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Re: OK 262XP guys
« Reply #70 on: January 17, 2014, 09:35:46 am »
You ever found any of the 254/262 with double gaskets?

No, but in order to get the 365SP piston to work in the test saw, I may have to use two, 1 thin and 1 thick because the compression height of the 365SP piston is 1.5mm 0.060 taller than the 262XP piston. Why do you ask?

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Re: OK 262XP guys
« Reply #71 on: January 17, 2014, 12:24:53 pm »
There was a rek out to dealers in early 90's to put in two of the thick ones to increase compression volume and by that allow larger amount amount of fuel/air above piston that can expand and get a bit more torq out of them.

Why would you put a 365 piston in a 262?
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Re: OK 262XP guys
« Reply #72 on: January 17, 2014, 01:29:08 pm »
There was a rek out to dealers in early 90's to put in two of the thick ones to increase compression volume and by that allow larger amount amount of fuel/air above piston that can expand and get a bit more torq out of them.

Why would you put a 365 piston in a 262?

Just an experiment to see how the saw would run using a non windowed piston that was 1.5mm taller in compression height. Well the idea of two gaskets as the rek said is a very intriguing option. If the 365 piston does not work out, I will try a 262 piston and two gaskets to see. Thanks for the tip!

Hmmmm, a little more thought on this, you mentioned that the advice to dealers was in the early 90s. The first two specifications on the saws used non-decomp Kolben Schmidt cylinders which were know to have a smaller combustion chamber than the later saws with a Mahle cylinder. I wonder if the advice to dealers was about getting a little more out of the KS cylinders. And I further wonder if it applies to both the KS and Mahle cylinders or only the KS?
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Re: OK 262XP guys
« Reply #73 on: January 17, 2014, 03:35:37 pm »
There was a rek out to dealers in early 90's to put in two of the thick ones to increase compression volume and by that allow larger amount amount of fuel/air above piston that can expand and get a bit more torq out of them.

Why would you put a 365 piston in a 262?

Just an experiment to see how the saw would run using a non windowed piston that was 1.5mm taller in compression height. Well the idea of two gaskets as the rek said is a very intriguing option. If the 365 piston does not work out, I will try a 262 piston and two gaskets to see. Thanks for the tip!

Hmmmm, a little more thought on this, you mentioned that the advice to dealers was in the early 90s. The first two specifications on the saws used non-decomp Kolben Schmidt cylinders which were know to have a smaller combustion chamber than the later saws with a Mahle cylinder. I wonder if the advice to dealers was about getting a little more out of the KS cylinders. And I further wonder if it applies to both the KS and Mahle cylinders or only the KS?
I am in Sweden so perhaps it is market differances. I don't see many 262 without decomp here...
There was Gilardoni cylinders to, I think I still have one.
Was it not on here that was discussed recently?

The advice was mainly to 254's but would work for any saw I guess..
Problem is to get it tight and keep it tight. I glued mine with "Form a gasket".
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Re: OK 262XP guys
« Reply #74 on: January 17, 2014, 04:35:06 pm »
I am getting quite confused here now by that early 1990s advice to dealers.

Using a double (thick) gasket will of course lead to a larger squish and less compression + raise all the ports. Unless the design was faulty from the outset (piston hitting cylinder roof), I find it hard to believe this would improve the performance of the saw.  ???

Now I know that really high compression tends to be over rated on certain chainsaw forums, but I don't believe that is an issue in this case?

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Re: OK 262XP guys
« Reply #75 on: January 17, 2014, 05:17:24 pm »
I suppose that the only way we will get to the bottom of this is to find a copy of what was sent out to dealers by HVA in the early 90s!
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Re: OK 262XP guys
« Reply #76 on: January 17, 2014, 05:50:42 pm »
I think I have it here, but not sure were...

YOU come help me find it. I put the coffee on.
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Re: OK 262XP guys
« Reply #77 on: January 17, 2014, 06:04:11 pm »
How about this, YOU mail the books to me, I will find it and make a copy of all the books and put on DVD, then mail books back to you! I will even send SawTroll his own copy!
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Re: OK 262XP guys
« Reply #78 on: January 17, 2014, 06:11:56 pm »
Ha! Good idea. I like mine better though..

I think it is all available already in HVA database. These binders are a mess to find info in.
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Re: OK 262XP guys
« Reply #79 on: January 17, 2014, 06:16:31 pm »
All we have to do now is find someone who has access to the HVA database!
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