Husqvarna 2100 thread

[Jay Hansen]

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Nice saws, and I like the stake rack on your side by side too.

 

[Squareground3691]

Nice saws, and I like the stake rack on your side by side too.

They are certainly handy.

 

[farminkarman]

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Jealous

 

[Squareground3691]

Jealous

There’s one out there for you Greg I’m jealous of @srcarr52 collection of 2100’s

 

[Al Smith]

Up date on the 2100 I wanted to beat with an 8 pound hammer . After all that fuss it was a fuel line collapsing .Found another one from the "Duke" and back in business .That's the only time I've ever had that problem and it might be what's wrong with the 281 .I've got a new line for that one too but it's too damned cold to work on at the moment .

 

[Woodwackr]

Up date on the 2100 I wanted to beat with an 8 pound hammer . After all that fuss it was a fuel line collapsing .Found another one from the "Duke" and back in business .That's the only time I've ever had that problem and it might be what's wrong with the 281 .I've got a new line for that one too but it's too damned cold to work on at the moment .

Old OE and especially any AM lines are notorious for this.

 

[Al Smith]

If I recall I had replaced that line a number of years ago ,When I got the big Swede it had sat on a barn floor on some island off Washington State from a bad ignition coil for 20 years .The fuel line had came apart and I tried to cobble another together which I promply set the danged saw afire from a leak.It was long enough ago you could not find a replacement but I did find an OEM from MFG Supply to the tune of 20 dollars .These days with after market you can find nearly any thing .So what I replaced could have been OEM .OEM would be before ethanol gasoline which eventually does a number on buna-n rubber

 

[Woodwackr]

There is a nice tank assembly on fleebay.

 

[hacskaroly]

I bought two muffler bolts and a muffler clip from @Woodwackr, they arrived today. These were the last pieces I needed to see if my saw would fire up (I didn't want to try it without the muffler even with headphones and ear plugs in). It took me a bit to get the handle bar on, at some point someone cut through it and welded the part back on, but it was lumpy and would not fit into the bracket. I finally filed it down, snugged down the muffler and topped off the liquids.

I started pulling and about wore myself out. Ended up putting some fuel down the carb and it took off! It ran out of usable fuel and shut off, so I have some issue with the carb and/or impulse. It had no problems starting and running each time with fuel poured down the carb. I was happy to find out that it will start and run and create copious amounts of blue smoke. I was also happy that it isn't leaking liquids from any of the seams! I will take a look at the carb later this week and have a spare if needed that I got from Duke's but will need to make a specific control rod for that, but it should not be long before I have this going. Here is a list of all the parts I have into it so far:

1. Fuel tank (old one the handle was broken off)
2. Uni Air filter and velocity stack adapter
3. Front handle bar
4. Muffler, bolts and clip
5. Clutch Cover
6. D-ring pull handle
7. All new gaskets
8. New bearings and seals
9. Felling dog and mount
10. Top cover
11. Piston and rings (same cylinder - actually in good shape without all the mud packed in it).
12. Carb bolts

From this:



To this:





Now to get back to my other saw projects too...

 

[Woodwackr]

didn't know you needed an outer dog. I may have enough extra inner dogs to make you one
Don't forget to bend the ears on that muffler piece...bolt retainers...
Are you sure that D-handle is big enough?

 

[Chainmale]

I bought two muffler bolts and a muffler clip from @Woodwackr, they arrived today. These were the last pieces I needed to see if my saw would fire up (I didn't want to try it without the muffler even with headphones and ear plugs in). It took me a bit to get the handle bar on, at some point someone cut through it and welded the part back on, but it was lumpy and would not fit into the bracket. I finally filed it down, snugged down the muffler and topped off the liquids.

I started pulling and about wore myself out. Ended up putting some fuel down the carb and it took off! It ran out of usable fuel and shut off, so I have some issue with the carb and/or impulse. It had no problems starting and running each time with fuel poured down the carb. I was happy to find out that it will start and run and create copious amounts of blue smoke. I was also happy that it isn't leaking liquids from any of the seams! I will take a look at the carb later this week and have a spare if needed that I got from Duke's but will need to make a specific control rod for that, but it should not be long before I have this going. Here is a list of all the parts I have into it so far:

1. Fuel tank (old one the handle was broken off)
2. Uni Air filter and velocity stack adapter
3. Front handle bar
4. Muffler, bolts and clip
5. Clutch Cover
6. D-ring pull handle
7. All new gaskets
8. New bearings and seals
9. Felling dog and mount
10. Top cover
11. Piston and rings (same cylinder - actually in good shape without all the mud packed in it).
12. Carb bolts

From this:

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To this:

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Now to get back to my other saw projects too...

Awesome, you'll be happy to be so close to having it running.

 

[Chainmale]

didn't know you needed an outer dog. I may have enough extra inner dogs to make you one
Don't forget to bend the ears on that muffler piece...bolt retainers...
Are you sure that D-handle is big enough?

I think one of his spades might be missing a handle

 

[hacskaroly]

didn't know you needed an outer dog. I may have enough extra inner dogs to make you one
Don't forget to bend the ears on that muffler piece...bolt retainers...
Are you sure that D-handle is big enough?

I didn't think about the outer dog, I was having a heck of a time modding the fuel tank to accept the AV plate that is connected to the inner dog. I didn't want to start bending the ears yet, until I was ready to let it run, don't want to bend it too much and break them! As for the D-handle...yes, it is perfect, I call it the comfort grip. I figure without a decomp, I will need all the gripping power I need to hold onto the pull handle and pull. The smaller ones hurt like a mother if they slip out of your hand.

 

[Chainmale]

I didn't think about the outer dog, I was having a heck of a time modding the fuel tank to accept the AV plate that is connected to the inner dog. I didn't want to start bending the ears yet, until I was ready to let it run, don't want to bend it too much and break them! As for the D-handle...yes, it is perfect, I call it the comfort grip. I figure without a decomp, I will need all the gripping power I need to hold onto the pull handle and pull. The smaller ones hurt like a mother if they slip out of your hand.

I don't have a D handle on mine and it can be a pain. It's the only saw I have that I can't/ won't drop start

 

[Woodwackr]

I didn't think about the outer dog, I was having a heck of a time modding the fuel tank to accept the AV plate that is connected to the inner dog. I didn't want to start bending the ears yet, until I was ready to let it run, don't want to bend it too much and break them! As for the D-handle...yes, it is perfect, I call it the comfort grip. I figure without a decomp, I will need all the gripping power I need to hold onto the pull handle and pull. The smaller ones hurt like a mother if they slip out of your hand.

I think your clutch cover can take an outer. If it has the 3 punch-outs that are countersunk on the inside you can mount an outer dog. If not...nope.

 

[hacskaroly]

I don't have a D handle on mine and it can be a pain. It's the only saw I have that I can't/ won't drop start

I thought about trying to drop start it and thought better, set it down and put my heel on the rear handle plate. The D-handle is nice, if it didn't look goofy I would probably put one on my 272...lol

I think your clutch cover can take an outer. If it has the 3 punch-outs that are countersunk on the inside you can mount an outer dog. If not...nope.

It does already have the holes in place for outer dogs. I didn't pay much attention to it when I got it off of e-Bay, I was just looking for something that didn't have cracks or badly damaged spots from jumping chains.

 

[Chainmale]

I thought about trying to drop start it and thought better, set it down and put my heel on the rear handle plate. The D-handle is nice, if it didn't look goofy I would probably put one on my 272...lol

It does look comfortable though.
The annoying thing about starting it on the ground with the 36" that's on it is keeping the tip up off the ground, it's better if I've got it on a log, else I find a bit of wood to rest under the bar

 

[hacskaroly]

The annoying thing about starting it on the ground with the 36" that's on it is keeping the tip up off the ground, it's better if I've got it on a log,

Does the dogs not keep the bar tip up, or is the weight of the bar that pulls it's nose over?

 

[Squareground3691]

It does look comfortable though.
The annoying thing about starting it on the ground with the 36" that's on it is keeping the tip up off the ground, it's better if I've got it on a log, else I find a bit of wood to rest under the bar

Rest the tip of bar on a log , and use the weight of saw to ur advantage, push away saw with right hand and pull over with left hand, Its much easier that way.

 

[Woodwackr]

I can't start any of my big saws on the ground