I bought a Husky 61 on ebay but...

[dougand3]

I got a Husky 61 clutch cover and top cover...and the rest of the saw is a Jonsered 630. LOL. It sure looked orange in pics and I don't enough to look for in the faded recoil decal. Oil and sawdust covered ID plate. I opened it and said that's the redest Husky I've ever seen. It was cheap enough as a parts saw. Has 125 PSI, so I was gonna put an AM 272 topend on it. I've read there may be changes required...intake, carb, muffler. Can someone tell by pics how much direct bolt on I have and what new parts I'd need? Thanks

 

[beavis331]

There is a guy on ebay that was selling the whole kit to put the 272 cylinder on a 630.

 

[dougand3]

Thanks for the info.

 

[dougand3]

Pulled the jug - 50mm Mahle CP. So, guess it was a "268". Both jug and piston look great. Scratching head over low compression. Piston ring looked good - not much outer wear. Then ring gap - feeler gauge won't work - you need a yardstick. I'm thinking this may be a 48mm ring?

 

[A100HVA]

i'd try a new ring.
slide it up near the top and check gap,i've seen a few that looks like yours and all they needed was a ring.
you need muffler brace too.
good luck. she's a good'un

 

[beavis331]

Definitely not the right ring there. Looks like maybe a 50 mm ring will get your compression back up were it needs to be.

 

[dougand3]

I just KNEW the jug and piston was bad...have a 272 topend, intake adapter, longer carb bolts en-route. LOL. Lesson learned - actually disassemble saw and not just KNOW.