Escalating Commitment

[Straightgrain]

Ho-hum,

The enjoyment I get from equipment maintenance is costing me money...

I have a Craftsman (Poulan) 358.350460 and way too many spare parts to just throw it away, it has been a real good saw for years/cords, but compression has dwindled; I found the piston/cylinder to be burnt/scored.

No enthusiasm for ebay or CL sales... :-\

New saw "money" is going towards a 461R w/ 32" double skip.

I found a used cylinder/crank/piston at Chansawr (thanks!) and I'm going to get it up and running for the last time....

I swear it! smiley_contract

[mad murdock]

Glad to see you are giving the old saw another go. They don't make them like they used to. I like the feel of some of the newer saws, but it is hard to beat the dependability of some of the old McC's I still run. They just keep going and going and going. 

[shinnlinger]

I know the feeling.  Every time I adjust the valves or put a new chain and sprocket or tire on my old Kawasaki  police bike with over 100k on the clock, I say "this is the last time I'm doing this".  But for some reason it is waiting in the barn for a little spring tlc and "one more summer". 

[Straightgrain]

I quit!  ;D

I have mentally and emotionally prepared myself to let it go.

It has been a good saw and it has paid or itself many-times over.

Gonna box it until I'm ready to deal with the lack of compression.

[johndamps]

I have been running chainsaws for 33 years,first I bought a little cs 400, that's one tough saw,i own 2,than I bought a 590 timberwolf ;what a saw FOR 400 BUCKS-BEST BUY ON THE MARKET, I also own a 680,runs and cuts just as fast as my jonsred 2166, the only complaint it there chains are an odd ball size, I link smaller or bigger than normal 18inch, 20-24 inchbut they are a very good product with a 5 years warrenty,imlust going to run echo and husky,and one jonsred 2166, I have 11 saw, no more stihls

[Straightgrain]

I bought an old Troy built tiller a year ago and plan to restore it this year; starting with valve lap or grind, resurfacing the head, gasket kit, & paint. Gonna try to hold the line on the budget....try.

[Al_Smith]

If it has a removable cylinder then it obviously is one of the more durable Poulan models .As such they really aren't bad saws at all .

A fried piston could be any number of things.Restricted  exhaust.High speed jet set too lean .Way too light of oil/fuel mixture .Leaky crankshaft seals .

With a good piston /cylinder and a proper  tune up you might get another 20 years out of it .