FUEL LINE QUESTION

[2broke2ride]

This is a pretty basic question I'm sure but I feel stupid for not being able to figure it out. I am working on a Husky 372. I am struggling with how much fuel line to have in the fuel tank. Currently I think I have too much. The saw ran great last night for about a half a tank of fuel, then all of a sudden, after dropping a sizeable pine it acted lean and stalled like it ran out of fuel. I pulled the cap and found if I turned the saw upright, the fuel filter would poke up out of the fuel. Am using 3x5 echo bulk line. Anyone have any guidance for me on such a basic issue? Lol.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

I do them where fuel filter can lay flat on bottom and enough to move to either side of tank if on either side. GL

 

[REJ2]

OEM Husqvarna piggly wiggly “coiled” fuel line with OEM fuel filter stays at the bottom of my 372, 365 saws

 

[sean donato]

Unfortunately straight line doesn't seem to quite get to all the areas in some husqy tanks. Reason why they come with that curly que line. It's a rip off for what it is. But no more cost then any of the pre molded lines.

 

[Ed Penney]

This I'd a pretty basic question I'm sure but I feel stupid for not being able to figure it out. I am working on a Husky 372. I am struggling with how much fuel line to have in the fuel tank. Currently I think I have too much. The saw ran great last night for about a half a tank of fuel, then all of a sudden, after dropping a sizeable pine it acted lean and stalled like it ran out of fuel. I pulled the cap and found if I turned the saw upright, the fuel filter would poke up out of the fuel. Am using 3x5 echo bulk line. Anyone have any guidance for me on such a basic issue? Lol.

Just enough to where it doesn't kink. I curl it around on the bottom and to the far right forward, it kinda holds it in place.

 

[TLG]

Totally going against the Husqvarna gods here. But I've found that when using the Echo fuel ines you need to add a weighted fuel filter in some applications. The Husqvarna, Jonsered OEM filters are not weighted. Older Shindaiwa and Echos did use the weighted filters. Stens is a good source for those. Hope this helps you out.

 

[REJ2]

Totally going against the Husqvarna gods here. But I've found that when using the Echo fuel ines you need to add a weighted fuel filter in some applications. The Husqvarna, Jonsered OEM filters are not weighted. Older Shindaiwa and Echos did use the weighted filters. Stens is a good source for those. Hope this helps you out.

These fuel filters from about 2009 have what feels like a 3/8th ounce lead egg sinker rattling around in them. I dont have another kind to compare. Seems like they would sink though.

 

[Sidecarflip]

You can make your own 'piggly-wiggly' fuel line by CAREFULLY heating a straight line with a heat gun with the fuel line wrapped around a suitable round object. When you heat it carefully (don't melt it), it will retain the shape of what you wrap it around. I do that a lot with stuff other than fuel lines. Alternately, you could remove the filter and insert a few BB's in it as well.

 

[ZeroJunk]

Usually just enough to be able to get the filter on through the fill hole is about right.

 

[TLG]

You can make your own 'piggly-wiggly' fuel line by CAREFULLY heating a straight line with a heat gun with the fuel line wrapped around a suitable round object. When you heat it carefully (don't melt it), it will retain the shape of what you wrap it around. I do that a lot with stuff other than fuel lines. Alternately, you could remove the filter and insert a few BB's in it as well.

Any BB's you put inside a filter will block the outlet end of filter. You would create another problem sir. No fuel flow at times.