Waiting for the finish on a coffee table to dry, I got into modifying a 262xp. Got the squish where I wanted after removing the gasket and turning down the cylinder base. Kind of surprising how large the original squish was when stock, for a saw with a good reputation for power. I picked up the saw used awhile back after Willard gave a recommendation, but never much ran it except to get an idea. See how it cuts and where the rpms are before deciding about porting. Might have to do something about the altered port timing, I took a good chunk out of the cylinder height. The compression jumped up around 45 points, but need a new intake gasket before final readings and operation. One thing is that the model runs hot by reputation, and I have already observed that. Not sure how the added compression is going to affect it, maybe turn it into burnt toast? Opened up the muffler, so it might help. Kind of long in the tooth, but it feels a good balance with a twenty inch bar on it.
Haven't heard much about that model being a good saw to mod or not, but there is one on youtube that has been worked on, and it looks sweet. My 242xp has been about my all time favorite saw since I modified it. The 262 is the next one up in the same series, I believe. Anyway, made a productive day out of one with not much potential to begin with, I hope.
