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Actually I thought about that because there's some oily residue or staining (or what ever the correct term is) in the air filter. Not much but it's easy to see as the filter is new and I clean the filters very often anyway. I have not run the saw without the filter and top cover thus I can't say...

The magnets were very clean. Might try another coil when I find one in decent shape.

Thaks for a thorough explanation on the check valve - this is all new stuff for me even though I've used chainsaws for 20 years. The carb is a genuine Walbro HDA120, brand new, old stock from the 90's from a reputable dealer. It could still be defective. I was all excited when I checked the...

I'm not sure how often the top rpms change like that and really noticed it only once with a tach so far. Also I'm not sure whether it was after a longer idle. Can't remember. It must have while adjusting the carb because I had a tach in hand. But this is something to check more carefully. This...

I'm sorry I didn't notice the last posts before - thanks for the advice. Anyway, I haven't had time to play much with this 262 for a while and this probably turns out to be a project for the next winter. I tried to check the needle bearings for any misbehavior when the jug was off earlier but...

Actually the amazon offering posted higher up has somewhat normal shipping charges and is what I will probably get if the old is trash.

Thanks! I hadn't seen that although I made some searches on ebay. Anyway allmost all European countries are excluded from the sellers list on this item. Also some items that they do sell to EU have simply too high delivery costs. For example a new crank will have about 120,-$ in customs and mail...

Than you very much for the advice! I'm situated in EU. I didn't even consider oem as the local price is more than 500. Also on many items the customs and postage doubles the price if ordering from the US. So oem it will be.

Hi, I'm looking at replacing both the cylinder and piston in my 371xp. A piece of broken ball retainer from bearing got jammed between the piston top and decomp valve hole and caused a 5 mm long and 1 mm deep, 1 mm wide groove in the cylinder. It's short but still will probably ruin the...

To me it looks like out of focus high lights are "expanding" in the squish band making it look dented. In the last photo of the cylinder the top appears normal. Big end bearing looks like it has more wear on flywheel side. Could it be caused by the saw being on it's side allways in the same...

I checked the needles and cage again with a magnifying glas and I can't find any visible damage except that the outer surface of the cage looks polished. What little can be seen of the pin there's no damage. Tried then some 2c oil in the bearing. The rod spins/turns very smoothly and quietly but...

Thanks for all the comments and detailed advice!

Hi, The problem: My Husqvarna 371xp has minimal radial play in the conrod bearing and noticed it after cleaning it completely with brake cleaner after tearing the saw down to change the crank bearings. The needle cage and what I can see of the needles don't show any pieces missing but I can...

Hi, The problem: My Husqvarna 371xp has minimal radial play in the conrod bearing and noticed it after cleaning it completely with brake cleaner after tearing the saw down to change the crank bearings. The needle cage and what I can see of the needles don't show any pieces missing but I can...

Hi, I would also like to hear opinions and experiences on am cranks especially for 371/372xp. A new oem is just too expensive for an old saw needing other parts too. Has anyone seen a reseller for New West in Europe?