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Husqvarna just quit.

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Rod in Smiths F

11-12-2006 19:18:33




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My dad's mid-size Husqvarna has run very reliably for as long as I can remember. The last time I ran it last summer I was cutting stumps or something and it was pretty hot. It quit, and in a way that indicated it wasn't out of gas. It didn't kick from that point on.

I was busy at the time and so I just set it aside and went on with something else. Before I start taking it apart, is there an ignition module or fuse on those saws?

Thanks,

Rod

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Old House Hugger

01-29-2007 08:24:44




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 Re: Husqvarna just quit. in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, , 11-12-2006 19:18:33  
When my Husky 44 got hot and quit, after much head scratching and component replacement I noticed that my plug wire had burned or rubbed through and was grounding to the jug. I salvaged a wire off an old Stihl parts saw and screwed it into the coil socket and it fired right off. Check your plug wire first before you go spending money on new modules etc.



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Charlie in NY

11-13-2006 13:58:12




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 Re: Husqvarna just quit. in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, , 11-12-2006 19:18:33  
I have a Husky M353 that I like a bunch. Before you go stripping it down - clean the plug or drop in a new one - and if you drip in a few drops of fuel mix it will help tell you if it's a fuel blockage if it coughs some but won't run after. This will also help lube up the piston. Clean the air filter in gas. Then put in fresh fuel, top off all the chain oil, make sure the chain isn't too tight, slap the anti-kick back guard in and out of place good and solid a few times (won't go nowhere if the safety is stuck) and try her again.

Start with the easy and cheap fixes and then disassemble it as a last resort. If yours has a decompression catch make sure that is closing properly. If it's not catching or sputtering at all that's not it, but a saw that "just stopped and set" could have seized up in any number of places.

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JT

11-13-2006 06:44:57




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 Re: Husqvarna just quit. in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, , 11-12-2006 19:18:33  
If has some age on it, and it got hot and quit, the first thing I would do is run a comprerssion test on it. There is no "fuse" but it does not sound like an ignition module. As one feller said, it could very well be the intake boot, this is a common problem on newer saws. That would explain the getting hot before it died, it leaned out by sucking air through a crack in the boot. But, it could have did major damage, when it leans out, it not only gets hot, but a lean fuel/air mixture also gives the saw a very low amount of oil in the cylinder, henceforth the major engine damage. Any way, check compression, should be 90# minimum to run with good power. This 90# rule of thumb is for 2 cycle engnines and should be there within 3-4 pulls, if it takes more than 5 pulls to get past 90, then your compression is still marginal.

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135 Fan

11-12-2006 19:28:09




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 Re: Husqvarna just quit. in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, , 11-12-2006 19:18:33  
Don't know about a fuse but there might be a plastic piece, that connects the carb, that needs to be replaced. That's what the dealer told me about mine. He said after several years they need to be replaced but are real cheap. Hope this helps. Dave



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shoeie

11-12-2006 19:27:35




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 Re: Husqvarna just quit. in reply to Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, , 11-12-2006 19:18:33  
The saw does have a solid state ignition module that normally last a life time but they can go bad. First thing to check pull the plug, ground it out to see if it has spark. If no spark try a new plug, existing plug could be bad. If still no spark the ignition module is located behind the fly wheel. The rope starter has to be removed to get to the flywheel. Most saw shops can test it for you to make sure this is the problem. Good luck

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