Husqvarna 365 Special

[Gerva]

Hi all pretty much new to the site, But I'm chasing some answers to my Chainsaw that I brought.
So It says Its the 365 Special, but how ever it has the Zama carby on it and not the walbro. Now did the older 365 Specials came out with the Zama carbys then later on the Walbro's were used? It was owned by an old guy that passed away and it was pretty much serviced and maintained. I got told its not the 365 special and said it had a new cylinder swap on it as someone else said on a Facebook page. But I been watching a lot of Videos on YouTube where i seen Husqvarna 365 specials with the Zama carbys on em.
If anyone can give me much more info on these.
Thanks.

 

[GenXer]

Are you able to read a serial number off the tag?

 

[Gerva]

Sure can,

Are you able to read a serial number off the tag?

I can.

 

[Gerva]

Are you able to read a serial number off the tag?

Well the numbers say,Husqvarna 365 SP
967 08 22-00
01 2000828

 

[WearTheChaps]

But I been watching a lot of Videos on YouTube where i seen Husqvarna 365 specials with the Zama carbys on em.

You may have answered your own question with this. It is not an uncommon thing for carbys to change on saws. My Stihl came with two brands of carby as the model grew older.

 

[huskihl]

Does the rubber intake boot clamp on to the cylinder or does it bolt onto the cylinder?

 

[Gerva]

Does the rubber intake boot clamp on to the cylinder or does it bolt onto the cylinder?

it bolts onto it, Picture attached

 

[Gerva]

You may have answered your own question with this. It is not an uncommon thing for carbys to change on saws. My Stihl came with two brands of carby as the model grew older.

Sweet thanks.

 

[wcorey]

What huskihl is getting at is that the bolt on boot means it's the non sp cylinder with the open ports.

 

[huskihl]

It is a 365, not a 365 special. That is why it has the Zama rather than the Walbro carburetor, not that that matters. I’ve ported several with each carb and they run interchangeably to me

 

[Gerva]

What huskihl is getting at is that the bolt on boot means it's the non sp cylinder with the open ports.

So having open ports its not gonna have that much top end power?

 

[huskihl]

So having open ports its not gonna have that much top end power?

A little less power up high but they have reasonable torque down low. So it’s a bit of a trade-off. Absolutely nothing wrong with the 365, they’re just probably not quite as desirable in the chainsaw world as the special

 

[huskihl]

I see you’re in Oz. Another member here has posted pictures of a few 365 specials that had the open port cylinder like yours. It seems they were sold in Australia sort of incorrectly with the “Special” designation