2001 385xp rebuild

[Wonka13]

Getting close on the muffler. Old one scavenged from, sheetmetal work all but done…

* note to self for future mods*
It’s a bit difficult to get metal to bend in rounded convex shapes with a 28oz framing hammer & a 2x4 as an anvil!!

 

[Wonka13]

Done with the muffler at least!

 

[Wonka13]

Poor pictures, but I think the cylinder/piston might be in ok shape…

 

[Wonka13]

Methinks I found the reason why the saw won’t idle, and no amount of fiddling or adjustment will get it to idle…took the welch plug out of the 385’s Tilly carb and…I’m pretty sure there’s NOT supposed to be that many holes!!!…. At least I got rid of the limiter on the H jet while I was screwing around with the thing!.

 

[Labfab]

Methinks I found the reason why the saw won’t idle, and no amount of fiddling or adjustment will get it to idle…took the welch plug out of the 385’s Tilly carb and…I’m pretty sure there’s NOT supposed to be that many holes!!!…. At least I got rid of the limiter on the H jet while I was screwing around with the thing!.

Multiple holes under the welch plug is normal, at least on any carb I've ever popped the welch plug out of has had multiple holes.

 

[Wonka13]

There’s the 3 normal holes that are supposed to be there, but 2 additional through and through holes likely caused by a sharp punch when someone removed the plug for a previous “repair”

 

[Wonka13]

Trying to figure out what lines are supposed to go to these 2 connections on the filter holder as nothing was connected to them…one’s presumably the tank vent? And the other? They’ve got me bamboozled

 

[Labfab]

Oh I see now, didn't look that closely. You can JB weld those holes up and try it again. The one with the sintered metal on the back side of the filter holder is for the vent. Don't recall the other one having anything hooked to it. Does it go through?

 

[Wonka13]

Will give it a go! The vent had nothing attached to it, and neither did the other…looks like it feeds back into or from the air filter itself…

 

[Labfab]

Will give it a go! The vent had nothing attached to it, and neither did the other…looks like it feeds back into or from the air filter itself…

You don't actually need either one of the nipples on the air horn, the actual vent is in the tank. That's all EPA stuff.

 

[Wonka13]

Good deal, hate emissions . Appreciate the great input, guys….pretty new to Husky’s as I’m used to running Stihls, but made the switch after retirement

 

[Wonka13]

Well, that coulda gone better!!

 

[Labfab]

Verify your gauge on a running saw and make sure decomp is off. I see lots of folks with gauges not reading correctly

 

[Wonka13]

I held it in the air by the starter handle, and the saw bop, bop, bopped right to the floor…

 

[Wonka13]

But I do have the carb off at the moment

 

[Labfab]

But I do have the carb off at the moment

Carb being off won't make any difference, if it fell down pretty quick though isn't a good sign.

 

[jasent]

Throw some caber rings in it

I got a gauge that’s pretty far off. Says my 044 has 75 psi but pick it up by the pull cord and it takes a full min to go all they way down. Last time I used that comp gauge

 

[Wonka13]

Well, I received the “rebuilt” carb I bought from a guy for $50 in one of the FB saw groups….put it on, hooked everything up, and….nada!! Nada drop of fuel into the carb, so I pulled it out, tore it apart, and…the diaphragm was as crispy as fall leaves, the metering needle was worn out, the fuel inlet was plugged..etc. So, I cleaned it up and rebuilt the damn thing. It now has good fuel & runs, but still won’t idle…I’ve got the H/L screws out 1 1/4 turns each, but even with the idle screw set way in, it’ll only idle for a few seconds then die….back to the drawing board I guess

 

[Labfab]

Well, I received the “rebuilt” carb I bought from a guy for $50 in one of the FB saw groups….put it on, hooked everything up, and….nada!! Nada drop of fuel into the carb, so I pulled it out, tore it apart, and…the diaphragm was as crispy as fall leaves, the metering needle was worn out, the fuel inlet was plugged..etc. So, I cleaned it up and rebuilt the damn thing. It now has good fuel & runs, but still won’t idle…I’ve got the H/L screws out 1 1/4 turns each, but even with the idle screw set way in, it’ll only idle for a few seconds then die….back to the drawing board I guess

Dang man, you got had. The new one I bought a few months ago was only about 80. I'd be playing with the L screw, most likely in the direction to lean it out some.

 

[Wonka13]

Yeah…buyer beware for sure!! But hey, I learned a lot more about small carbs today for sure!!