He lied... but it's shipping today!
Hahahaha....Freebies ship one day late. :hmm3grin2orange:
He lied... but it's shipping today!
I took the oil pump to work today and let the guys in the machine shop look it over. They told me that the O-rings are 32mm ID x 1.5mm thick. Just so happens we had a pack of 10 in the tool crib so I think I've got my O-rings.Both these orings are Husqvarna specific....not auto parts store type...must be had from a Husky dealer.
A piston, a piston, my kingdom for a piston!
I have all the necessary parts except for the piston which is in transit to me. A local OPE shop had the Caber rings and seals in stock, and the O-rings I "borrowed" from work seem like they'll work just fine.
When installing the O-rings, can I use O-ring lube or should I just use some 2-stroke oil? In another thread, Mastermind suggested using some Loctite 518 gasket maker on the O-rings. While I have no reason to doubt him, I wonder if it's advisable on this saw?
Any other "tricks" I should be aware of?
Patience? What's that? :dunno:You'll have to be a little patient, amigo...
Decisions, decisions...You "should" be ok with just lube on the o-ring, but I tend to agree with Randy....518 isn't gonna hurt.
The package arrived today... only 4 days from the Canadian west coast to the US east coast! The package wasn't opened so I doubt US Customs or anyone else fondled anything!6-10 business days for my shipments to the US, normally
They were.I believe the clips were in it with the wrist pin.
She lives!
With the piston Rob was so kind to send my way, I rebuilt my baby this afternoon. Installed new seals and O-rings, new Caber ring in the piston, and pout everything back together. Fueled her up and out back we went. Six pulls and she was purring. Let her warm up for several minutes and then tuned the carb. I left her very fat for now. I have nothing to cut in the yard so tomorrow I'll try to find something so I can test her in wood.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to explain and encourage. And special thanks to Rob for being so gracious.
She lives!
With the piston Rob was so kind to send my way, I rebuilt my baby this afternoon. Installed new seals and O-rings, new Caber ring in the piston, and pout everything back together. Fueled her up and out back we went. Six pulls and she was purring. Let her warm up for several minutes and then tuned the carb. I left her very fat for now. I have nothing to cut in the yard so tomorrow I'll try to find something so I can test her in wood.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to explain and encourage. And special thanks to Rob for being so gracious.
I need 2 things for that to happen: something to cut, and someone to hold the camera. :msp_wink:Don't forget the video!
I need 2 things for that to happen: something to cut, and someone to hold the camera. :msp_wink:
She doesnt happen to have same piston as 163/263 saws, doesnt she ?
(50 14 286, or 501 42 86, and something like-01, -02,-03 and -04 in the end of code to separate different pistons more accurately by the size )
edit;
aparently not.
i just have one of those pistons and thought it might fit.
With a used piston and new ring, how long should it take to "break in"?
So even though the only thing new is the piston, I should treat it as a new saw? Kinda what I expected to be honest...
My weekly update...Leaned it up a tad but, to be honest, I'm really gun shy about going too lean.
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