spike60
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Well, for a lot less than $710........
Someone asked me about what is needed for this upgrade, so I figured I'd post it for everyone. First, here are the parts that would be involved, with part numbers and Husky list prices.
Piston and Cylinder: 503907971 $292
Piston only: 503531171 $84
Muffler: 503555504 $83
Clutch: 503577101 $47
Washer: 503521202 $2
262XP decal: 503619803 $5
261 and 262 use the exact same cylinder; with the only difference being that the 262 uses a flat top piston and the 261 uses a dished piston. So if you have a running 261, only the piston would be necessary here.
The muffler is a big item here. The 261 muffler was VERY restricted. They tried to correct this somewhat for the second year with the addition of the extra exhaust port on the front plate, but it was still not as good as the 262 muffler. The quick fix here is to mod the muffler by opening up those small holes under the side exhaust deflector.
The 262XP clutch is a 3 shoe design with much more contact area to the drum than the 2 shoe clutch on the 261. The washer is needed to prevent the 3 shoe clutch from rubbing on the drum. (The 261 clutch has an offset and doesn't require the washer.)
If you are wondering about the carb, the only real difference is that the 261 had limiter caps. And if you tried to order a 262 carb, it will supercede up to the one with the limiters anyway.
For the most part, you could also do this upgrade to a 257. In one way you would be ahead of the game in that the 257 used the same muffler as the 262XP. You would have the different air filter and the one piece top cover, but this wouldn't affect performance at all. And there should be a lot more 257's out there than 261's.
So, even if you had a toasted 261 or 257, it would be better to spend half of what the guy on fleece-bay did and build your own.
Someone asked me about what is needed for this upgrade, so I figured I'd post it for everyone. First, here are the parts that would be involved, with part numbers and Husky list prices.
Piston and Cylinder: 503907971 $292
Piston only: 503531171 $84
Muffler: 503555504 $83
Clutch: 503577101 $47
Washer: 503521202 $2
262XP decal: 503619803 $5
261 and 262 use the exact same cylinder; with the only difference being that the 262 uses a flat top piston and the 261 uses a dished piston. So if you have a running 261, only the piston would be necessary here.
The muffler is a big item here. The 261 muffler was VERY restricted. They tried to correct this somewhat for the second year with the addition of the extra exhaust port on the front plate, but it was still not as good as the 262 muffler. The quick fix here is to mod the muffler by opening up those small holes under the side exhaust deflector.
The 262XP clutch is a 3 shoe design with much more contact area to the drum than the 2 shoe clutch on the 261. The washer is needed to prevent the 3 shoe clutch from rubbing on the drum. (The 261 clutch has an offset and doesn't require the washer.)
If you are wondering about the carb, the only real difference is that the 261 had limiter caps. And if you tried to order a 262 carb, it will supercede up to the one with the limiters anyway.
For the most part, you could also do this upgrade to a 257. In one way you would be ahead of the game in that the 257 used the same muffler as the 262XP. You would have the different air filter and the one piece top cover, but this wouldn't affect performance at all. And there should be a lot more 257's out there than 261's.
So, even if you had a toasted 261 or 257, it would be better to spend half of what the guy on fleece-bay did and build your own.
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