Husqvarna 50

[dirtybiker]

Cheers all. Yep 'outinalimb' the oil cap is smaller but thanks for looking.

Thanks sawchip will have a go at sourcing NOS or used with those numbers.

Ta

[shavey]

Good find I got one approx two weeks ago mine the fuel cap rubber was perished and leaking fuel I put a new husqvarna flip cap in there pretty sure it was for a 550 I also tried a cap from a 340 and that also fitted but it was a customers so couldn't use it

[Dan Forsh]

Good find I got one approx two weeks ago mine the fuel cap rubber was perished and leaking fuel I put a new husqvarna flip cap in there pretty sure it was for a 550 I also tried a cap from a 340 and that also fitted but it was a customers so couldn't use it

 

Good to know for future reference

[SawTroll]

 

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My question is how do you decipher the model numbers to find the year etc. Mine reads 7130674.

 

1987 week 13, and a regular 44mm 50, not a 45mm Special.

[peatff]

1987 week 13, and a regular 44mm 50, not a 45mm Special.

 

I got it right then, amazing what you can find on t'internet 😂

[dirtybiker]

Picked up the oil cap but the handle inserts are like rocking horse poo and mega costly for a bit of flat plastic.

Anyone got an old one they don't need for the price of a beer?

[SawTroll]

Good find I got one approx two weeks ago mine the fuel cap rubber was perished and leaking fuel I put a new husqvarna flip cap in there pretty sure it was for a 550 I also tried a cap from a 340 and that also fitted but it was a customers so couldn't use it

 

If the starter decal is original on that one it is a 45mm 50 Special - but it is a bit odd that it doesn't have the 300 year jubilee decal on it, as most (if not all) of them were made in 1989.

The model basically was replaced by the 51 in January 1990, or at least the first IPL for the 51 and 55 was dated January 1990.

50 Special vs 50R (SB 1989).pdf

50 Special vs 50R (SB 1990).pdf

Edited June 5, 2016 by SawTroll

[dirtybiker]

If the starter decal is original on that one it is a 45mm 50 Special - but it is a bit odd that it doesn't have the 300 year jubilee decal on it, as most (if not all) of them were made in 1989.

The model basically was replaced by the 51 in January 1990, or at least the first IPL for the 51 and 55 was dated January 1990.

 

Yep sounds about right! Decal is original and the old boy who sold it to me thinks he brought it around 1990.

[Mull]

Got an old beat up one here, rarely use it now. I assume it must '86!

Still runs fine for a 30yr old saw that hasn't had much tlc.

[Darrin Turnbull]

The spark screen sometimes gets choked up.