good deal on 3 x 242XPG saws

[huskywilson]

never really done much research on 242 xp saws , but seen them for sale locally and got a deal on them 1 was running and other 2 were not running one had real good compression and the other was poor but was almost complete other than starter and  brake /clutch cover missing , decided to take them all apart and get them running , but not quite there yet ,good thing is they are all original and have Gilardoni cyls and OEM pistons .

Saw 1 1997 xpg  taken apart had the generator buggerd with overheating/ shorted ? , one of the wires to the coil was pinched and a bit green on the wire so made a new one  to replace  also the nylon worm gear stripped due to solidified oil in pump  cyl and piston fine but a lot of carbon in there , still original hone marks and machine marks on piston , so gave it a wee tweek with flapdisc and new caber ring to be fitted soon , carb stripped and nothing inside atall , diaphragms and needles all look well ,  everything else fine , so  every part cleaned and checked and  will rebuilt soon , crank bearings very smooth , but will do a vac pressure test when put together if crank seals needed , but seems fine, when run before taken apart for inspection  runs real smooth and crisp and 4 stroking at full throttle , no bog atall , but will check it  anyway , air filter opened up for better flow as it has a tiny opening about 12mm , and muffler baffles ground out as these are heavily restricted too 

Saw 2   1994 xpg taken apart , generator looks fine , cyl  and piston in perfect condition  original hone marks and machine marks on piston , reason it didnt start was due again to damaged coil wire shorting to chassis , clutch and oil pump in real good condition but oil pick up hose is split so will be replaced , carb apart and looks like new , again air filter and muffler  modded , also new 5mmx80mm bolts fitted as they are well rusted so 4mm allen key was a a struggle  but got them  out  so so everything else  all cleaned up and new ring fitted too and hopefully running  well 

Saw 3 1997 xpg , again taken apart and cleaned everything , piston was scored on exhaust side and muffler was very light  grey inside and checked the H screw and was just under 1/2 turn out so was lean seized , some alloy transfer to cyl but was removed easily , and a nice crosshatch done again with flapdisc , clutch and oil pump all good but again the generator has some issue but can be fixed , the wire has some corrosion where it runs behind the cyl  so wire may be repaired once sheild stripped to see fresh copper if its there , both wires broken by pinching by harsh use  on the handle but can be repaired as there is about 1 inch protruding , but this saw may just be used for spares as the pull start is missing too and a couple of screws and the caps and a wire removed , so may have been a spares saw 

[MattyF]

Nice saws, you selling them on?

[NFG]

Well done there nice pics too, they look in good nick considering age. Thanks.

Edited January 11, 2018 by NFG

[billpierce]

Sounds great! Just got a 242xp my self also. Just waiting for a new fuel pipe and some bits and it'll be good to go. ( thought i was sorted then found the fuel line I pinched off an old 357 was split).

[Stubby]

I had one once . I think they were the highest reeving saw in their day . Might still be !

[Khriss]

Best Husqui's  ahhhh * sigh* what you want fr heated grips one ?? K

[billpierce]

15500rpm! Still are I think

[huskywilson]

13 hours ago, MattyF said:

Nice saws, you selling them on?

possibly  i dont do much snedding so  will probably keep one as historic saw lol , 

[huskywilson]

8 hours ago, NFG said:

Well done there nice pics too, they look in good nick considering age. Thanks.

i have a heap of pics of them  in  disassembly and each part , they were covered in in a lot of hardeneed sap/ roset

  as were  Forest commission tools so not well looked after lol but didnt take much to clean them up really , should have taken pics before the clean up , several new parts ordered from husqvarna, gaskets , seals , oil pipe  rubber bumper limiters, missing bolts , just small items , one generator will be expensive but i dont think its necessary really as its not quite Canada temps over here and i wont use them much , but might look into it , same as 262 xp one , i might use the other one from the spare parts one , depends on my plans really , another saw for the collection growing :-)

 

Edited January 11, 2018 by huskywilson

[bmp01]

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