My "new" Husky 350...

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WES999

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Jan 12, 2008
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Mass north of Boston
I found a non running Husky 350 on CL for $50, the saw looked to be in good shape other than it had almost no compression.. I figures I would give it a shot and see if I could get it running again. I ordered a aftermarket piston and ring kit from E bay,
cleaned up the cylinder, replaced the fuel line and filter, fixed the air leaks, and replaced the carb diaphragms. I gave everything a good cleaning and put it all back together.

So far I have only run it for about half an hour, but it did seem to run and cut quite well.

I posted a more in depth write up with more pics on:
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?s=c589fdd22db1e41be6fd0f3077bd1cd5&p=1559304#post1559304
 

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Nice rebuild
 
I have that saw and love it. I've had it for almost 7 years and have done nothing but sharpen the blade and give it a cleaning once and and a while. this is the first year it has given me trouble. Its been idling rough and now it keeps stalling. I swear its pissed at me because I left it out in the rain for a day (first time ever) since then it continues to run worse and worse until now I have to keep reving it to get it to idle. I am replacing the plug and giving it its yearly cleaning to hope it comes back to life.

Other that Its a great saw, anyone that uses it can't believe how smooth and powerful it is.
 
That is a great feeling when you complete a rebuild like that.

Enjoy the saw
 
That's sensational - well done :) I paid twice that to have my diaphragm replaced on my Husky 353, I wish I had your skills!
 
PunKid8888 said:
I have that saw and love it. I've had it for almost 7 years and have done nothing but sharpen the blade and give it a cleaning once and and a while. this is the first year it has given me trouble. Its been idling rough and now it keeps stalling. I swear its pissed at me because I left it out in the rain for a day (first time ever) since then it continues to run worse and worse until now I have to keep reving it to get it to idle. I am replacing the plug and giving it its yearly cleaning to hope it comes back to life.

Other that Its a great saw, anyone that uses it can't believe how smooth and powerful it is.

A few thing to check, clean the carb and replace the diaphragms, replace the fuel line and filter, check for air leaks, the 350 has a poorly designed intake manifold the plastic clip did not provide much clamping force, I replaced mine with a hose clamp.
I also had a substantial air leak where the cylinder meets the plastic case. I suspect the plastic relaxes a bit allowing the screws to loosen. This is probably what killed the saw for the previous owner.

Good luck
 
I did the plug and a good cleaning of the saw. I was able to get it to run and idle after some tuning, i needed to bring the idle way up which is odd. It still feels kinda rough at idle. I cut up some wood yesterday and it seamed to run real rough if I held it at a bad angle. I think its fuel related, like it might be starving for fuel if its leaned one way, but I never remember having a problem with it before this year. I will take the carb out and give it a cleaning. Is there any trick to removing the carb, I looked at briefly but was not sure what was securing it.
 
A leaned out saw tends to rev up or scream, not run rough.
 
PunKid8888 said:
I did the plug and a good cleaning of the saw. I was able to get it to run and idle after some tuning, i needed to bring the idle way up which is odd. It still feels kinda rough at idle. I cut up some wood yesterday and it seamed to run real rough if I held it at a bad angle. I think its fuel related, like it might be starving for fuel if its leaned one way, but I never remember having a problem with it before this year. I will take the carb out and give it a cleaning. Is there any trick to removing the carb, I looked at briefly but was not sure what was securing it.

Sounds like you might have an air leak somewhere - as in needing more fuel at idle to compensate for a lean mix... As others have said check your carb-manifold-engine joints. Could also be a marginal diaphram, or possibly a leaky fuel suction line.

Gooserider
 
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