Husqvarna 266 question

[72thing]

@hseII
Wonder if he caught something in the pen with my pigs. Saws got a lot of orange on it.

A lot of orange, indeed. It does have that Stihl starter handle on it though. Makes it a little easier to pull.

Hopefully all the basic parts will be here soon and we'll see how it runs. (If it passes pressure/vac test first)

These work wonderful in a 266.
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From HLSUPPLY

That's purty, may have to stick one of those in it. I see it's still a full skirt design.

 

[hseII]

This has been a really informative thread. Honestly, one that I normally wouldn't pay much attention to since I didn't have a 266. But, last Sunday a 266 found its way to me. The top cover is faded a lot and I thought it may not be original, but after reading this, it may be. It's a 1986 266SE (on the recoil) but says 262XP on the top cover. It does have a Tillotson 224 carb like an XP. Pretty cool saw that I'm looking forward to getting running. I know one thing, this thing has some serious compression; or a poor starter design; or both, lol.

I’m just glad it wasn’t the “Special” Model.

This one is original P/C as far as I can tell, a little carbon streaking on ex side. But it's still feels healthy and I'll probably run it as is.
But If I do decide to replace piston...
I see that meteor offers one for the 266. And now I know that a 268 piston will interchange. But is the meteor 266 piston different from the 268?
Just wondering

What Sausage Fingers LLC said.

@hseII
Wonder if he caught something in the pen with my pigs. Saws got a lot of orange on it.

It would appear so: I hope he bought a Husqvarna starter kit.

 

[longleaf]

A lot of orange, indeed. It does have that Stihl starter handle on it though. Makes it a little easier to pull.

Hopefully all the basic parts will be here soon and we'll see how it runs. (If it passes pressure/vac test first)
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That's purty, may have to stick one of those in it. I see it's still a full skirt design.

That’s funny the Stihl starter handle is better than the coarse thread lag bolt I used to test it.

 

[huskihl]

That's purty, may have to stick one of those in it. I see it's still a full skirt design.

Nope. This is the full skirt one. You want the one that Steve posted above

 

[Dub11]

Nope. This is the full skirt one. You want the one that Steve posted above

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That looks heavy.

 

[huskihl]

That looks heavy.

 

[72thing]

Nope. This is the full skirt one. You want the one that Steve posted above

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Ohhh, I see now. The picture clears up my confusion, thanks

 

[smokey7]

On my 670 jonny when from the full skirt windowed to the slab sided/windowed piston weight was within a few grams bur throttle response went way up as well as in cut rpm.

 

[huskihl]

On my 670 jonny when from the full skirt windowed to the slab sided/windowed piston weight was within a few grams bur throttle response went way up as well as in cut rpm.

I didn't compare weight, but my results were the same as yours

 

[Stump Shot]

A little something I learned today.

 

[p61 western]

A little something I learned today.

Great tid bit of info there Steve.

 

[wcorey]

While on the subject... I've posted this somewhere before but this seems like a good spot to re-post.

A 288/242/42/etc module will work with the addition of a simple bracket.
Not that 288 modules are so much easier to find but it is another option if that
happens to be what you've got on hand.

 

[Stump Shot]

While on the subject... I've posted this somewhere before but this seems like a good spot to re-post.

A 288/242/42/etc module will work with the addition of a simple bracket.
Not that 288 modules are so much easier to find but it is another option if that
happens to be what you've got on hand.

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Actually 288 modules are available, where 266 ones are not, other than AM. So far in a handful of 266's the AM is holding up, coils also. At thirty bucks each is more affordable when having to purchase. It's my belief that the 288 ones were better just for the simple fact that I have good working ones here and every 266/630/670 are junk and need replacement. This is a very good thing to know, thank you for sharing.

 

[Onan18]

Actually 288 modules are available, where 266 ones are not, other than AM. So far in a handful of 266's the AM is holding up, coils also. At thirty bucks each is more affordable when having to purchase. It's my belief that the 288 ones were better just for the simple fact that I have good working ones here and every 266/630/670 are junk and need replacement. This is a very good thing to know, thank you for sharing.

OEM 266 modules are available Steve, pricey, but available.

 

[p61 western]

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OEM 266 modules are available Steve, pricey, but available.

Are both parts available?

 

[Stump Shot]

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OEM 266 modules are available Steve, pricey, but available.

Also good to know.

 

[Stump Shot]

Are both parts available?

Looking like it is and the coil is less money than the module.

My memory must be going on the fritz.

 

[p61 western]

Looking like it is and the coil is less money than the module.

My memory must be going on the fritz.

Lol it's hard to keep up with all that stuff. How is your project going?

 

[Stump Shot]

Lol it's hard to keep up with all that stuff. How is your project going?

Pretty good had more than I thought and will be filling in the blanks soon I hope.

 

[Stump Shot]

It would seem though that when I take the time to figure out which one has failed, the other is soon to follow on old original 266 ignitions. That much I do remember. And maybe it was price that steered me towards the AM. Hard to spend a pile of money on a firewood saw, folks just won't do it.