SkwerI
Treehouser
Last week one of my clients gave me a saw he had burned up. I figured it was seized before he gave it to me because I've watched him use a saw and he is not very good. Also, most of his saws are running too lean and he refuses to adjust them or even let the dealer adjust them. He thinks that holding the throttle wide open and making the saw scream while holding it up in the air will somehow make it run better when it's running too lean to make a cut.
Anyway, here's some pictures of the jug and piston. There is a small chunk of aluminum or something that wedged between the piston and cylinder that finally seized it up. Any ideas where it may have come from, or am I ok just slapping a new top end on it? I have a new aftermarket piston and cylinder kit on order from Bailey's for $99. OEM was $140 for just the piston and rings without a new jug.
Anyway, here's some pictures of the jug and piston. There is a small chunk of aluminum or something that wedged between the piston and cylinder that finally seized it up. Any ideas where it may have come from, or am I ok just slapping a new top end on it? I have a new aftermarket piston and cylinder kit on order from Bailey's for $99. OEM was $140 for just the piston and rings without a new jug.