husqvarna 445

Bought a 445 as a parts saw but decided to repair and run it. Having zero luck getting this thing running. New Carb(dry tuned 1.5 H/L), new lines, air/fuel filter, new plug with good spark, rubber necks not torn nor have holes, piston is good and compressing at 170. Sure I’m missing something...

I purchased a Husqvarna 445 the other day after comparing to the model 450. Interestingly, I found that this 445 appears to have the larger 450 engine. What I've found is that although the serial number tag does show the model 445, the other mitigating observations are 1) reference to 50 cc...