Hard to pull thru husqvarna 268

[spidennis]

Can't start the husqvarna 268. Seems compression is super high so I can't pull the starter thru. If I take out the plug then it pulls thru fine. See the video. What is keeping it from pulling thru?

 

[burnses]

ck to see if the starter pulley is cracked at the hub or at the bottom of the pulley where the rope begins....sounds weird but they do crack and the rope tends to double over on it self and bind....best way I can describe it. I build a 266 that was a real bear rope would just bout stop and sure nuf the pulley was split...

good luck

nice looking saw...

 

[Brian Van]

Can't start the husqvarna 268. Seems compression is super high so I can't pull the starter thru. If I take out the plug then it pulls thru fine. See the video. What is keeping it from pulling thru?

My 66 is the same way. I'm not trying to be mean, but put your foot in the handle, hold the grip and pull like a man! Make sure the coil wire is on or you'll have done it all for nothing!

 

[Sepia]

That's normal compression for that series saw in my opinion. My 272xp was a bear to start without drop starting it.

 

[Big_Wood]

this guys gotta be trolling lol chief sawdust sweeper.

 

[spidennis]

The carb got a cleaning and it started. At first it was still hard to pull but it did go thru but quite unlike before where it would just stay in that super high compression mode. Thanks for all the replies and suggestions Y'all, now I got some chores to get out of the way!

 

[bowtechmadman]

That bugger will be very tough on your shoulder...feel free to send it my way!

 

[Cliff R]

My 268XP is the same way. It needs a compression release. It's difficult if not darn near impossible to start without standing on it....FWIW.....

 

[Wood Doctor]

Powerful Husky engines are not the only saws that suffer from this. My Stihl 064 AV is a gorilla looking for another gorilla to start it. I think right after it was made, Stihl started offering decomps and ElastoStarts for the MS650 and 660 in an all out effort to save the shoulders, arms, wrists, and fingers of their customers.

Frankly, I'm surprised that the Husky 268 has no decomp when my "new " Husky 257 has one that makes it a breeze to start. Was someone in Sweden asleep? Is the 268 that much older than the 257? Anybody know?

 

[arrow13]

I've got a Husky 2100 w/o decomp. Holy Crap is it hard to pull over. I found that I need to get the piston just started into the compression stage/stroke then give her all you got. That's what works for me. Give 'er a try.

That was good to know too about the pulleys being cracked. Thanks burnses for that tip.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

My 288 is like that. Even better, the recoil doesn't always catch.
The 2100 I had was the same.

The 288 has an aftermarket jug with decomp. While it's easier to pull, it's harder to get started. I don't use it.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

460 Arctic I picked up a few days ago behind it.

 

[Cliff R]

I recently resurrected a 2100 from the dead recently and there was absolutely no starting it without standing on it, unless you wanted to pull you arm out of it's socket.

The 181SE I sold a while back on here had over 180psi compression and was the same way. Unless you stood on it you'd have to get it in just the right stroke and yank hard on it hoping the ropes handle didn't fly out of your hand. Just easier all the way around to put it on the ground for start-ups.

Husqvarna didn't put compression releases on a lot of their early saws for some reason I'll never know? My 480CD doesn't have one either and even now that its nearly 50 years old and has a zillion hours on it I still put it on the ground and stand on it for start-ups......Cliff