Hello. I am new to the forum, but have been reading on it for a while. Thanks in advance for any responses, or help.
I have several, and have had several Husqvarna saws. I do my own maintenance, repair, sharpening etc. I have rebuilt a few older saws, a couple of mine, and a couple for friends. I haven't had any real trouble until this latest project. I am currently messing with an old 162SE that I bought brand new, back in the early 80s. I wore this saw out, cutting firewood, and clearing property. I have no idea how many hours were on this saw, when I quit using it. I don't know why I kept it hanging in my tool shed, but I did. Maybe because it was my first saw. I take very good care of my tools, and equipment, so it is in pretty decent shape.
A few weeks ago, I decided i would rebuild the old thing. I tore it down, and found that the piston, and ring were worn out, but the cylinder was in good shape. Here is what I have done to the saw.
Total tear down, and cleaning.
New bottom end bearings and seals.
New piston and ring.
New gaskets and seals.
New fuel line and filter.
New spark plug.
New switch.
New carburetor kit (Tillotson HS163A).
I got it back together, but cant get it to stay running long enough to get it tuned.:frown: I usually start out with the low, and high needle at about 1 1/8th turn out. With this one, I have tried it everywhere.
It has 150PSI compression, on three pulls. It has spark. It seems like it is flooding. I took the carburetor back apart, and cant find anything wrong. It holds pressure back from the fuel line, and has the pivot arm and diaphragm set correctly. The saw pops and fires hard on almost every pull, but won't run for more than five to seven seconds, and then floods out. I have tried the jets everywhere, even closed one at a time. When one is closed up, High or low, the saw won't start at all. The saw won't start with the throttle catch set either, and won't start with the throttle wide open. It will start and run for a few seconds at idle.
This is driving me up the wall. Can someone please offer some advise? :bang:
I thank you for reading my rambling post.
Dan
I have several, and have had several Husqvarna saws. I do my own maintenance, repair, sharpening etc. I have rebuilt a few older saws, a couple of mine, and a couple for friends. I haven't had any real trouble until this latest project. I am currently messing with an old 162SE that I bought brand new, back in the early 80s. I wore this saw out, cutting firewood, and clearing property. I have no idea how many hours were on this saw, when I quit using it. I don't know why I kept it hanging in my tool shed, but I did. Maybe because it was my first saw. I take very good care of my tools, and equipment, so it is in pretty decent shape.
A few weeks ago, I decided i would rebuild the old thing. I tore it down, and found that the piston, and ring were worn out, but the cylinder was in good shape. Here is what I have done to the saw.
Total tear down, and cleaning.
New bottom end bearings and seals.
New piston and ring.
New gaskets and seals.
New fuel line and filter.
New spark plug.
New switch.
New carburetor kit (Tillotson HS163A).
I got it back together, but cant get it to stay running long enough to get it tuned.:frown: I usually start out with the low, and high needle at about 1 1/8th turn out. With this one, I have tried it everywhere.
It has 150PSI compression, on three pulls. It has spark. It seems like it is flooding. I took the carburetor back apart, and cant find anything wrong. It holds pressure back from the fuel line, and has the pivot arm and diaphragm set correctly. The saw pops and fires hard on almost every pull, but won't run for more than five to seven seconds, and then floods out. I have tried the jets everywhere, even closed one at a time. When one is closed up, High or low, the saw won't start at all. The saw won't start with the throttle catch set either, and won't start with the throttle wide open. It will start and run for a few seconds at idle.
This is driving me up the wall. Can someone please offer some advise? :bang:
I thank you for reading my rambling post.
Dan
