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#Post#: 1496--------------------------------------------------
Re: Clinton
By: Al Smith Date: March 29, 2011, 7:40 am
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FWIW Clinton at one time was a manufacturer of small gasoline
engines both 4 cycle and two cycle . Whatever became of the
company I'm not really sure as it seems they seem to merge from
time to time with others .
Actually I have a similar model of chainsaw I've yet to even
pick up yet that my bro got for pennys at an auction some time
ago .Now I'm pretty tight but my bro is a pro at finding cheap
deals .
The cheapest saw I ever got except the freebies has been a 2
cube Poulan which needed a condenser ,for like $2.25 .My bro has
landed them for 50 cents that ran .Well meaning ran after he
fiddled with them a tad bit .
#Post#: 1499--------------------------------------------------
Re: Clinton
By: Al Smith Date: March 29, 2011, 10:30 am
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Say I did a little research on Clinton and it was very
interesting . At one time Clinton surpassed Briggs and Statton
in the production of small engines . Fact is although they no
longer have thousands of employees they are listed as maybe 30
and reside in Maqoketa Iowa .Evidently they have parts but are
extremely proud of them price wise .
#Post#: 1531--------------------------------------------------
Re: Clinton
By: Cut4fun Date: March 31, 2011, 10:19 am
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Found oem air duct work and HL diaphragm kit. Air duct is
black, 6" long, with a clamp and gasket included. 8)
#Post#: 1655--------------------------------------------------
Re: Clinton
By: Cut4fun Date: April 5, 2011, 1:43 pm
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[quote author=Al Smith link=topic=181.msg1499#msg1499
date=1301412601]
Fact is although they no longer have thousands of employees
they are listed as maybe 30 and reside in Maqoketa Iowa
.Evidently they have parts but are extremely proud of them price
wise .
[/quote]
I found or shall I say it found me. Brand new in a Clinton box
:o oem air duct assembly for $2 and shipping.
Plus another member offered up a HL dia carb kit + shipping.
Only a little metal sparkplug cover to go. 8)
#Post#: 1704--------------------------------------------------
Re: Clinton
By: Cut4fun Date: April 7, 2011, 6:15 pm
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I put the carb kit in the Clinton today. It's pulling it's own
fuel now but I am getting mix from the line at the bottom of
crankcase to rear of carb. What is this line ( I was thinking
impulse line)? But I had never seen fluid coming into a impulse
line, so I am unsure now.
I might have something wrong or backwards in the kit :-[.
#Post#: 1728--------------------------------------------------
Re: Clinton
By: Cut4fun Date: April 9, 2011, 3:44 pm
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Got to make a couple softwood cuts with it today (even though I
dont have it running just right yet) and will get video of it
running etc later on.
The chain was a oregon 51 .404 058 and there is no markings I
can find on the oem clinton bar.
#Post#: 9399--------------------------------------------------
Re: Clinton D55 D 55
By: Al Smith Date: May 22, 2012, 8:25 pm
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I got the old goat running again .Evidently the diaphragm must
have been stiff .It looked okay to me but I put a new one in any
way and away it went as fast as it could which isn't very fast
. ;D
You know it's probabley typical of most saw built in 1959 with
the exception of perhaps McCulloch .Not praticularly fast ,has
enough power but no speed demon .You have to remember the time
period when dealing with antique saws .
I remember way back when go karts first became popular that
these Clintons and Ah 47 Power products engines ran in a special
class because of the fact they where not praticularly fast .They
would shove a kart around at 55-60 MPH though with some tuning .
#Post#: 9400--------------------------------------------------
Re: Clinton D55 D 55
By: 660magnum Date: May 22, 2012, 8:50 pm
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Back in the late 50's I thought the old Lumbards with those
engines were pretty good.
I thought the Macs and Homelites were the Cadillacs, but the guy
next door was a Lumbard rep and I could use one anytime he was
home. They were mostly bow saws.
Seems some had West Bend engines and some were Power Products?
#Post#: 9404--------------------------------------------------
Re: Clinton D55 D 55
By: Chainsawrepair Date: May 23, 2012, 1:21 pm
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[quote author=Al Smith link=topic=181.msg9399#msg9399
date=1337736316]
I got the old goat running again .Evidently the diaphragm must
have been stiff .
[/quote]
Very COOL 8) 8) Whats odd though that was a brand new
diaphragm kit that I had just installed in it.
Glad thats all it was, I had figured trash had worked it's way
in.
#Post#: 9410--------------------------------------------------
Re: Clinton D55 D 55
By: Al Smith Date: May 23, 2012, 6:30 pm
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It didn't seem that stiff .The checks had a bunch of oil on them
so they were fine . I still have to play with it a little bit .
Oh yeah ,that .404 chain has the thickest set of cutters I've
ever seen on a chisel chain .Someone had fiddled farted around
with a grinder by the looks of things .I dressed it out with a
file .
Danged old saws they built the saw around the engine not the
engine to match the saw .Pot lickers can be a beech to work on .
The Clinton isn't any worse than some of the Homelites or Sears
gear drives though .The were all pain in the buttocks to work on
.
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