Piston looks GOODER! Now, to be honest, I've never torn a saw down, not even taken the muffler off my Husq 445, so I'm curious- the lower side(bottom) of the exhaust looks a little greazed up.... What causes that? Again, I am not even a rookie with 2 stroke tear downs or repair, so go easy on me.... Eric VW
Looks almost like there was an exhaust leak out the bottom of the port between muffler and cylinder face. I also see oil and some carbon on the bottom
I don't see anything wrong with that. That doesn't look like bad carbon at all I have ran this saw and will say it's a survivor. Hard pressed to find a nicer 046 than this, that has been ran.
I think it looks good as well. Not cooked up for sure. Does anybody else think it looked lime an exhaust leak though? Looks like that oil/exhaust was blowing.g out the bottom? Doesnt effect the saw any I still would love to have this saw!!!
The only reason I say that is that this lower lip of the flange is discolored and the top is not. I agree I am no expert. But thats just what it looked like to me.
That's some carbon collecting in the area behind the exhaust gasket...... sign of a saw being tuned on the rich side, which probably accounts for why the piston looks new. A little Johnson/Evanrude engine tuner and a popsicle stick and that would be shiny again.
That doesnt bother me. Was more of an inquiry. Like I said its probably ex sees oil just seeping out the bottom due to gravity. There is no damage to the saw or anything...look at that shiny smooth piston!!
