HUSQVARNA HUSQVARNA THREAD

[Czed]

Any particular reasons why? Not calling you out, just wondering. Around here, the nice MS-250's are priced like a new saw and the cheap ones are very high mileage.

I've worked on a few dozen of the condom saws they do not react well to modern ethanol fuel
Or setting around unused
The overly long lines degrade and air leaks are common in that series intakes.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Thanks. None of this is set in stone, I may yet end up with an MS-250. All my two strokes run on BP 93 octane/40:1 VP Synthetic/1 ounce Stabil Marine fuel stabilizer per gallon and I don't have any fuel related problems. I did replace the carb on my 440 not long after I got it, the previous owner probably let it sit around with untreated corn gas.

So, the 445 in the pic is not a strato engine? I thought all the 400 series were strato.

 

[Czed]

Any day of the week I'd buy or recommend a echo or even a zenoah clone for less than a 100.00 over any homeowner Husqvarna
It's sad how they ruined that series.
I've had at least 12 zenoahs bought by neighbor's over the last 7 year's I haven't had to work on any of them
Now my neighbor's homeowner Husqvarna is a different story I've had to fix several of them.

 

[Czed]

https://www.amazon.com/NEO-TEC-Weight-Chainsaw-248RNDD009-Husqvarna/dp/B0CWTYGC16/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?crid=3G88HTQE2Y36C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.U4o8qZR1b1BVEK2dS1xWoQYDZbU_bMuL8R6bAjGOU5eb3e5GIrGTB2NUr3_HqAVcwV9-UKF08fAInhQTTXKHJ0YMK6VFIvR6sPwMz6m60PKxpxEDfknvhSzOhu166vXGOw73saLSK8epAurOgf33BhfZ1P0frZpPhJF1GBJlIysaMymJig3He1WG_B3lY5SJ_ZIz09zFns42JqV4OJAp2g.dJaV4MOF7MzayZavsxoHCfU2EEHwhnijBarEuvY8jto&dib_tag=se&keywords=neotech+28%22+chainsaw+bar&qid=1715194450&sprefix=neotech+28+chainsaw+bar%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-5

Sometimes these are as low as 41/42.00 shipped with an additional 10%off
I bought a couple
Damn .058 though.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

I used my 394xp for half a day cutting big beetle killed pines , easy task for it. Until it spit the lower muffler bolts out somewhere in the forest.
I certainly like using a 90+cc saw for dropping bigger trees but after 5 hours I was ready for a lighter saw.

 

[Squareground3691]

I used my 394xp for half a day cutting big beetle killed pines , easy task for it. Until it spit the lower muffler bolts out somewhere in the forest.
I certainly like using a 90+cc saw for dropping bigger trees but after 5 hours I was ready for a lighter saw.

Classic,

 

[Maintenance Chief]

new muffler bolts and bar cover, resting till the next adventure.

 

[Squareground3691]

View attachment 420613new muffler bolts and bar cover, resting till the next adventure.

They sure are great old school power,

 

[Woodwackr]

So, working on rebuilding the 281 I picked up.
Measured squish....055, hmm.
Ok, gasket was still on the case, removed...still over 40. I don't have a lathe so...

 

[thedude74]

So, working on rebuilding the 281 I picked up.
Measured squish....055, hmm.
Ok, gasket was still on the case, removed...still over 40. I don't have a lathe so...

Maybe it's worth sending the cylinder out to have base and band cut? Lots of guys on here with lathes and experience.

 

[Gullet]

Maybe it's worth sending the cylinder out to have base and band cut? Lots of guys on here with lathes and experience.

Absolutely.

 

[Woodwackr]

Maybe it's worth sending the cylinder out to have base and band cut? Lots of guys on here with lathes and experience.

That’s what I was thinking. I have the original cyl that I cleaned up and have added a nos piston, as well as a nos p&c. Both have the same huge squish. Id rather use a stock gasket so would need the cylinders turned down with that in mind rather than a base gasket removal.
Question is…who has the time?

 

[Maintenance Chief]

That’s what I was thinking. I have the original cyl that I cleaned up and have added a nos piston, as well as a nos p&c. Both have the same huge squish. Id rather use a stock gasket so would need the cylinders turned down with that in mind rather than a base gasket removal.
Question is…who has the time?

I had the rattler lathe a cylinder for me and it was spot on.

 

[Gullet]

That’s what I was thinking. I have the original cyl that I cleaned up and have added a nos piston, as well as a nos p&c. Both have the same huge squish. Id rather use a stock gasket so would need the cylinders turned down with that in mind rather than a base gasket removal.
Question is…who has the time?

Yeah if your gonna have machine work done, I'd stick with a gasket for sho.
BGD is for po folk, no machine work.

 

[Gullet]

FUN SAW with 24" bar!

 

[mainer_in_ak]

Would anyone happen to know the choke and throttle bore diameter of a 266 xp carburetor? Thanks.

 

[Gullet]

Would anyone happen to know the choke and throttle bore diameter of a 266 xp carburetor? Thanks.

A Tillotson won't work on a Echo.

@Squareground3691

 

[thedude74]

Would anyone happen to know the choke and throttle bore diameter of a 266 xp carburetor? Thanks.

Don't have one on hand....but did find this info.

 

[thedude74]

346 XP OEM P&C kit.

 

[Gvsu141]

Took a chance on this decent looking 385xp sight unseen from an estate auction due to this very nice looking white sticker on top... Full Wrap, 30" Carlton bar, wide chain cover, gutted/modified exhaust...

That turned out to be a mistake. It ended up having a stock non-ported 55mm 390 top end on it with a newer Hyway piston. It actually ran, idled, and revved decent, but only had 140psi compression with base gasket already deleted. Top end is toast, something got in there and destroyed the cylinder. Heavy gouging on both sides. On top of that, big end rod bearing is going bad, and leaks bar oil from the front case screw. Sprocket tip on the bar is also loose and will need repair.

Looks like I'll probably be parting what's left of this one out on eBay to recoup what I can. You win some, you lose some Nothing against the person who's saw this was, as I know it was intended for personal use only. But with the bearing starting to go, on top of other issues I probably won't put the effort into it.

Edit* After looking at this some more, I think it was not a circlip, but was reassembled this way. The piston looks nearly spotless. The piston should have damage too if this happened when the piston was installed.