Husqvarna 555 not idling

[Dara]

Hi people have finally got some trees lined up to cut for firewood they have been like hens teeth so took the carb off the husqvarna 555 today and this is what I found there is I link rod missing between the throttle and bottom butterfly it’s not lying in the saw could people that know the saw run there eye over the pictures and see if anything else is missing or if it has been modified thanks k

[Stubby]

8 minutes ago, Dara said:

Hi people have finally got some trees lined up to cut for firewood they have been like hens teeth so took the carb off the husqvarna 555 today and this is what I found there is I link rod missing between the throttle and bottom butterfly it’s not lying in the saw could people that know the saw run there eye over the pictures and see if anything else is missing or if it has been modified thanks k

You need @adw

[adw]

It all looks like it’s there, I have never seen a link rod actually fall off, if it did it would still be hanging about? This is a very early carb as can be seen by the angle of the fuel inlet pipe on the carb, I have plenty of scrap carbs if you want a link rod, just send me a message. If the tank breather is still connected to the filter elbow with a hose remove it and leave the breather open to air, you can also turn the carb fuel inlet elbow round so as to move the fuel hose away from the back of the cylinder area, you will need to shorten the hose, these two things help hot re starting.

[spudulike]

The link rod would not be possible to just to fall out. I reckon someone has removed the cover on the carb and not refitted it.

[Dara]

The joys of buying second hand equipment...lol do you think this would cause the problems with stalling after coming off full throttle ?

[adw]

I am quite amazed it ran any sense at all.

[spudulike]

The joy of autotune...it just adjusts for the mistakes made by others! It will run a tad better once a new rod is fitted.