Husky 357xp scored!

[SilverBox]

Picked up this non runner off of Craigslist the other day. Serial number begins with 07, which I think means it was built in 2007?

It seemed pretty clean but it was super hard to pull over the guy who sold it to me said it had no spark, it was so hard to pull over I don't see how you could have checked spark. But he only wanted $100 bones, figured even if I had to replace jug and piston I'd still come out ahead. Haven't taken it all the way down yet, but the gas I dumped out of it looked pretty clear, just a bit yellow (either from age or yellow colored mix) and the piston is definately scored, not sure about the jug haven't got it apart yet, but it probably is saveable.

 

[mountainlake]

Are you sure it's not a 5100s Dolmar painted orange? Steve

 

[nmurph]

check the partition and clamp. if it was not straight gassed, then it is likely these are the culprits. i am not sure when husky made the change in production, but i have a '05 359 that had the problem items.

 

[Henry G.]

357 is a sleeper saw IMO. Piston looks wasted. Take apart and post pics please...

 

[SkippyKtm]

check the partition and clamp. if it was not straight gassed, then it is likely these are the culprits. i am not sure when husky made the change in production, but i have a '05 359 that had the problem items.

+1 :agree2: Check the carb too- If its a Walbro HD 199A or B, The accelerator pump has been known to go bad and cause a lean condition at wot and erratic idle/ no idle as well. I had lots of headaches with mine, its an '05 model that I picked up cheap, with a roasted piston as well. NICE Deal by the way!!

 

[harrybeaver]

If the piston is scored can you just file down high spots and reuse it? Assuming the ring lands are ok I would think it could be used again.

 

[Fastcast]

Uuuuuuuuh......where's the jackals that usually show up within 15min. if it's a Dolmar?.....Imagine, a saw burns up. That never happens to better brands .....Must be some defect or company conspiracy.

Descent find, regardless of my sarcasm! lol

 

[Cliff R]

In many cases you can save all of it. I've resurrected quite a few saws that simply had some piston material "smeared" over the ring not allowing it to make contact with the bore.

Remove the ring and clean it up with some very fine autobody sandpaper. Polish the high spots out of the piston as well, use at least 600grit. With a very sharp pocket knife remove the aluminun transfered to the jug, then very lightly hone the jug with flex hone wrapped with auto body sandpaper.

Clean the piston ring groove with a fine jewelers file, test fit the ring, and put it back together. My 55 was tore up about the same as in your pics, and repaired as described above. Compression is perfect, and it's been running flawless now for several years.

I'd go thru the engine fuel system and check the intake system for any leaks before placing the saw back in service. Start out with around 40 to 1 mix, and set the carb just a tad rich for break-in, to avoid high rpm's and a potential lean condition......Cliff

 

[mountainlake]

Uuuuuuuuh......where's the jackals that usually show up within 15min. if it's a Dolmar?.....Imagine, a saw burns up. That never happens to better brands .....Must be some defect or company conspiracy.

Descent find, regardless of my sarcasm! lol

If this was a Dolmar we'd have 6 pages by now. Steve

 

[Bowtie]

If the piston is scored can you just file down high spots and reuse it? Assuming the ring lands are ok I would think it could be used again.

I guess some people would try it, but I would use that piston as a paperweight, and replace it. Meteors run 35 bucks from Baileys, and I think they have them for the 357xp.

 

[Fastcast]

If this was a Dolmar we'd have 6 pages by now. Steve

:agree2:

 

[jd548esco72]

:agree2:

+2!

and god forbid you got a roasted 029 super--the best chainsaw ever made!--LOL!

 

[Diesel Pro]

If this was a Dolmar we'd have 6 pages by now. Steve

If it was the original owner posting that he had just gone out and burned it down then it would mean something, but since this is a second party buying an already hurt saw there's no way to know exactly what happened. Odds are neglect though...

 

[04ultra]

I see saws that look like that often.........All brands .....




I see plenty of bad gas and dull chains kill good saws........Not sure about this saw but Huskys fry just as easy with bad gas as do all the other brands ....




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[jd548esco72]

after i got that saw repaired i would do a vac test on it--make darn sure you don't have ANY leaks. before you fire it up!:greenchainsaw:

 

[SawTroll]

Uuuuuuuuh......where's the jackals that usually show up within 15min. if it's a Dolmar?.....Imagine, a saw burns up. That never happens to better brands .....Must be some defect or company conspiracy.

Descent find, regardless of my sarcasm! lol

All models from all brands "burn up" now and then, for various reasons - the 357xp probably has been the "worst" Husky model in that regard, but not because they are set lean at the factory!

That model has had more than its share of other problems though - the auto decomp, the clamp/partition wall issue and the faulty Walbro carbs.

 

[SkippyKtm]

All models from all brands "burn up" now and then, for various reasons - the 357xp probably has been the "worst" Husky model in that regard, but not because they are set lean at the factory!

That model has had more than its share of other problems though - the auto decomp, the clamp/partition wall issue and the faulty Walbro carbs.

:agree2: Once you get all the bugs fixed, they're great saws, at least the new ones shouldn't have all the Naggling Ninnys.

 

[fiasco]

Replacement carb

My 2007 Jonsered 2159 exhibits the no-idle blues and is a bear to get up to high revs first time you run it. and it's prone to stalling out. It has the HD199 A Walbro carb., which I've thrown a rebuild kit at (but haven't had a chance to tune and run it yet).

If this doesn't work, then it's time to try the replacement ZAMA carb that Bailey's stocks:

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=119634

http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=ZAM+C3EL42&catID=

This has been a long battle with the saw. It ran lousy...no idle, stalled, hard to get up to high RPM, I tried to adjust the carb, but it wouldn't hold a tune. It was definitely running lean, got hot enough to melt the limiting tabs.

Dealer adjusted the carb, it ran OK for a while, then it burnt up. Dealer said it was straight gassed but "they'd warranty it." I said BS, but let them throw a new piston and cylinder at it. In the midst of this, the tech at the dealer was fired.

Ran it 20 minutes, it stalled out and wouldn't restart. Dealer said Jonsered wouldn't fix it again, but he would personally would. So it sat for months, since he was down a tech and it was a money losing item. Flunked a leakdown...found the carb boot had a crack (this boot has the later style metal clip to the cylinder).

In the meantime I bought a Dolmar PS510 to have a saw that starts and runs and doesn't burn down. Unfortunately, it's made in China, but it does run well (but not like the Jonsered when it's right).

Got it back and it STILL isn't right. So I pulled the carb apart the other night, hosed it out with carb cleaner and did the rebuild kit. Now I just need time to tune it.

Hope this does it. If not, maybe it's ZAMA time. Or put it on Craigslist for cheap and get me a used 6401 to Big Bore....

 

[harrybeaver]

put it on Craigslist for cheap and get me a used 6401 to Big Bore....[/QUOTE]

+1

 

[pioneerguy600]

My 2007 Jonsered 2159 exhibits the no-idle blues and is a bear to get up to high revs first time you run it. and it's prone to stalling out. It has the HD199 A Walbro carb., which I've thrown a rebuild kit at (but haven't had a chance to tune and run it yet).

If this doesn't work, then it's time to try the replacement ZAMA carb that Bailey's stocks:

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=119634

http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=ZAM+C3EL42&catID=

This has been a long battle with the saw. It ran lousy...no idle, stalled, hard to get up to high RPM, I tried to adjust the carb, but it wouldn't hold a tune. It was definitely running lean, got hot enough to melt the limiting tabs.

Dealer adjusted the carb, it ran OK for a while, then it burnt up. Dealer said it was straight gassed but "they'd warranty it." I said BS, but let them throw a new piston and cylinder at it. In the midst of this, the tech at the dealer was fired.

Ran it 20 minutes, it stalled out and wouldn't restart. Dealer said Jonsered wouldn't fix it again, but he would personally would. So it sat for months, since he was down a tech and it was a money losing item. Flunked a leakdown...found the carb boot had a crack (this boot has the later style metal clip to the cylinder).

In the meantime I bought a Dolmar PS510 to have a saw that starts and runs and doesn't burn down. Unfortunately, it's made in China, but it does run well (but not like the Jonsered when it's right).

Got it back and it STILL isn't right. So I pulled the carb apart the other night, hosed it out with carb cleaner and did the rebuild kit. Now I just need time to tune it.

Hope this does it. If not, maybe it's ZAMA time. Or put it on Craigslist for cheap and get me a used 6401 to Big Bore....

Put the Zama C3-42 carb in it and don`t look back, just completing one myself and it`s been the saw from h--l, it will be a nice runner now.
Pioneerguy600