seized solid 395

[Breezeblock]

cutting down a conifer today next thing bang saw stop dead, pulled the cord seized solid,took it back to the workshop took the silencer off not a mark on the barrel but i was able to turn it backwards took the plug out and poked out some burnt sand this is a new saw it has done 3-4 tankfulls of fuel it didnt run out it has no induction leaks it has seen that little use the air filter hasnt even needed cleaning i think it is casting sand that has been stuck in a transfer port and came out and stopped it dead. warranty case me thinks

[slack ma girdle]

Lets hope so, or you will be facing an expensive bill.

[Breezeblock]

last cut off the day as well

[slack ma girdle]

At least it was not the first. That would have messed up the day.

[Breezeblock]

does anybody know how much off an ass reaming a barrel and piston is and conrod and crank

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I've got a 395XP and love it. It's a much better performer than my ms660 ever was.

 

Keep an eye on the air filter. At every fuel up I take off the filter and use my finger to scoop the crud out of the tube that goes to the carb. Annoying but saves the engine.

[spudulike]

does anybody know how much off an ass reaming a barrel and piston is and conrod and crank

 

 

The Cylinder will be Nikasil plated and therefore cannot be bored out, hopefuly the crank and rod will be OK - you can tell when you put on the new piston and cylinder - leave the cylinder loose and see if it rocks from side to side when you pull over the saw - you should be able to pull it over at speed with the plug removed with just light pressure on the top of the cylinder.

 

Fortunately, aftermarket P&Cs are available - OEM ones will be rather expensive.

 

Make sure you keep the remains of any evidence you have as it will help with getting Husqvarna to do the work unter warranty.

[Breezeblock]

had a look on eblag there are quite a few is there much off a power advantage going from 56mm up to 58mm barrel

spudulike have you heard anything like this before also do u reckon the rod or crank will be damaged by stopping dead at full bore i am not too sure i dont have much experience with 2 strokes i only really work on large diesels, if you stopped one of them like that you would be still picking up the bits yet

[spudulike]

had a look on eblag there are quite a few is there much off a power advantage going from 56mm up to 58mm barrel

spudulike have you heard anything like this before also do u reckon the rod or crank will be damaged by stopping dead at full bore i am not too sure i dont have much experience with 2 strokes i only really work on large diesels, if you stopped one of them like that you would be still picking up the bits yet

 

I have had a large number of seized or semi seized saws through my hands and know of only one that had a bent con rod - I did manage to straighten it to a point that the saw worked 100% fine. The point is that most of the time the saw bottom end survives but these would be heat seized rather than like yours. It is unusual that a bottom end or rod fails due to seizure but you would need to check thsi as previously explained - took me a while to appreciate why I was getting a rocking pop on turning the engine over and why when the head was tourqed down, it was so stiff to pull over!

 

I havent come accross this sort of damage before and hope that you get it sorted - the shop/dealer that sold it to you should be your first port of call but make sure you keep a good record of how the saw died - samples of the sand, photos of the damage etc - hopefully Husqvarna will sort this for you.

 

If you get nowhere and need a non OEM kit put on the saw then I can do this work if you can't or havent the time but goodluck with the warranty claim.

[MattyF]

Husky should sort this out for you no questions asked surely!! .