Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: astro_ss_340 on January 20, 2014, 07:07:02 PM
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I have always had a thing for old 2-stroke powered things. Well I picked up 1975 Husqvarna 140S chainsaw on Saturday for $30. Old guy had taken it to a so-called mechanic and had it serviced and they could not get it to run. Well first I checked and saw it had no spark so I investigated, the kill switch was gone and the wire was bare and touching the cylinder. Pulled wire off and still no spark, so I filed the points and set the gap and voila nice blue spark. I put new fuel line on it and it still would not run, I noticed it had a brand new carb on it, so I proceeded to pull it apart and clean it thoroughly, they had not adjusted it at all! I set the needle/seat arm, and bam away she went running. All I had to do was set the mixture screws, and now she screams like a banshee. I noticed after cutting down a little dead pine tree that the end of the bar was starting to turn color, so I pulled out the chain oiler filter and found it plugged. All I have to do now is sharpen the blade, she is a pretty sweet little saw!
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Nice :)
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Astro - That's a nice find.
I still have my dads early 70's Poulan chainsaw. It was a small thing with a 12 inch bar but it cut up limbs and small trees without a hitch. A couple of years ago I was cleaning my barn. It was cluttered with "treasurers" and I found dads old Poulan. I wondered if it would start. So, the first thing I did is to see if she turned over. Pulled on the recoil rope and she turned over - good not seized. I pulled the carb removed all of the rubber and plastic and let her soak in carb cleaner for a couple of days. Reassembled it and put it back on the saw. The chain was really dull but I was more interested to see if it would run. Changed the plug for a new one - champion I think. Changed the fuel line and impulse tube. Put fresh gas in her. It took a bit, mostly tweaking the carb, but she started. After making final adjustments to the carb, it ran like a top. I contacted the Poulan company, shared with them the same story I'm sharing now. A couple days later 2 of their Poulan caps arrived in mail. I still have them. That old saw brought back many fond memories. Roger