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Repair To Chainsaw
Mark Schwengel, Bowler, Wis.: “Loose muffler bolts caused hot exhaust to burn a 1-in. dia. hole on top of the bar oil reservoir on my 1998 Husqvarna 141 chainsaw. A local shop told me it couldn’t be repaired.
“So I went home and drained the remaining oil, stuffed some old panty hose in the hole, and used a uti
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Repair To Chainsaw WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Chain Saws Mark Schwengel Bowler Wis : “Loose muffler bolts caused hot exhaust to burn a 1-in dia hole on top of the bar oil reservoir on my 1998 Husqvarna 141 chainsaw A local shop told me it couldn’t be repaired “So I went home and drained the remaining oil stuffed some old panty hose in the hole and used a utility knife to whittle the edges of the hole flat I used a shop vac to suck out any dust chips and removed the panty hose Then I cleaned the surface twice with alcohol and glued on a 1/16-in thick aluminum patch with high temperature epoxy Now 3 1/2 years later it’s still holding The entire process took less than a half hour and cost less than $5 ”
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