New guy saying hi

[Odog]

Well I've been lurking around for awhile, I've asked a few questions, got some premium advice and have become addicted to the site. I figure I better introduce myself any saws. I'm pretty much a husky guy, I have a 141, 55 rancher, a 272xp and a spare 272xp for parts. I have a 288xp that is frustrating me, and a 2101xp that is my baby. I use my 2101 as my main saw and until last year my 288 as my 2nd. I have a couple of old macs, a big heavy 250 and one that has the bar off at about a 22•angle from the power head. Don't know much about them, found em in an old shed we were tearing down. Anyway, I cut firewood for extra cash and heat for me and my daughters. I'm a construction rock driller and blaster by trade, I love blowing s$&t up! Anyway, figured I'd say hello since I'm lurking around.

Erik

 

[computeruser]

Welcome! Hang on to your wallet, this is an expensive site to hang around!

 

[Hinerman]

Welcome to AS...2101 as a primary saw. That is stuff legends are made from. Where are you from? And, do you have any vids of blowing stuff up? We like pics and vids.

 

[Odog]

I don't know about legends, but I love that saw! I've had it for 8 years now. Last month I ruined the needle bearing on connecting rod and acting on advice received on AS I got a 285 of evil bay and used that crank. Resurrecting my baby, and did a muffler mod. She's a demon, she loves to throw chips and I love her sound. I'm in Wendell Idaho, 100miles east of Boise out here in the sagebrush. Mountains are 60 miles away so I cut a lot of pine and doug fir. Around here we have a lot of Russian olive, elm and black locust. I can get big $$ for locust firewood.

 

[w8ye]

Welcome, appears you are well equipped with chainsaws . . .

Enjoy

 

[Odog]

I'll try to post some pics and vids of some of our shots, but I have to warn you, we blast in towns, next to houses so fly rock is BAD!! Our shots are boring, not like some of the quarry shots we do.

 

[cgraham1]

Huh.... did somebody say 288?!? What's up with your 288?

 

[Odog]

My 288 is still puking fuel out muffler. I asked around, was told to check carb, it's rebuilt. I used a known working carb to no avail. Checked fuel tank vent, not clogged. I have spark, it'll fire once, then flood out. It's frustrating me.

 

[NorthernBreeze]

Welcome! My grandpa used dynamite to blow up tree stumps when he cleared to build his cabin. That was awhile ago, I think he told me he would buy it at a hardware store, eventually they regulated the caps, and now....well now is now

 

[Odog]

Yeah, i remember my dad getting some at the hardware store when I was a kid. Now not so much, dynamite, caps, ANFO, it's all regulated. I've had a butt load of background checks just to work around it.

 

[z71mike]

My 288 is still puking fuel out muffler. I asked around, was told to check carb, it's rebuilt. I used a known working carb to no avail. Checked fuel tank vent, not clogged. I have spark, it'll fire once, then flood out. It's frustrating me.

Sounds like you're out of timing. Bad ignition module, could be.

 

[Odog]

I didn't think of that. I figured since I had spark the module was ok, but I am learning that there is a lot about these saws that I don't know. Im fairly mechanically inclined, but I don't know everything and I am always learning something new

 

[z71mike]

Maybe you can try one of the modules off one of your other saws as a test. I'm not a Husky guy though, so I don't know which ones are compatible, like the Stihl 'universal' coil.

 

[Odog]

Gotcha, I'll try to figure out something. At this point I'm tearing it all back down and starting over. Maybe there's something dumb I missed when putting it back together.

 

[redfin]

Welcome and try lowerinng the lever arm in your carb. Mine was doing the same on my 288.