How can I repair my Husqvarna 141 chain saw?

i gotta try cleaning the carb.

PW
September 2007

OK , now I know the answer. Both forearms, my neck back and shoulders are sore from starting my Husky 61 over a thousand times in the last 3 days. I had spark, I know how to adjust a carb, I had fuel, and the filter was fine, and I had good compression (the old thumb over the spark plug hole trick). It idled perfect. I tore apart this and that, dumped the fuel and put in new... ... ...

Then I read about the spark arrestor. Essentially I took out 1 screw on the side of the muffler, slid the screen out from behind a shield, cleaned the screen with a wire brush, put it back in and fired that sucker up (Total estimated time 5 minutes). Runs like new!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Hint: this screen is pretty much the only way out for air exiting the muffler, so look there).

David N.
November 2006

David,

I don't know why either. I loaned mine to a friend and it went from perfect to this. I can tell you, don't bother messing with the "L" low carb setting. Both L and H are to be set at 1 turn from all the way in on a husky as a starting point. Finer points:
http://madsens1.com/sawtune.htm

These adjustments did not get mine running.

Dave N.
November 2006