032av

[cuttin-4-heat]

i have a 032av that is literally in a bucket. i know i know but i was told i couldnt ever make it run and if i did get it to run it would run like #### and always break. well the sure way to get me to try is tell me i cant so try i must. i would like to make the saw a reliable little saw that screams. my Father always ran a 32 on his line truck but i was young then and wasnt allowed to run his it has long since been sold so i never had the chance. how will it compare to my buddies 455 husky stock vs stock. how bout if i do some work to mine? the way i figure it its already apart might as well.
if you guys could give me your opinions and maybe some info/advice on the saw for any of those aspects i would be very grateful.
can i make her a above avg saw for a decent price and keep good reliability?

 

[kioni]

Go on do it

my o32av was a dog for years, given to me by my grand father it had sentimental value only and i found i could never get it to tune correctly when i got it to idle correctly it would almost die before pickin up and if it picked correctly it would not idle. finally this year (couldnt throw it out ) completely stripped it down and found : wear in the cylinder ( some chrome missing also crank seals were hard as a rock and probably leaking. So i went on ebay and managed to aquire : 2 bearings and crank seals, 1 new piston, 1 second hand cylinder in excellent shape, 1 new crank case gasket, 1 new cylinder gasket, and also complete rebuild kit for the carb. yeah i know sounds like a lot to put into an old saw but sentimental remember. anyhow rebuilt it took very little tuning and runs like a new saw (practically is lol) far more power than my husky 350 (52cc) with muffler mod i love it and it runs an 18" 3/8 ES bar with RSC chain with no difficulty well worth the rebuild

 

[billyjoejr]

I have my grandpa,s 032 and love it. Very reliable.
When I got it I had to replace the rubber av mounts and rebuild the carb and buy a new air filter.

Here is the workshop manual. Scanned from paper so it is rough.
http://www.mediafire.com/?dnwykggj3jy

and IPL
http://www.mediafire.com/?bm9m11bjnw1

Click the blue "Click here to start download..." link on left to download.

On a side note, the manual says the H and L screws on the carb should be 1 1/4 turns open, that was way to rich for mine. Mine is 1 turn on the H and 3/4 turn on the L.


Kioni,
Was the muffler mod on the 032 or the husky 350?
I figured the 032 was built before the epa muffler days and wouldn't need a muffler mod. But if you modded yours and it improved its performance, I would like instructions on how you modded it.

Thanks
Billy

 

[cuttin-4-heat]

thank you for the replies. i would be very interested in some more info on the muffler mod if possible. thanks again for the info

 

[Lakeside53]

032's are uslly rock solid... Rarely do they need seals, bearings, pistons or anything important. It's usually impulse line, junk in the carbs etc..

 

[BIGBORE577]

Here is the workshop manual. Scanned from paper so it is rough.
http://www.mediafire.com/?dnwykggj3jy

and IPL
http://www.mediafire.com/?bm9m11bjnw1

Thanks for the manuals! I needed them also.