Only difference I see between yours and mine, is that my crankcase is painted. I'm sure it makes no difference though lol.
See, the Chinese are good at copying things, they even nailed the self loosening Husqvarna screws. LOL
I've got 10 sets of 288 seals And somewhere 372 seals lol And 8 372 case gaskets i'll use them all at once.
The gasket material broke down and was more rubbery? Than standard material it was missing from several spots entirely. The bar oil probably carried it away. Over 20 gallons through it until they loosened lol
Glad to hear the bearings are like new, cause I used the ones from the kit. I did use oem clutch and wrist pin bearings though.
The black brittle ones and the flimsy gray ones I try and avoid. For AM gaskets I like the Hyway brand.
I've got green. Black brittle is no more. I really don't know about the similarity with huztl many of the part's. I've bought from huztl were made different? They worked great but they must have different sources.
I've used aftermarket gaskets for a few builds and have had 3 case gaskets go bad like yours so I only do oem now screw the Chinese gaskets
The green AM ones stick and stay pretty good. FarmerTec seems to have different gaskets for who knows why.
the aftermarket gaskets and hoses have cost me 4 rebuilds so ill stay with what works for me if i build a saw and something happens to it i eat the costs for repairs
I've got one saw out there with FarmerTec gaskets in it. It remains to be seen if it will be a problem or not. I stay with the factory or Hyway brand gaskets, pretty close to same in price.
