Husky 162 266 268 272 Hybrid Mongrel Saw

[BloodOnTheIce]

I bought this saw which as best can be determined was a 266SE with a 48mm 162 top end
It's a old two coil set up and the cylinder was a beat up 48mm closed port.
The cylinder was too beat up to use so it got tore down and waited while I shopped for a new
top end.

I got a deal on a OEM 50mm open port 268 top end, so that's what ended up on the saw.
The intake elbow, intake manifold, air filter, and gaskets had to be changed to the 268/272 ones
to get it all to mate up.
I replaced the non windowed piston with a wide skirt windowed piston

Here it is installed along with an aftermarket 272 XP muffler

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

I've never monkeyed with these series of saws that much so when I went to
put the top cover on I discovered the new cylinder was taller than the old
one. It was tall enough that the cylinder cover would not longer fit.

The cylinder raised the spark plug up enough that the "bump" in the top cover wasn't tall enough
to get secured.

I compared my 268 cover to the 266 cover since it's much taller, and the screw holes don't line up.

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

So I solved my problem the easy way and cut a hole in the top cover and let the plug pop through

Had to also trim some plastic on the clutch side so that it didn't hit the muffler also.
and had to be a nerd and see how much it weighed.
That's fuel of bar oil and gas.

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

It's good running saw, and fun seeing if I could make it work.
And having a running 4 cube saw for under 100$ is always nice too.

 

[huskydude]

I built a husqared not long ago with parts from a 266, 61, and 630. It was fun. I gave it to my buddy.
I wanted to put the 630 top end on it as it's closed port but one of the exhaust holes was too far gone (needs welding) so had to stick the 61 jug on it.

 

[SawTroll]

"Frankensaws" are very common in that saw family of course, since there were so many variants! :msp_biggrin:

 

[taplinhill]

The further you dig into the 162/61/66/266/268/272/630/625/670.......

the muddier it gets

 

[SawTroll]

The further you dig into the 162/61/66/266/268/272/630/625/670.......

the muddier it gets

Yes, and there was several different versions of some of those as well (actually all but the 162se and the 66).

To those that believe the 268xp replaced the 266xp - the 266xp was in production much later than the 268xp, at least until 1997....

It all started in 1976 (or late 1975), with the 162se - and the 272xp is still made (in Brazil), maybe the 61 as well for all I know.....

:cool2:

 

[Cantdog]

Blood....I think that your 266 may have the top cover from the 162 as well as the P&C......the reason the bolts on your 268 cover would not fit is because the 268 has the one piece ign not the two piece ign. They changed the flywheel side case half when they made the ign change....with the old two piece the lefthand forward cover screw is ahead of the of the recoil cover screw.....on the later one piece case half the top screw is behind the recoil cover screw....that is the only way I know how to tell at a glance the what the saw case is...Jonsered is the same way. Though they changed the shape of the recoil (and color) the bolt pattern remained the same. A gray top 61 cover will bolt right up to your saw case with no mods....whether you have the 268 Gillardoni open port cyl (like you have) or the Mahle 268XP closed port cyl. A 268XP cover will fit too as will a 266XP/SE cover as well....that is why I believe you actually have a 162 cover rather than a 266 cover on your 266 cases..

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

The further you dig into the 162/61/66/266/268/272/630/625/670.......

the muddier it gets

Yeah no kidding just figuring out what I had to start with was hard enough.

There was no tags on the saw other than the 266SE rewind.

The cylinder was a closed port 48mm cylinder from a 162SE, but none of the 162's had plastic
gas tanks.

So with Spike and Saw Troll's knowledge figured out it was a 266 with a 162 top end.

Then bought an unlabeled OEM 50mm Gillardoni piston and cylinder off ebay labeled fit 61, 266, 272 etc...

So it's been a mystery figuring what I have and what will fit it and how to put it all together to make it work.

 

[blsnelling]

Nice job Cale. You've got a great little saw for little cough. The best part is making it happen yourself and enjoying that satisfaction.

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

This is the only Husky saw I've ever seen that comes with a molded fuel line also.

I tried all varieties of bulk fuel hose to replace the molded line it had but
none fit snuggly, so it leaks a bit when run on its side.

 

[Cantdog]

Yeah no kidding just figuring out what I had to start with was hard enough.

There was no tags on the saw other than the 266SE rewind.

The cylinder was a closed port 48mm cylinder from a 162SE, but none of the 162's had plastic
gas tanks.

So with Spike and Saw Troll's knowledge figured out it was a 266 with a 162 top end.

Then bought an unlabeled OEM 50mm Gillardoni piston and cylinder off ebay labeled fit 61, 266, 272 etc...

So it's been a mystery figuring what I have and what will fit it and how to put it all together to make it work.

Ah... the plot thickens....so your are not sure it is even a 266 case....it could well have been 162 with a later 266 plastic tank/trigger and recoil...without the serial tag it could be anything (early) LOL!!! Great fun these saws are....

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

Ah... the plot thickens....so your are not sure it is even a 266 case....it could well have been 162 with a later 266 plastic tank/trigger and recoil...without the serial tag it could be anything (early) LOL!!! Great fun these saws are....

Especially since the saw came out of New Brunswick, so who knows what variations the Canucks
had available to them.

 

[Cantdog]

This is the only Husky saw I've ever seen that comes with a molded fuel line also.

I tried all varieties of bulk fuel hose to replace the molded line it had but
none fit snuggly, so it leaks a bit when run on its side.

Yeah the fuel line thing is wierd....I have two 1987 61s....the stock one has the molded line (large hole) and the other came with a the standard size hole and accepts regular 3/16"OD line.....on that saw I put on a carb from a late Jonsered 670 that was a recirculating type and had to bore the case and tank for the return line which is 3/16" as well.

 

[Cantdog]

Especially since the saw came out of New Brunswick, so who knows what variations the Canucks
had available to them.

The plot just got a lot thicker!!! LOL!!!

 

[SawTroll]

Ah... the plot thickens....so your are not sure it is even a 266 case....it could well have been 162 with a later 266 plastic tank/trigger and recoil...without the serial tag it could be anything (early) LOL!!! Great fun these saws are....

Or a 166 one with the same later parts. I suspect many saws ID'ed as early 266s (with metal tanks) really are 166s - the 166 was made from 1978, and was a US only model (that most don't know about today). This is according to people that was central in Husky saw production at the time.....

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Gotta love the sound of that, Mongrel saw, hybrid as well, luv it!

 

[Mastermind]

Good stuff Cale. I like mutts.

 

[SawTroll]

Btw, what carb is on this saw now?