RiverRat2
Serio Tree Freak
I recently picked up a decent 394XP ,,, it runs good but it seems to flood easily on semi cold restarts and the starter doesnt always engage Which I think is part of the problem its not making enough revs to fire the ignition module,,,, everytime you yard on it!!!! and making it hard to start. I am suspecting the metering diaphragm is getting stiff,,,, the as found carb settings were L 2 + and the H screw was about 3/4 open it has a home brewed dual port muffler I reset tpo base line settings and it seems to have improved,,,So I used it this last weekend around the fire wood pile to quarter some big rounds that were too large for me to pick up and put in the splitter but still is hard to start after setting for a bit,,, as long as you keep it going its good,,,, (gas Fouled three plugs before I checked the L/H settings,,,, Duhhhhh)
It starts easily when cold and when using it if you kill it to move around the wood/top/log it starts right back up if you crank it right away,,,,, but if you wait more than 5 or ten minutes it is a beotch to restart it,,,,, has 168 psi compression cold and 155 hot I suppse I need to pressure check the needle and seat (fuel inlet valve) before I tear anything apart!!!!!
I am thinking of checking out the carb and Admittedly I dont know squat about working on Huskies,,,,, is it easier to pull the cylinder and carb together??? do those carb screws go through all of that stuff into the intake side of the jug??????? what is the best fix for the starter the pawls??? they appear to have some burrs on the edges,,, can they be filed and made true again or does some body have a source for some new ones,,, the saw makes good power, idles good, and revs out like a dream,,,
Any suggestions!!!!
It starts easily when cold and when using it if you kill it to move around the wood/top/log it starts right back up if you crank it right away,,,,, but if you wait more than 5 or ten minutes it is a beotch to restart it,,,,, has 168 psi compression cold and 155 hot I suppse I need to pressure check the needle and seat (fuel inlet valve) before I tear anything apart!!!!!
I am thinking of checking out the carb and Admittedly I dont know squat about working on Huskies,,,,, is it easier to pull the cylinder and carb together??? do those carb screws go through all of that stuff into the intake side of the jug??????? what is the best fix for the starter the pawls??? they appear to have some burrs on the edges,,, can they be filed and made true again or does some body have a source for some new ones,,, the saw makes good power, idles good, and revs out like a dream,,,
Any suggestions!!!!