The Husky 42/42 special/242/246 thread

[Brian C]

I played with this again today and fogged in fuel directly in the carb and could keep it running, ruling out electrical. I didn't see the screen or welch pugs but will have another look. Would it stay running with a crank seal gone feeding gas into the carb, I'm thinking yes as you are forcing fuel in instead of the saw trying to draw it in.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Yes, you can get it to stay running with a leaking crank seal manually fogging fuel into the carb. But it doesn't necessarily mean that a crank seal is the problem. Could be anything still at this point. You eaither have a fuel delivery issue or an air leak issue. If you can pressure/vac test the saw, now is the time.

 

[Tor R]

I agree with Joe, you gotta get your 242 vac/press tested.
If you have those old black hard plastic seals they have to be swapped, but maybe not right now if they seal.

Those HDA 98 carbs can be quite troublesome, a 242 is a saw who is extreme, so is the correct balance for all those parts.
I've ported quite many of them and I've experience how tricky those carbs are, there is probleby a batch out of them.
But that type carb (the batch) is a perfect carb to bring out a lean scoring, and this is how it was, gotta admit I struggled.
Idle -> wot ->15.3k
Midd rpm, ie 9k -> wot, 17k

There is another thing you should be aware of, a vac/press test will show it up, but I've seen a few cranks who was under the spec dimensions, ie, bearing spinner.

Other then those things a 242 is a strong saw, strong bottom part, unlike the saws we see nowadays who hardly last a couple month hard work!

 

[Brian C]

Thanks guys, I'm going to make an exhaust block and carb inlet adapter and see if I can do a pressure test.

 

[NeSurcaster]

Here's mine
I got it just for limbing, kinda wishin i would of got a 18" bar for it so i wouldn't have to bend over so much. Unless i hit the lottery (that i don't play) I'll stick with the 16". Seems pretty snappy so the 242xp must be crazy snappy. Cuts darn good for a 46cc saw, cut some 10" rounds with no bogging whatsoever with .325 full chisel.

 

[NeSurcaster]

I could use some help with it's age. I thought I had it figured out as week 53 of 1995 but since there's only 52 weeks in a year that aint right. Thanks for the help

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

1995, 35th week, 200th unit.


Nice saw!

 

[NeSurcaster]

Thanks Ride Red
"If it aint got wings it won't fly"
If that trike in your avatar is a 350cc 2 stroker that is the definition of a "death trap"
I remember riding a 2 stroke 250cc trike and that thing was dangerous couldn't imagine a 2 stroke 350cc trike.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Yessir, no wing, no prayer.

It's an ATC250r with an Eddie Sanders 350 big bore top end with a bunch of other goodies. It will get your attention.

 

[Tor R]

Here's mine
I got it just for limbing, kinda wishin i would of got a 18" bar for it so i wouldn't have to bend over so much. Unless i hit the lottery (that i don't play) I'll stick with the 16". Seems pretty snappy so the 242xp must be crazy snappy. Cuts darn good for a 46cc saw, cut some 10" rounds with no bogging whatsoever with .325 full chisel.

beautiful saw.
There isnt much difference from 246 and 242 XP in practice, 242 with a tad better bottom torque, a tad more snappy, and a tad more punch on high rpm. I feel the 246 has a tad more torque in the midd range rpm.
Advanced timing (shave the flywheel key) improve both saws, if you already was inpressed by how snappy your 246 was, its a thing you gotta try out!

 

[NeSurcaster]

• beautiful saw.
  There isnt much difference from 246 and 242 XP in practice, 242 with a tad better bottom torque, a tad more snappy, and a tad more punch on high rpm. I feel the 246 has a tad more torque in the midd range rpm.
  Advanced timing (shave the flywheel key) improve both saws, if you already was inpressed by how snappy your 246 was, its a thing you gotta try out!

• Thanks Tor, I'll look into advancing the timing and would like to do it. From what I can see inside the muffler it's already gutted. I got the perfect downed tree to really test it out on tomorrow. It's a pretty large white oak w/ lots of limbs on it. It fell into a field due to the massive amount of rain we've had, 25mph gust was all it took to bring her down. 272xp will come out too to buck up the logs/larger limbs.

 

[NeSurcaster]

Yessir, no wing, no prayer.

It's an ATC250r with an Eddie Sanders 350 big bore top end with a bunch of other goodies. It will get your attention.

phew, she's nasty

 

[NeSurcaster]

246 really cuts good, using the oregon lpx i think it was called? it's full chisel .325 .050 does have some anti vibration things on the rakers but yellow label. It surprisingly cut larger diameter logs well too, say 10" logs or so. Going from using a super pro 60 in the beginning of the day to the 246 I had to remember to just let er eat. She does eat when the rpm's are kept up. Today I realized why there's a lot of hype for the little 2 series.

 

[usmcbuckwild]

246 really cuts good, using the oregon lpx i think it was called? it's full chisel .325 .050 does have some anti vibration things on the rakers but yellow label. It surprisingly cut larger diameter logs well too, say 10" logs or so. Going from using a super pro 60 in the beginning of the day to the 246 I had to remember to just let er eat. She does eat when the rpm's are kept up. Today I realized why there's a lot of hype for the little 2 series.

The 246 is a great little saw. I have one and really like it. Not as much snot as a 346 but it definitely holds its own.

 

[Lit1023]

Tor do 020 super bearings fit the Husky crankcases?

 

[82f100swb]

You can buy all the bearings and seals for this chassis at the dealer again.

 

[usmcbuckwild]

You can buy all the bearings and seals for this chassis at the dealer again.

Not around here.

 

[82f100swb]

Pto side seal. I have the rest here somewhere... Cleaning the shop right now so I think my helper put them away for me....

 

[Glock37]

https://www.mowerspareparts.co.uk/default.asp

Check these guys out

I got some new top covers piston and pto seals from them in the last yr

There in england so it takes a while


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[82f100swb]

While we are on this chassis, I picked up this little guy yesterday, rescued it and a 340se from under a bench in a basement.
Coil is missing, but I got it freed up, and I got the 340 running already, so I have hope for it.
1983 234se.