Well you would think it would kick, buck, sputter and try to start but believe me.You will pull your hinny off and it won't even try to light. Just didn't know the history of the saw.
Husqvarna 61 mind blown
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1989 model 61 had a two piece coil. One piece coil came out in 1991.
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If the plug is wet then possibly the saw is just flooded.
Jkstihl
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Coil can look like its producing good spark but under compression it fails.
Id also trace coil wire and make sure its not shorting to ground...id order a cheap ebay coil and see if that works.
Id also trace coil wire and make sure its not shorting to ground...id order a cheap ebay coil and see if that works.
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When I flood on out, I generally set it on the ground, put a knee down on the saw, hold the trigger in and pull the start cord till it starts. Hold the trigger down till all the extra has burns out.
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Everett Phillipston
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You know it’s odd that you mention that...”kick like a horse”...
Recently it has been incredibly hard to pull this saw over. Like, stupid hard. After I fixed the chainbrake issue and reassembled the saw, it was hard to pull over maybe two more times, and then, voila, it’s back to normal.
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Sounds like it’s flooded.when I have one thats badly flooded I take a plug out of a saw that’s been run for a few minutes and put it in the flooded saw.and give it a try.sometimes a nice hot plug in a flooded saw does the trick.The crank case may have too much fuel in the bottom.To remedy this you can remove the plug,and turn the saw upside down and pull it over a few times until all the excess fuel is out of the crank case.Then put your hot plug in and give it a try.
Everett Phillipston
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Hypothetically speaking, regardless of wether it has a one piece or two piece, it’s had the same one for 30 years, and it always worked. And the flywheel has most definitely not been replaced.
I'd recommend pulling the flywheel to verify the key... it's easy to look from the top and convince yourself that it's good. You'd make us all feel better if you checked it 
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In the early days of snowmobiling, if someone flooded a snow machine we would pull the plug(s) and heat it with a lighter until it was very hot. At the same time someone would pull the starter a few times with the plug out. Then we'd put the hot plug in and away she'd go - first pull usually.
Everett Phillipston
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I'd recommend pulling the flywheel to verify the key... it's easy to look from the top and convince yourself that it's good. You'd make us all feel better if you checked it
Will do. After work tomorrow, in the name of ruling it out.
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I'd recommend pulling the flywheel to verify the key... it's easy to look from the top and convince yourself that it's good. You'd make us all feel better if you checked it
Flywheel key is fine. Pics of flywheel and coil for your identification, as well as sn tag. Kill switch wire (blue) is squished in one place but I eliminated it from the loop during testing to rule that out.
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Are you sure you don't have a bad main sill it would lose its compression when the plug is put back in and have you tried running it without the air filter in my dad had a husqvarna that could not get enough air he had to drill holes in air filter cover to make it run right
And I thought it was just me that has problems starting my 61( and my 162) both have good spark, new pistons and rings, still hard to start, both act like too much fuel. Heating plug does get them started though. I guess I'm getting old. Those saws with good compression could benefit from a compression release. I blame my hard starting on me not getting them spinning fast enough. All my other Huskys in that 60cc range are easier to start. (262,266,555)
I'm with the other guys who are thinking that it's flooding. you could try disconnecting your fuel line and just put a little fuel in the carb elbow, see if it hits. If it does then you'll know if it's a carb problem. Make sure all the fuel is out of the crankcase and cylinder before you try it.
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The carburetors on those old saws are very sensitive but if you get the metering needle right on them they start just fine.
Everett Phillipston
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I’ve tested the compression with a gauge: 130lbs on 3/4 pulls.
Everett Phillipston
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Yes, I tried it without the air filter. I’ve tried it wide open without choke to clear out a flood. I’ve damn near tried everything. And I tried starting fluid in the plug hole, and alternately, in the carb elbow
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