HELP! Husqvarna 440

[AdirondackStihl2.0]

My father recently received a Husqvarna 440. He gave it to me to work on. He said the guy he got it from left it in his flooded basement for about 6+ hours. I personally have never worked on a water flooded saw, so I came here to ask if there was anything I should do beforehand/keep in mind before I start taking it apart and ordering parts

 

[furb]

Does it pull over like it should? If water didn’t get into the intake and exhaust you should be fine. By the looks of the chain it didn’t. Pull the bar and chain, make sure the clutch isn’t frozen and check the clutch out. Check the sprocket on the bar.

 

[Jusgunn3]

Yup, try and run it first id say

 

[hacskaroly]

I personally have never worked on a water flooded saw, so I came here to ask if there was anything I should do beforehand/keep in mind before I start taking it apart and ordering parts

If you are concerned that water may have gotten into the cylinder, pull the plug and turn the saw upside down to see if any water comes out. You can spray WD-40 in there to help lubricate the cylinder and piston. You can always dump the fuel (in case water came in through the vent) and put fresh fuel and start it up.

Tighten up the chain and give it a run, bar oil will coat the rusty chain and help it to stop the rusting.

 

[Poleman]

Flood the cylinder with mix and shake then dump out. Refresh fuel in tank and try to start it. If it starts let it run to get good and warm to get all moisture out and the mix cleans any left over moisture out.
I’ve done this with flooded saws and saws that have been dropped into a lake with success. The sooner the better before any rust starts on the crank and bearings.

 

[Coupe]

Should have been cleaned up straight away but hopefully there was not
much water got inside it. Take the plug out and put some WD40 down thje
plug hole give it a good shake upside down and pullit over a number of times.
As said dump the petrol and put new stuff in. You will have to test you have spark
as if it has been sitting for a while anything could have happened there.
The first new saw I ever brought was a Husky 36 as I was helping my mate
cut willows along a river bank and walked out on a log and slipped and the
Husky 51 he had ended up in about 3 feet of water.We couldn't reach it so
he walked up to his house and got a peice of wire bent a hook on it and fished it out.
I thought that would be it for the day but he took the plug out tipped it upside down gave
it a good shaking pulled it over a dozen times or so plenty of CRC around thee electrics
new tank of gas and the thing fired up on the third pull so that sold me on Husqvarna's,
The main thing is you may allready know with the plug out don;t have it turned
on and if you do have the plug shorted out on the cylinder as pulling them over with
the plug out and spark can't go the earth is not good for your cdi.

 

[AdirondackStihl2.0]

Update on the 440

In great condition

 

[hacskaroly]

Update on the 440

In great condition

That is good to hear!!