Recent content by shuroko65

To give some closure to the thread, I ended up getting the short block at a lower price and installed it tonight. The blower runs good now. Thanks for your time everyone!

I agree with you guys, it is crazy how expensive this stuff is. I guess that's why most people don't bother to work on the 2-cycle stuff other than high end models like husky or Stihl, Echo, etc. Just not cost effective from a mechanics standpoint with diagnostic and labor times. I think I may...

Hey thanks StarTech and Mark for your replies. I think it was run with straight gas right away because it looks practically brand new. I will check out the short block maybe, my other question was that it has a 2-ring set up. Are these MTD pistons the same diameter or do they vary based on...

Hey SCD, I am new to this forum and I know that I wasn't who you were asking this question to, but I can try to help. I have dealt with several Mac 3200 chainsaws which is almost the same as the 3516. They can be difficult and extremely frustrating to get tuned right even after you replace the...

Hello everyone, I just found this forum and thought that some of the folks here may be able to help me, or maybe not. Last week I picked up what looked like a brand new Craftsman 51cc backpack blower. I should have known better because I quickly found out that the piston was completely scored...