HUSQVARNA HUSQVARNA THREAD

[exSW]

Piston looks a mite shiny .

 

[SawTroll]

Looks like a major cleaning operation is needed, and at least a piston ring.

Someone likely will know how much wear is acceptable on the piston skirt?

 

[exSW]

Major cleaning is already underway. At least one trusted authority has said replace the piston.

 

[exSW]

The next decision is weather to take it all the way down,split the case,powdercoat and bearings or just a top end rebuild and seals.

 

[P.M.P.]

New powdercoat would be purty

 

[Stump Shot]

@exSW With Husqvarna still making the 272 a lot of cross over parts should be available to you. Also if you have an ohm meter the testing procedures in the Husqvarna manual for the "G" system is a snap to go through and see where you are at with it. I've done it a few times and the tests were spot on. Good luck with your build! Those 266's are strong saws even by today's standards.

 

[P.M.P.]

Dang Husqvarna still makes the 272?

 

[P.M.P.]

Good stuff @Stump Shot Just did a search looks like around Singapore there for sale.

 

[Stump Shot]

Dang Husqvarna still makes the 272?

Yes, parts I've been getting say made in Brasil, which goes along with what I've heard about the 272 being made there.

 

[SawTroll]

Dang Husqvarna still makes the 272?

Yes, in Brazil.

 

[SawTroll]

New powdercoat would be purty

I wouldn't do that on a saw that just has the scars of normal use - it removes the historical value of the saw.

 

[exSW]

I wouldn't do that on a saw that just has the scars of normal use - it removes the historical value of the saw.

We're not talking about a two hundred year old piece of Shaker furniture here.

Certain things I won't redo. Complete original firearms,most old furniture,trucks , tractors and other equipment that aren't already hacked up. But a thirty year old chainsaw that's going back to work?

 

[exSW]

Bar finally arrived today. Now I think I got a deal.

 

[huskihl]

Bar finally arrived today. Now I think I got a deal.
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Nice bar Ross.
I put a full skirt piston fron a 266 in my jred 670. I later replaced it with one without the full skirt and gained some rpm in the cut. Meteor makes one with or without windows. You want the windowed one

 

[huskihl]

Nice bar Ross.
I put a full skirt piston fron a 266 in my jred 670. I later replaced it with one without the full skirt and gained some rpm in the cut. Meteor makes one with or without windows. You want the windowed one

That being said, if you want a Golf piston exactly like the one you have there, lemme know. It has 1 tank of fuel on it

 

[Motorhead]

Nice bar Ross.
I put a full skirt piston fron a 266 in my jred 670. I later replaced it with one without the full skirt and gained some rpm in the cut. Meteor makes one with or without windows. You want the windowed one

Gonna need the larger carb to go with the open skirt windowed piston,224..... 224,c.163 will work but not well.

 

[exSW]

Gonna need the larger carb to go with the open skirt windowed piston,224..... 224,c.163 will work but not well.

Late 266,already got it covered.

 

[huskihl]

Late 266,already got it covered.


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One of mine has an hs260 with jred choke and throttle shafts to retain the high idle function. The other has the original from the 625 that had the same specs as the 260

 

[exSW]

Don't know what I'm doing yet. The jug looks good. I checked it with the calipers the other day and it's a light 50mm(49.95ish). May just go with a stock Husky slug if available and priced right. With working heat it is a collector saw even if I am going to run it. Why cheap out over 20-30 bucks.

 

[exSW]

Upon further inspection all the bits and pieces of the heats handles are there and test good! Ring,not so much.