lender in trouble

[wood cutter 195]

loaned out my husqvarna 55. got it back and it wont run,starts but not for long. person who borrowed said he adj. carb. screws. o.m.g. he messed it up good. i can usually fix about any problems w/saw but have no place to start w/adj screws. can someone tell me where to set screws to get it to run correctly or how to adj. screws , in what sequence? need help soon am almost out of wood and cant afford repair bill that he should pay. going to b 9 deg. here in a few days got to have some wood by then or i may have to move in w/him lol. no way!!!!!! any help will be blessed. thank you very much 4 ur time.:monkey:

 

[BC_Logger]

take it in to your local shop and tell them what happoned they might do it free of charge, but buy some supplies bar oil, mix, wedges .... they can tune it with a tack to where the rpms should be

 

[Sprig]

loaned out my husqvarna 55. got it back and it wont run,starts but not for long. person who borrowed said he adj. carb. screws. o.m.g. he messed it up good. i can usually fix about any problems w/saw but have no place to start w/adj screws. can someone tell me where to set screws to get it to run correctly or how to adj. screws , in what sequence? need help soon am almost out of wood and cant afford repair bill that he should pay. going to b 9 deg. here in a few days got to have some wood by then or i may have to move in w/him lol. no way!!!!!! any help will be blessed. thank you very much 4 ur time.:monkey:

If I'm not mistaken I believe the standard rule of thumb is turn both H&L in till snug, not tight, back out the H 1&1/4 turns and the L 1 turn, this I believe will get ya started, adjust your L for idling at the verge of sounding like it be 4 strokin' adjust your Idle screw so the chain isn't moving, etc., I'll probably get corrected but the first should give you a starting point anyhow.





Serge

Oh, BCLogger's advice is much better imho!

 

[BC_Logger]

with out knowing what he turned i.e L or the idle screw its hard to say but I think the H screw is all the way in and then a 1/4 turn out

 

[Sprig]

As usual I stands ta be corrected, but 1&1/4 &1 has worked on my stihls, I know each has differences.

And oh, WC195, welcome to the site, and you're gonna hear this a bit "Don't loan out yer f(&^_('n workin' saws!"

 

[ray benson]

Initial adjustment of the low and high speed mixture screws is 1.25 turns open from a lightly seated position. Make final adjustments with a clean air filter, engine warm and running. Turn low mixture screw clockwise to obtain highest idle speed, then turn it 1/4 turn counterclockwise. Engine should accelerate cleanly without hesitation. If engine stumbles or seems sluggish when accelerating, adjust screw slightly to get engine to accelerate without hesitation. Adjust high speed mixture screw to obtain optimum performance under cutting load. Do not operate saw with high speed mixture too lean as engine damage may result from lack of lube or overheating. Adjust idle screw so engine idles just below clutch engagement speed (chain not moving). Champion spark plug RCJ7Y gap .020"

 

[Old Goat]

What model 55?

What model 55 do you have? Is it a 55, 55 Rancher, EPA, etc.? If it is not an EPA model try 1 turn out for both "L" and "H" for initial setting and then fine tune. Some of the non-EPA Huskys have a basic setting of 1 1/4 turn for "L" and 1 1/2 for "H". If it is an EPA model try setting the "L" at mid-point and the "H" counter-clockwise against the stop for the initial setting. This is out of the 55 Ranch EPA manual. Check your manual if you still have it or do a google search.

I don't mind loaning my saws as long as I am available to run them. I broke that rule only one time for someone to cut down a Christmas tree for the local elementary school. One 6" cut, what could go wrong I thought. It came back with a toasted chain. They cut it below the soil level so the home owner would not have a stump to deal with. The price of that lesson was a new chain. Could have been worse.

Good luck

 

[trimmmed]

one turn out on both H & L screw

 

[logbutcher]

Do It

take it in to your local shop and tell them what happoned they might do it free of charge, but buy some supplies bar oil, mix, wedges .... they can tune it with a tack to where the rpms should be

That's it ! Do it. Those carb screws are tiny and sensitive, easily broken if turned in or out too hard. Your "friend" will pay the freight.
Someone will say it :" don't lend your saw ". You don't "lend" your wife or sidearm..............do you ?
Now it's done.

 

[SWI Don]

Well my wife loaned out my little saw Echo CS-3400 to her boss so he could clean up the ice storm damage in his yard. He apparently ran the saw with the chain brake on for a while and melted the cover

We'll see how bad the damage is this morning.

Don

 

[mga]

simple rule when loaning things out:

you break it...you fix it.

period.

 

[hanko]

well I hope you learned a lesson. there are three things you dont loan out, #1 your chainsaw, #2 your harley, #3 your wife. in that order. The wife is negochable (spelling please).