Oooo. I am not an expert but I think the orange ones are the newest and similar to the greys. What year was it made? Also, someone here must know if that is the one that accepts the aftermarket 272 covers on ebay. They have the idle adjust hole.
Husqvarna 61 easiest upgrade
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zorak
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I want to say this one is a early 80's saw. Like 80-81 I believe. Its was bought just after my dad bought his 2100?
The difference is the one piece vs. Two piece ignition. The early two piece ignition saws will not accept a 268/272 top cover because the front screw hole is in a different location. The later one piece ignition saws the top covers will fit.
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zorak
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Ah OK. Can you modify the cover to make it work?
You know you can get the year from the first digit of the serial number? And some in that era had the full year spelled out. [Edit: 1983, for instance.]
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i've done swaps on four different saws of this platform, two 61's a 66 and a j-red 625II, the one i like best so far is one of the 61's, i used a closed port 268 mahle jug with a 266 pop up piston with caber ring, deleted the base gasket, slight MM.......this saw runs very well
I believe I looked at this and decided it could be done, but not simply.
If yours is early 80s that blows my theory of the orange cover being later. My white tops are early 80s
Which carburetor?
old 040
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i'd have to look, i did this one two years ago......
Dman7
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Correct. I drilled and tapped a new hole in my 61 chassis to accept the 272 cover.
I never had a 272 cover, so I ask, is there plenty of thickness there to accept that hole? No challenges? Could you show a photo?
Yeah, I'd like to see it too. I thought the rail would be too narrow
Dman7
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No need to build it up. Just need to be accurate w drill and tap. Let me dig out saw and send pic.
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I like. Thank you.
I have a 2 piece ignition white top rancher that I though about a 272 conversion but instead put a used 162 cylinder w new metor piston on it and it runs real nice. The 162 is a closed port cylinder and has what looked to me larger porting. I used a aftermarket 272 muffler because I was missing the muffler for both saws...stats well idles real nice and has a nice tone in the cut.....
Dman7
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I had to make a spacer out of gasket material for the cover to move it up a bit and trim the front edge of the cover over the muffler....but it fits decent....ill get some picts up at some point. If ya really want to go to the mountain of 61 series info spike 60 is your man...real good vid on that one too
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Rx7man
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I put the 272 top end on my gray top 61... yes, the decomp button interferes with the chain brake.. I cut most of the button off, and if I need to use it, I can still get in there and push it down..
For the carb, I was able to oval out the holes in the intake block to make it work.. the carb does sit a little lower down, so I had to hog out the H and L screw adjuster so a screwdriver could go in at a bit of an angle, uses the stock carb and filter, gray top cover is unmodified
This is the "Manhattan project" aka "Husky 277" with a 32" bar in a big fir stump.... still haven't blown it up yet.. I've been trying!
For the carb, I was able to oval out the holes in the intake block to make it work.. the carb does sit a little lower down, so I had to hog out the H and L screw adjuster so a screwdriver could go in at a bit of an angle, uses the stock carb and filter, gray top cover is unmodified
This is the "Manhattan project" aka "Husky 277" with a 32" bar in a big fir stump.... still haven't blown it up yet.. I've been trying!
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