My original guess would have been pine. The grain just doesn't look like any pine. Growth rings are 1/8" light colored and 1/16" dark rings. I...
I believe these boards are in excess of 250 years old. Northeast species. Never had finish on them and are from controlled environment storage....
I put some synthetic 10-30 in through the plug hole and swirled it around. I was able to see the rings through the exhaust port and the exhaust...
I burned the piston on my 576 a while back. The cylinder wasn't too bad but I ordered a new OEM cylinder/piston setup. I also cleaned the old...
If I recall I needed to tighten the chain when I began cutting, so I would say no excess torque in storage.
I ordered an aftermarket piston too. Going to try my hand at porting the old cylinder and run that first. Just in case there is another problem...
I will keep working on the old cylinder to see if it cleans up better. I used 100 grit and 220 to get it where it is now. I don't think there is...
Did what I could to remove the debris using the method in the previous post. Made real headway but the damage is just too much. [ATTACH]...
Since the aluminum buildup is below the exhaust port the only concern would be to get the high spots down to protect the rings/piston, correct?...
Cylinder. It appears this is buildup, not grooved. If so is this something that can be repaired or should I get piston and cylinder? [ATTACH]
Piston all damage at the exhaust port. The rest was clean. [ATTACH]
I checked that when I pulled the fly to check the key. All good and tight there. Gent at the shop where I picked up the coil said to look at the...
Intake side of the cylinder is nearly perfect. At least that which I can see over top of the piston. Guess I am going to pull the cylinder over...
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Welp. Perhaps the culprit has been found: [ATTACH]
Good thought. I was just finishing up checking the plug wire to what extent I could. Tried resistance at the plug end while twisting and pulling...
Spark was blue. Could only see it in the dark with a quick pull. A wise man once said "A man has to know his limitations". I sense mine are...
Compression is not the issue for sure. If the decomp is not activated the pull is a b**ch just as it always has been. I think I am going to...
Key was intact. Spindle has no evidence of key drift. Shot some starter fluid directly into the piston and still no ignition. Baffled.
I have steering wheel pullers that should do just this task.
