it, it smells like fabric softener but it costs over 2X what I pay for the Amsoil
