when you did this...did you use the choke?
My 3 yr old Husky 372xp is dead HELP!
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when you did this...did you use the choke?
The coil's not going to fire out of time with the flywheel on correctly, and normally coils fail completely or when they get hot. Buy a new Bosch or NGK plug and I bet it starts right up.
sawinredneck
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I'll also second the idea to pull the kill wire off the coil!
PA Plumber
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Maybe I missed this in the thread...
Faulty kill switch? Seems like an Ohm meter could test for this.
Ground out somewhere? Do all the wires look okay? Nothing with the coating rubbed off?
Faulty kill switch? Seems like an Ohm meter could test for this.
Ground out somewhere? Do all the wires look okay? Nothing with the coating rubbed off?
Have you pulled the flywheel and checked the key yet? You have spark all day long and it won't start if the timing's not right.
Post #29.
I believe he posted a pic of the flywheel OFF the saw...
sawinredneck
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Spark or not, it's an easy test and rules out some other problems! I think it's a coil myself, or two bad plugs, really rare, but possible.
Remember K I S S first, then make it hard, pulling the kill wire will take all of 3min.
Remember K I S S first, then make it hard, pulling the kill wire will take all of 3min.
Ooops. I missed a couple posts at the bottom of that page.
If he has a Champion and a Denso plug I'd say it's quite likely.
macj
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I have recently had similar experience with my 4yr old Jonsered 2171(sudden failure) - it had spark with plug resting on cylinder.
Tried drying out saw/ cleaning carburettor/ checked flywheel key/ checking fuel line/changing spark plug/ checking compression - all to no avail.
Finally started instantly after swapped swapped coil... swapped a blue one for a black one.
I think the black ones are simpler without rev limiters.
Tried drying out saw/ cleaning carburettor/ checked flywheel key/ checking fuel line/changing spark plug/ checking compression - all to no avail.
Finally started instantly after swapped swapped coil... swapped a blue one for a black one.
I think the black ones are simpler without rev limiters.
lazermule
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Basically the same symptoms I am having. Mine is the original blue as well, my sparks with my plug out of my cylinder too but I have my doubts when it's installed.
Some seem to think that I SUDDENLY just need to change the way I have always started it (ie..no choke) and don't get me wrong, I thank everyone for the advice, but I am leaning toward the ignition. I did have a bad ignition on my Husky 61 and yes it only failed when it was hot and would restart after an hour of cooling.
I am certainly leaning toward the $40 ignition...kind of a shame if that's the case as this saw has maybe 5 gallons of fuel through it...
LM
lazermule
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Ignition ordered....:msp_biggrin:
I would not use an AM coil. To many reports of issues. You can but used OEM units on Ebay for $25-30.
hurley2323
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IMO - It's Ignition mule. Can't wait until you post your solution.
Poor choice of words...died as in its now dead and will not start, not died as in it was running and turned itself off.
So did you gap the new plug though? I could see a plug in there going bad and the replacement has too wide a gap out of the box...it'll sparka nice blue arc when you ground it and carnk it, but its not strong or consistent enough to fire. Seems overly simple, but you didn't say if you gapped the new plug or just put it in.
Torquin
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Did you ever try disconnecting the kill switch? I have had problems with them on Huskies. I wonder if it is making partial contact, enough to weaken the spark but leave enough spark that you can see the spark when you check for spark.
Chris
Chris
