Chainsaw Repair

Tom, sent me a couple of hi-res pics that were too large to post, I will play around with them to get under 400K and post so everyone can have a look.

IMHO, it looks to be a very large air leak, only have pics through the EP and the saw appears to be locked up tight. Probably the seals or perhaps the carb boot. Problem will be getting the jug off without damaging the cylinder further! The piston is shot from what I could see in the pictures!

Tom did you put some penetrating oil down the plug hole? You might want to put a couple squirts into the EP also. Once the oil has done its job you might want to remove the recoil and see if with a wrench on the flywheel nut you can gently rock it back and forth to see if you can free it up some, don't go nuts just gently.

I have had them come in here locked up so tight that the only way to loosen them up was a 12mm hickory dowel and a dead blow mallet through the plug hole! How is that for red necking it!