husky 254 fast idle.

[adw]

Correct spud it was a pencil type breather, the later ones were actually pushed not screwed in, to remove you had to use curved nose pliers through the fuel filler hole to push them out. I think the other chap is thinking about the pre filter on the 242/42.

[outinthewood]

No I was thinking of the tank breather but remembered later that what I had described was that small filter !! I came back to correct myself ...I got a very nice 242 a while ago and sure enough the breather mount hole had been stuffed with sponge which will work for a good while before degrading and turning almost solid giving the problems. Seems a very common "problem" on the 242/254

[adw]

The pencil style breather was used on many models 242/254/262/162/266/272/268/181/281 etc, i am not aware there had been any on going issue with it, a piece of sponge is going to leak, well like a piece of sponge, so i cannot imagine why anybody would try to use it. there was a breather used which was two white tablets pressed into the tank ( vion ) these did leak until completely soaked in fuel/oil, this was replaced by a small cylindrical assembly with a pipe nipple on top, these are still used to present day.

[carlos]

thanks for replies, i did have a brief look at it today but was meant to be looking after our two small kids but then ended up trying to round up about 30 stray cattle from our yard!!!!!  so ill report back when i can give it a bit more attention.

carl

[Stubby]

18 hours ago, carlos said:

thanks for replies, i did have a brief look at it today but was meant to be looking after our two small kids but then ended up trying to round up about 30 stray cattle from our yard!!!!!  so ill report back when i can give it a bit more attention.

carl

Life is a compromise ?

[carlos]

seemed a bit better but not right so i took it to the shop today.

was driving me mad as i had spent ages welding up a mini alaskan mill and wanted to see if it worked but the saw kept letting me down.

thanks for your help ill report when i get it back.

carl

[adw]

Should be interesting.

[spudulike]

Life generally is

[carlos]

he put in a new base gasket and carb diaphram, had to turn the idle down a bit but seems better although it still runs a bit fast when its on its side not the best for milling LOL.

thanks carl