Just had the local shop put new carburetor on it. Now it wont idle. Not a lot of power. Air leak, I think. Screw hole for oiler assembly screw is stripped. Older model, occasionally used hard, home wood lot. So maybe ring, bearings? I don't have tools or time to rebuild but I love the saw. Is it worth paying someone to rebuild? Who?
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Harder to diagnose on the internet, hard to diagnose until saw is torn down.
Send to me immediately.I will dispose of it. Seriously, get an OEM cylinder and piston while they are available regardless whether needed or not.Built it yourself! Lots of info out there.
Stumpshot steve haling does stock rebuilds as well as porting if wanted
he did a couple of saws for me
He does excellent work if you want his number message me.
he did a couple of saws for me
He does excellent work if you want his number message me.
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STOP using the local shop for a start. Saw sent in for repairs should not come back in worse condition, undiagnosed and leaving you to play guessing games on internet forums.
Photos of the carb they used to replace the original? Did you get the original carb back?
Photos of the carb they used to replace the original? Did you get the original carb back?
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I agree with Czed's post above. My humble advice is to send it to a well respected porter on here and have them rebuild it for you. It's a saw you love and want to continue using for many years to come. And trust me, if you love it now you'll really love it after it's ported. I highly recommend @huskihl (Kevin LaVanway) on here. He's a good dude and great to work with. Kevin's got a Youtube channel with videos of saws he's ported. I know they're a couple of 346xp's in there so you can know what to expect.
They're a great little saw & well worth fixing... just need to find the right person to fix it
Thanks everyone for your help and references. I'll look at the clamp before sending it off to get ported. Photo of new carb and old carb. Old one is Zama. New one is OEM but didn't take it off to see. My shop is currently in an upstairs bedroom so there's a limited amount I can do.
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Is this an XPG? Whats up with the electrical wires running between cylinder and muffler? Looks like a nice spot to melt insulation.
Pop the recoil starter cover off- do not disturb anything and show us a photo of the coil.
Upstairs bedrooms work, heck Ive seen saws built on dining tables!
Take it apart outside, clean all that crud off everything and then bring it upstairs to repair and reassemble.
Pop the recoil starter cover off- do not disturb anything and show us a photo of the coil.
Upstairs bedrooms work, heck Ive seen saws built on dining tables!
Take it apart outside, clean all that crud off everything and then bring it upstairs to repair and reassemble.
Not by anyone who lives with a partner I bet
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Na, Ive done it myself- within the last 20 odd years that Ive had the same partner- only the once though and did have an old yoga mat on the table top!
It was mid Winter in Southland and the dining table is nice and close to the wood burner.
If all the parts are precleaned and dry- where is the harm?
That's 100% my logic too... has gotten me in trouble on more than one occasion :sNa, Ive done it myself- within the last 20 odd years that Ive had the same partner- only the once though and did have an old yoga mat on the table top!
It was mid Winter in Southland and the dining table is nice and close to the wood burner.
If all the parts are precleaned and dry- where is the harm?
Judging by that pic you seam like a fairly practical person... If you could remove the muffler & post some good clear pics of the piston & rings through the exhaust port that would clear a few things up... & pic of where the intake block clamps onto the cylinder too
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Fair enough- my mistake, hard to see its alloy sheet with all the crud hanging off of it.
That saw is 100% worth fixing! There is good info here already. The plastic intake clamp is easily replaced with a metal one.
It looks like one of the limiter caps is missing on the carb and they have been flipped around? Shouldn’t the white ( low screw) be closest to the cylinder ?
Here are 2 pics from my all original OE 346xp
It looks like one of the limiter caps is missing on the carb and they have been flipped around? Shouldn’t the white ( low screw) be closest to the cylinder ?
Here are 2 pics from my all original OE 346xp
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That's not patina,its Husquvarnish.
This is what xpG looks like on top of carb. That was just normal everyday xp.Fair enough- my mistake, hard to see its alloy sheet with all the crud hanging off of it.
