Got my "big Husky" running again

[Renze]

Last spring i had my "big Husky" 455 at the dealer, as it wouldnt idle when hot and only start hot with a knee on the body, one hand on the pullcord and one hand on the throttle. Cutting big oaks into log length slabs was exhausting, pullstarting it every time you put it on the ground a second to roll a log.

Dealer said: Its the foot gasket, a known issue with the 455. Repair takes 6 hours x 75 euro = writeoff. Do you fancy a 550XP for 950 Euro ?

Well i am unemployed, and cant work on an office seat before my ass heals, so i have plenty of time, give me the 13 Euro worth of gaskets.

Because it has been pushing 2 stroke fuel through the foot gasket, it was all grease with fine sawdust inside the body. Cleaning that with a can of brake cleaner and an air compressor i blew gunk in the carburettor. Cleaning the carburettor i blew a seal and it leaked all its gas in a week. Meanwhile i had work again, and because of a brain injury 3 years ago, no time/energy

Now in the holiday i took my time to fix stuff. I got a Chinese 7 ton log splitter fixed and sold, i got a free weed eater that i had laying around for 7 years, fixed, and i put new carb gaskets in the Husky.

I could barely pull the rope so i took the muffler off: No score marks on it, but when i pulled the rope to move the piston, the chain ate my shirt.

Turned out i didnt have the oil pumpdrive engaged in its lock, so it pushed against the clutch bowl.

Now it starts and idles fine, so tomorrow i can help my dad cut up a big oak... He called if i could come with "the big saw" because his Stihl MS180 takes so long... Well i had to get it working first

 

[Renze]

Arrrh i went to the chainsaw shop, Takman, in Ommen. They are dealer of both Stihl and Husky, and if either brand complains, they threaten to drop the brand. So neither brand wants to loose their business. Short said, they are experts.

Went there, had them adjust the carburettor untill it pulled good, when i asked what i had to pay, he said here, take the backdoor, dont bother for 5 minutes.

I went home and couldnt start it

So i ordered a new carburettor and it ran fine.

So, yes, the expertise diagnostics at Takman is worth every penny, even if their hourly wage is so steep to make any failure an economical writeoff...