Husky 357

[Hodge]

Hi all, my mate has a 357, it smokes a lot on tickover and uses alot of fuel especially on tickover? Any Ideas guys?

[spudulike]

Hi all, my mate has a 357, it smokes a lot on tickover and uses alot of fuel especially on tickover? Any Ideas guys?

 

Probably running rich on the idle setting - try turning the L screw all the way in and then out counter clockwise by one turn, the idle speed will need to be re-adjusted and make sure the top end is not lean and is slightly four stroking when flat out.

 

If the saws idle speed cant be brought down to the correct speed by undoing the idle adjuster then you probably have an air leak and someone has over cooked the richness at idle to mask it.

 

Good luck

[Hodge]

Probably running rich on the idle setting - try turning the L screw all the way in and then out counter clockwise by one turn, the idle speed will need to be re-adjusted and make sure the top end is not lean and is slightly four stroking when flat out.

 

If the saws idle speed cant be brought down to the correct speed by undoing the idle adjuster then you probably have an air leak and someone has over cooked the richness at idle to mask it.

 

Good luck

 

Cheers, if this doesn't work how can it be fixed?

[Mozza]

Cheers, if this doesn't work how can it be fixed?

 

By posting it to Spud

[Hodge]

Cheers Mozza:) I will let him know.

[spudulike]

Cheers, if this doesn't work how can it be fixed?

 

It isn't always easy to get the full picture when you haven't got the saw in frot of you.

 

The saw sounds rich especially if the thing is smoking on idle and using lots of fuel. It could be a number of things - perhaps the piston has been replaced, this sometimes makes saws a little smokey before they are run in.

 

The saw piston could have been semi seized and this could be effecting the mix.

 

The carb metering arm may be badly adjusted or the carb may have other issues.

 

I would try the instruction I gave and see how this effects the saw. If you are uneasy about this then if you have a local agent then use them. If you do as I have instructed then let us now what happened.

 

I usually try to fix the issue by giving advice and have had much success by doing this and members have learn't a fair bit.

 

If this doesn't work and you are stuck then you can take it to your regular tech if you have one and as Mozza says I do carry out repairs on request but generally don't pursue repairs unless members ask......nicely:thumbup:

[Hodge]

Thanks spud, the guy has had it at the local husky dealer and they can't seem to fix it??? I will try what you have said on it and see what happens. It's the lad that works for me and he is just trying to get a cheap saw to get him going:)

[MattyF]

Spud fixed mine with similar probs and it runs great but was a PITA ,wasn't it Steve!

[spudulike]

Spud fixed mine with similar probs and it runs great but was a PITA ,wasn't it Steve!

 

Yeah - bloody boomerang saw, it was a war of attrition but I beat it in to submission:thumbup:

 

You got much wood up at your yard, bout time you tried my 346 an 357 - just put a RSC full chisel on the 357:thumbup:

[spudulike]

Thanks spud, the guy has had it at the local husky dealer and they can't seem to fix it??? I will try what you have said on it and see what happens. It's the lad that works for me and he is just trying to get a cheap saw to get him going:)

 

Unfortunately it isn't the first time I have heard the same tale - if you get stuck then you can throw it my way but lets see if you can get it fixed yourself but fear that if the dealer has failed it may need a bit more than a carb tweak.

 

The 357 suffers from problems with the carb boot and if it is the EPA model, may have a sod of an automatic decomp valve. It is possible someone has taken off an automatic decomp valve, replaced it with a manual one and failed to plug the connector that comes out of the transfer bulge in the lower cylinder to the lower left of the decomp valve - worth checking, the rich idle may be someone using a rich mixture to get the idle right:001_rolleyes:

 

I guess much of this may go over your head - no disrespect, my one is a converted EPA so can help with advice on this mod if your fault is down to the connetor not being plugged.