This early 066 flattop was actually given to me by my local tree guy. Has done a lot of work for me. Class guy. It was a disaster. I sent it to Tenn to have MM lay his hands on it. Came in today. And Found a better plastic flattop so I swap it out. Need a MM new sticker... Looking forward to comparing it to my stock MS 660 & my 661. I don't have a tach but it really screams! Now if it will just stop raining so I can get to my pile of Oak!
Told my wife that I got a "free" saw. She asked" Is it like getting a free puppy?" I said yeah, but the Vet. lives in Tennessee...
You should tell him you got it running again, come by and check it out... That is a sweet lineup of '66's ya got there! I'd love to see the comparison! How was it starting with no decomp? I put one on my 660, but I actually don't use it anymore - I had problems flooding it, because it still needs a really hard pull even with it pushed in.
Takes some oomph to pull the starter handle. Always have trouble getting my big foot (14) in the handle Tenn is about the same elevation as my location in Nebr. So the carb is set fine. 5-6 pulls & I was in business. Not sure what to send to Tenn next.
Good question. Should have taken more. Tree guy was going to trash it! MM did rebuild & extra banana job. I did cleaning, muffler work a few minor items & some cosmetic touches. Can't wait to show it to my tree guy!
A "red eye" or "red light" 066 was an early rev limiting ignition. The coil was a CDIC coil. You can identify the red light by a round red LED light on the right/PTO side of the carb housing just above the carb grommet. When you rev the saw and it hits the rpm limit the LED flashes.
Why are they seen as particularly desirable? Is it just the novelty of a blinking LED, or was there something different about the motor, too?
I think it's mostly novelty since they were only manufactured for about 10 months I believe. For what it's worth the couple I've had were outfitted with the desireable early KS cylinders that folks seem to like. The initial sales pitch was supposed to be a visual indicator of when the limiter was kicking in so that field tuning at differing elevations & atmospheric conditions was easier. Or, at least that's what I've read about them - on the Internet of course, which means it's true! Truth-be-told they probably aren't a very good choice for a heavy user. From what I understand, the reason they stopped producing them is because of reliability issues with the'new' ignition system. I've also run across a couple that have had the ignition systems replaced with the traditional type for that era.
Another upgrade to my "free" 066 flattop. Runs so strong after Coming back from Tenn. that I thought it deserved a new bar. 25 inch for the 066 & 20 inch for my 362 Both are 3/8 & 1.6 mm
That 066 looks awesome! I've got a 262xp getting done this week (hopefully), and 288xp scheduled for the end of July!!! He did a great job on my 661, 2188, 064, and 7900...
Another " free " saw! From a gal at work. She said it ran the last time they used it...... Has compression. Almost no plastic. Not familiar with Kioritz?? Hope that is cheaper than my last "free" saw, the junkyard 066 flattop that went to Tenn.
