bozzchem
ArboristSite Member
I went to fire it up and no dice. Pulled no less than 10 times with the choke on and not even a burp. It ran beautifully when I dropped a huge red oak that was blocking the sight picture of my garden which seems to be the local rabbit hangout.
I let my fiances college aged son use it to make some extra coin to help him out with his expenses since the tranny went in his car, he needs cash, and apparently he was an old salt with chainsaw use...so I was told. I let him use my chainsaw rather than his since mine is more powerful and would make much shorter work of limbing/bucking the huge red oak I dropped.
Anyway, I checked the bar oil and gas. Bar oil was a little low so no biggie. When I looked at the gas I got a knot in my stomach. I didn't see that "tinge" that indicates there was oil in the gas.
I emptied the tank and put in a fresh mix but got the same response from the Husky - nothing. The piston moves fine and the plug didn't even seem to look like it had been run lean...but she won't start for nothing.
What can I expect in the way of repair costs if indeed this was what happened? The motor isn't seized so can it be sleeved and a new piston assembly put in or does it just end up as a paper weight?
My brand new rule is nobody touches my power tools but me. I'll be dropping it off tomorrow and expect to get the bad news by the end of the day. I'd at least like to have an idea of how to proceed if they quote a price that sounds ridiculous so any ideas on what to expect would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
I let my fiances college aged son use it to make some extra coin to help him out with his expenses since the tranny went in his car, he needs cash, and apparently he was an old salt with chainsaw use...so I was told. I let him use my chainsaw rather than his since mine is more powerful and would make much shorter work of limbing/bucking the huge red oak I dropped.
Anyway, I checked the bar oil and gas. Bar oil was a little low so no biggie. When I looked at the gas I got a knot in my stomach. I didn't see that "tinge" that indicates there was oil in the gas.
I emptied the tank and put in a fresh mix but got the same response from the Husky - nothing. The piston moves fine and the plug didn't even seem to look like it had been run lean...but she won't start for nothing.
What can I expect in the way of repair costs if indeed this was what happened? The motor isn't seized so can it be sleeved and a new piston assembly put in or does it just end up as a paper weight?
My brand new rule is nobody touches my power tools but me. I'll be dropping it off tomorrow and expect to get the bad news by the end of the day. I'd at least like to have an idea of how to proceed if they quote a price that sounds ridiculous so any ideas on what to expect would be much appreciated.
Thanks.