Husqvarna Sticky!

[2broke2ride]

I,m sure you know that there is a windowed piston available
for the 162, golf. I ordered one and its real nice

There are actually quite a few options. It is the same topend as a Jonsereds 630super

 

[2broke2ride]

As promised. Pics of the 162SE, it's a pretty clean saw overall.
And also the franken-husky. I pulled the topend and verified it is an open port 48mm cylinder so a 61 Rancher topend on a 272 bottom end. Kind of a weird combo. Not sure what I'll do with it yet. Bottom end feels crunchy but I'll probably end up building something out of it.

 

[2broke2ride]

Also, a tip for those of you that mess with the older saws like this 162SE that have the vented caps. The check valve in the cap is the same as a Holley accelerator pump. Theu are readily available and cheap to stop your caps from leaking. Just have to trim the stem a bit shorter.
AED 5472X Accelerator Pump Check Valve, (Pack of 10) https://a.co/d/ba47P1M

 

[president]

Also, a tip for those of you that mess with the older saws like this 162SE that have the vented caps. The check valve in the cap is the same as a Holley accelerator pump. Theu are readily available and cheap to stop your caps from leaking. Just have to trim the stem a bit shorter.
AED 5472X Accelerator Pump Check Valve, (Pack of 10) https://a.co/d/ba47P1M

good info on the caps I have a lot of leakers here
Great pics of that clean 162!

 

[Agrarian]

Also, a tip for those of you that mess with the older saws like this 162SE that have the vented caps. The check valve in the cap is the same as a Holley accelerator pump. Theu are readily available and cheap to stop your caps from leaking. Just have to trim the stem a bit shorter.
AED 5472X Accelerator Pump Check Valve, (Pack of 10) https://a.co/d/ba47P1M

Thanks for that tip!! I immediately ordered a set. Can't be beat - $1 a piece.

 

[2broke2ride]

Thanks for that tip!! I immediately ordered a set. Can't be beat - $1 a piece.

No problem!!! Mine where leaking and couldn't find any info on repairing them, I knew I had seen those check valves somewhere before. There's 30+ years of turning wrenches in my brain It took a little bit of scrolling through the mental rolodex before I realized they go in Holley and Motorcraft carburetors lol.

 

[heimannm]

I have a 455 Rancher in need of a coil. PN on the coil is 544 04 70-03. When I look at some IPL's on line they refer to 544 04 70-01. Are these parts interchangeable and where is the best source for a replacement?

Background - saw was left in storage for some time, when they tried to use it it would only pop once or twice and that was it. Spark looked good so I first thought of fuel and replaced the metering and fuel pump diaphragms & gaskets...no change. Replace the fuel with fresh canned fuel, verify that the fuel filter and fuel line are ok, try a different spark plug...no change. Remove the flywheel to make sure the key it intact and the timing is correct and that checks out O.K.. Pull it down to pressure & vacuum test (slight scoring of the piston on the exhaust side), P&V O.K. Now what??? I had another 455 Rancher in the shop (customer said it "runs rough") so I tried starting that saw and with a little carburetor adjustment it runs just fine. Swap the coils and #1 saw starts and runs fine leading me to a faulty coil that produces spark but evidently the timing is off somehow.

So, back to the coil...recommendations on sourcing a new coil?

Thanks,

Mark

 

[2broke2ride]

I am working on a Husqvarna 50. I am putting a Hyway closed port 55 topend on it. I have already modded the cylinder to fit the smaller case. I am planning to port it and will likely do a base gasket delete. What are guys doing for the impulse passage when doing a base gasket delete on these? Grind a notch in the deck? The base gasket is cutaway to provide the passage in stock configuration.

 

[heimannm]

I can't help with your questions Kevin, but I can address my last post...I ordered replacements from Traverse Creek AKA The Duke and the 455 was back in operation.

Mark

 

[2broke2ride]

I can't help with your questions Kevin, but I can address my last post...I ordered replacements from Traverse Creek AKA The Duke and the 455 was back in operation.

Mark

I've been buying a lot from "The Duke" lately, the stuff has been decent and at a reasonable price.

 

[2broke2ride]

I figured I'd share some of what I've been doing. I ended up building the 272xp with 61 topend back to a 272xp and went ahead and ported it. I picked up this 50 Rancher. Ran pretty good but the piston was scored and ring stuck so I am porting a 55 closed port Hyway topend with a popup for it. And then this super ugly 162SE. I bought it for $40, it ran with just a little fresh fuel lol. Gonna build it in to a 61 Practica since I already have a 162SE.
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[2broke2ride]

Ok, I have a question. I am pulling my hair out tryi.g to get ahold of the right recoil for my 272xp. I was under the impression that there where 2 different recoils, the one with the square sticker on the older 61s, 266s etc. Then the newer one on the 268 and 272. I have gotten 2 different aftermarket recoils, and neither of them are correct. They look right but the hub is too short to engage the starter pawls. I don't have my saw in front of me but it is dated 1997. The one I got yesterday was a farmertec and I crossed the part number from the IPL, it ended up being the same a s the generic one I got from Amazon last week.
Normally I just fix what I have but the housing is all broken and this saw isn't worth a new OE on lol.

 

[Agrarian]

I can tell you that the OEM 503102405 pulley is what is used on later 61's and 268's and all 272's. It will have a turret height of 23.3mm. Earlier 268's used pulley 503102403 which had a turret height of 19mm which sounds like what your AM pulleys were based on since they were too short.

As for aftermarket stuff, you get what you pay for.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

24" 3/8 on ported 359 testing doing rip cuts buried. Only pine and maple on hand to test in.

Make sure you turn the oiler all the way up.

 

[Snowchaser]

Finally restored one of the two 2100cd i got last year for free. Both had excellent piston/jugs, but the rest was all abuse. Ordered one of Dukes 3d printed air filter covers. Fits and looks pretty good. Base gasket delete, rings and polished exhaust port. Freakin beast. Like the 2 tone orange/grey like the new huskys so i did that again. Now i have twins. The other one i got is missing some parts.