Anyone with Engine knowledge

**Jon L. Obscene** · 09-06-2005, 12:36 PM

fuck off ya tosser

Jonno

**Barbarossa** · 09-06-2005, 01:06 PM

Anyone with carpet fitting knowledge?

**Gemby!** · 09-06-2005, 06:17 PM

maybe thats who eugene is

**Virtualbody1234** · 09-06-2005, 09:02 PM

If you have a strong spark, good compression and the correct amount of fuel without flooding it and it still won't start, then it must not have the correct ignition timing.

**NikkiD** · 09-06-2005, 10:22 PM

Well first, probably cause it's a husky. Why do you think we ditched em at work?

**Jon L. Obscene** · 09-06-2005, 10:27 PM

Yeah I know , there's a reason they called "Huskys" it's cos they run the same way an old man does.......slowly and sluggishly

I shuddered when he showed it to me, asked him if it runs he said "Yeah......kinda, bit spluttery at low revs"

@VB.... Yeah thats the only thing I can come up with, maybe I'll see if I can manually shift the timing by eye (no light gun), I've done it before on bikes but these things run a lot higher revs and there's a smaller margine for error.

Jonno

**NikkiD** · 09-06-2005, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by Jon L. Obscene

Yeah I know , there's a reason they called "Huskys" it's cos they run the same way an old man does.......slowly and sluggishly

I shuddered when he showed it to me, asked him if it runs he said "Yeah......kinda, bit spluttery at low revs"

@VB.... Yeah thats the only thing I can come up with, maybe I'll see if I can manually shift the timing by eye (no light gun), I've done it before on bikes but these things run a lot higher revs and there's a smaller margine for error.

Jonno

The damn things were in for repairs more often than they were being run.

I don't know about engines though, so I can't help ya. Just wanted to point that out.

**Gripper** · 09-06-2005, 10:36 PM

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Oh dear

**Everose** · 09-06-2005, 11:10 PM

If the color of the spark isn't light blue to nearly white, the spark is weak and you may try sanding the magnetic area on the flywheel and make sure there is no rust.

If that doesn't work you might pull the flywheel off and check the key between the flywheel and the crankshaft. If that key is sheared or partially sheared it could be throwing your timing off. (the key doesn't have to be completely sheared to keep it from running...just a slight slip could be troublesome) If it was me, I would just replace the key as they are most times pretty cheap. But make sure it is the right kind of key because that is a shear key designed to shear the key instead of twisting or breaking the crank shaft when you hit something with it.

Good luck with it.

**Jon L. Obscene** · 09-06-2005, 11:32 PM

@Nik....

thanks for that

@Rosey... lol I did say I got new plug for it and yes it's a good spark

As for the key, it's possible but unlikely as they generally ratchet as you pull it over, especially with the force and speed of a small engine like this but this has a clean well compressed turnover, but worth a look (IF I can find my flywheel extractor lol) thanks for the idea

@Gripper.. Yeah thats what Nik said

ffs they could'nt even make a decnt bike

can't beat a good old briggs and stratton engine, unbreakable

Jonno