Yes they are very disappointing stock.
Yes I done the carb myself.
Nice work
Yes they are very disappointing stock.
Yes I done the carb myself.
Nice work
Interesting...Why did Husqy ruin the saws to begin with?
I have a 1996 3120 and it has no electronic limiter in the coil and the carb came with high and low adjustment needles from the factory. It sounds rather similar to your upgraded version.
I cannot imagine that these changes were done to make it more reliable, safer, or to save money on warranty issues. After all, this one has made it for over 16 years.
AFAIK, only the first few years (1988-1989) of 3120s in the USA had H adjustable carbs. Aussie and Canadian saws may have still had them, but they were gone from USA saws. Mine is a 1994 with 12K limit coil and no H adjustment on the carb. I purchased it very lightly used with original B&C!
Please, please, PLEASE post photos of the factory H needle showing how the air filter base and air filter are notched around it!
Ok...maybe I'm wrong.
I just went in and looked at it again. The screw ports on the outside look like high & low adjustments, but that would predicate having a 3rd screw for idle speed, wouldn't it? Since I can't find a third needle, I'll write this off as ignorance on my part.
Thanks for following up. It's hard to tell what's what as for as adjustments go without pulling the topcover and looking closely at the carb. Again though, thanks for taking the time to respond. Now I know.:smile2:
Mine is an early one, 1989, it has the primer. No high though, or hole for adjustment in topcover, no clearance for h needle in air filter base or air filter. I've gone thru every IPL I can find (I think all of them) and can't find any different part numbers or the carb with the h. My walbro book doesn't list the carb with the h for the 3120, only all the other versions. Still trying to find signs of the ghost. Besides talk of them. :msp_tongue:
Primer? I don't recall ever reading any reference to a primer. Certainly my 1994 doesn't have a "primer" (assuming primer bulb). I have tried to put a wireless tach on mine, and it goes wacky above a certain RPM, and I couldn't exactly tell where, just remember that it was above 11K.
I don't want to hijack this thread, but I do want to continue the conversation, so I'm going to start a new thread today with some pics and questions. But I know the early saws came with a walbro wg2 which used a primer instead of a choke. I will post pics of the carb, but there are pics of this carb on here already. Pics of the h needle equipped 3120, well, .....
There is a 3120 on craiglist here in Minnesota right now for$1250. Looks like new, says its still on its first chain. Just thought I would mention it.
Here's a pic of the saw at the gtg wearing a 50" .404.
And a video
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I liked the .404 on it... Pulled like a freight train, and made the best sawdust!!!
Way more than enough power for it...
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