Husqvarna 36 won't run

[spudulike]

Just been looking at the pictures again, is that bit of old wire the ht cable??

 

Bloody hope not, looks like a lashed earth to me:001_rolleyes:

[flatyre]

I think the red wire is the earth as it looks like it connects to the clip that holds the ht lead, but i'm useless at electrics, even simple 2 stroke electrics. The second picture shows me pointing to a black wire and spade connector, any ideas what its for as the engine still runs even when its disconnected???

 

 

[adw]

The yellow wire is the earth cut out wire, the other wire is the earth return, this should really be under the head of one of the ignition unit fixing screws

[Stubby]

Just been looking at the pictures again, is that bit of old wire the ht cable??

 

I wondered that . Thought that would be shorting and sparking all over the place if it is ...

[peatff]

In the first picture it looks like there is only one wire connected to your kill switch so it can't be doing anything. It looks like the other wire has melted at some time so someone has tried bodging it. The ring should probably go under the stud holding the coil. Get a new piece of wire made up with a ring on one end and a spade on the other and route it away from hot bits

[flatyre]

the yellow wire runs from the on off switch to the coil, its the one I'm holding in the last picture. The dodgy bit of red wire is a repair job, it has a ring connector at one end which earths to an L shaped plate, but then earths to a clip which secures the ht lead to the top fin on the barrel. Don't know what that's about and on any other engine I've worked on the idea was to keep the wiring away from the engine to stop it melting. The ht lead comes off the coil as it should, looks original and intact though grubby. How do I remove the flywheel? stuff some rope down the bore and turn the spline drive bolt clockwise or anti clockwise? thanks for the help so far.

[adw]

That wire is the earth return, because the switch is mounted in a plastic crankcase it news to be earthed or the machine will not switch off, so one end fits under the head of the top coil fixing screw, the other end is connected to an earth leg on the bottom of the switch, it is held down with a Philips screw.

[flatyre]

took the flywheel off to check behind it, no sign of any obvious damage but then what should I be looking for?

 

[adw]

The seal dose not look too good, only problem is it cannot re removed without splitting the cylinder from the cylinder base, i think as you have gone this far you may as well strip the rest down, its not too difficult, we can always advise if your stuck, theseals are not too expensive, and the cylinder is sealed down with instant gasket, a little effort will turn it into a reasonable saw.

[spudulike]

The seal dose not look too good, only problem is it cannot re removed without splitting the cylinder from the cylinder base, i think as you have gone this far you may as well strip the rest down, its not too difficult, we can always advise if your stuck, theseals are not too expensive, and the cylinder is sealed down with instant gasket, a little effort will turn it into a reasonable saw.

 

And you will learn some interesting stuff and you never know where it may lead and the skills you will gain:thumbup: