high idle

[countryboy77]

well yesterday my groundman left our 311 stihl in the wrong place and i bombed it with a big top from about 50 ft up. so today they brought me an old 365 husky. it cuts great but it idles at about 3 grand or so. anybody wanna refresh my memory on proper carb adjustment? i love a 365 and i need to get this one dialed in. would really be awsome to work for a company that diden't always bring me stuff that i had to fix before i use it...lol..... any and all help is much appreciated

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I'll bet that there is a You Tube instructable that will show you.

 

[countryboy77]

thanks tom i will check it out

 

[stubcut]

Here is a good page that should get you going.


http://web.archive.org/web/20051228040631/www.madsens1.com/sawtune.htm

 

[jomoco]

You have an air leak somehere. Don't run the saw till you find the leak and fix it or you'll fry a very good saw.

Trying to adjust it away with the carb adjustment is useless.

Pull the plug, attach a vacum pump, pump it up, and listen for the leak's source, which is most likely a bad crank seal.

This vid will show you how.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNq07CcWPjs

jomoco

 

[countryboy77]

any other ways to diagnose the air leak? we run on shoe strings and duct tape...lol if i sprayed brake cleaner on the source of the leak woulden't it make the motor bog? the only saws i have at work is this 365 and a 192 so i gotta get this thing runnin right or im gonna have a hard time getting much done..lol

 

[jomoco]

Considering the crank seals are behind the flywheel on one side, and the clutch assembly and oil pump on the other, I'd say no.

Set it aside and borrow another saw until you can fix the 365 right friend.

jomoco

 

[countryboy77]

thanks jomoco... gonna have to call the boss. thanks for your help.

 

[jomoco]

You're welcome Countryboy.

I have two 365 Specials myself, and love them.

jomoco

 

[countryboy77]

i really hope they let me take it to the shop and get it fixed. i don't ever wanna go back to a 311. im a husky man for sure so im really lookin forward to runnin a good saw for a change.

 

[ehp]

Countryboy , I would check for a rip in the intake boot , very common on 365/372's

 

[BUK]

Seems to be a common problem on huskys. Try the boot, it may look fine but they develop a pesky leak over time.

 

[ehp]

another thing that happens on them is if the saw has ever back fired and this causes the saw to blow a piece out of the gasket between the jug and crankcase so now its sucking air . Very common on the older 365/371/372's , Husky changed the crankcase later on to help trying to stop this problem , take a can of WD-40 , fire the saw up and spray it around and you should find your air leak, the motor will slow down when the WD gets into the motor threw the leak . Spray the carb boot first and if nothing changes in the engines rpms move to spraying the gasket area between the jug and crankcase