What's on your bench?

[jacktheripper]

I gutted my 254 muffler, advanced the timing, and hogged out the intake elbow and air filter outlet. The thing has a gnarly grumble and snap to it now, and noticeably more torque in the cut. I think I’d like to find an HDA-120 carb for it to replace the HDA-35 that is on it. The Venturi is pretty small looking, and is definitely now the most restrictive part on the whole saw. Anyone have a 120 laying around? It’s the small carb from the 262.

 

[59billy]

2007 husqvarna 353 from fleabay. Listed as having "low compression." I read that as "needs new top end."


Always nice to get a bar and chain.

I won't post the grime shots from inside the covers.



I think we found the compression problem.


Photo is terrible, but it looks like a wee bit of transfer. Let's hope that's all. Next up: pressure/vacuum test and a bath. Then its time to practice new skills, and sharpen rusty ones! Oh, and buy an ultrasonic cleaner.

 

[Sloughfoot]

So far so good. How does a 25 years old high hour 026 have an original piston that looks this good

It was an Idaho saw till it retired to it's nephew's place in Loomis, CA so maybe @hacskaroly kept it up for Uncle Ernie.

 

[Partner]

Good oil and low hour

 

[59billy]

Good oil and low hour

But... which oil is the goodest?

 

[Partner]

The one used here ask the previous owner

 

[bigbadbob]

Bought this cheep oregon 511A guy had it set up to sharpen band saw blades.
im converting it to original... dang it upside down,,

 

[SimonHS]

Good oil and low hour

Good oil and plenty of it.

 

[bigbadbob]

Picked these 2 up in separate sales.
Im learning the frustrations of mtronic,,,
Some engineer needs a beating!!!
Will try to get one out of the two.
One has cracked case at bar studs,,
both arctics full wrap.
both x fallers saws,,
and so on,, winter projects

 

[jacktheripper]

Dual ported the 394xp muffler today.



I also opened the factory outlet wayyyy up


Should do good for blowing off chips while milling, and keep it running cooler. Sounds amazing, too.

 

[Sloughfoot]

None in my carb collection will work.
There a slick trick to fixing this?

 

[jacktheripper]

None in my carb collection will work.
There a slick trick to fixing this?

I think it's on a metal tube that is pressed into the body. You should be able to yank it out and replace it.

 

[Sloughfoot]

I think it's on a metal tube that is pressed into the body. You should be able to yank it out and replace it.

That's what it is. A little brass piece with "gnurling" it slides onto. Have a source? I don't care if it's one solid piece, just the plastic 90 or brass piece and 90.

 

[jacktheripper]

Do you have any junked carbs sitting around? I’d pull one off of a parts carb and see. Is that a wt194?

 

[Sloughfoot]

Yep, wt194. Nothing that will work on the few junk carbs I have. Brass piece doesn’t want to come out either

 

[Sloughfoot]

Two 50cc saws on the bench. Carb comparison of the exit side.
~2000 026 .522 on the left
~1970 10-10 .809 right

 

[jacktheripper]

Yep, wt194. Nothing that will work on the few junk carbs I have. Brass piece doesn’t want to come out either

Shoot. I’ve had a hard time finding 194’s. The dukes makes some clones that have worked for me.

 

[Sloughfoot]

Shoot. I’ve had a hard time finding 194’s. The dukes makes some clones that have worked for me.

Yeh, may go that route. Rather not over this little plastic part on what appears to be a perfectly good oem carb.
And it ain't like I don't have anything else to work on.

 

[Sloughfoot]

Shoot. I’ve had a hard time finding 194’s. The dukes makes some clones that have worked for me.

Think I got it. Picked up a fuel line from the dealer this morning and they gave me a couple of used carbs that had similar inlets. One of the carbs had the same body as a wt-194, but had a choke.

 

[mainer_in_ak]

Echo cs 4910

Had 1 hr. epileptic seizure with a burr grinder. Sealed the cylinder down with hylomar blue. Got that hylomar sht in my hair, on my face, and in my nose when I went to pick a booger full of metal chips. Cleaned my hands off with old gas and had a bag of doritos. I did lick the cheese off my fingers and could taste a little hylomar blue.

14200 rpms burblin rich and burble cleans up in the cut. 12000 rpms in 16 in diameter birch.