New Old toy

motownbrowne · Oct 27, 2017

ericm979 said:
40:1 instead of 50:1 will slightly lean the fuel:air ratio. The carb meters not just gas, but gas with oil in it. If you put in more oil there's less gas per unit of air. 50:1 to 40:1 is not a big difference but if it's already lean it's going the wrong way. Not that I'd suggest 100:1 oil ratio to richen up the fuel- it needs enough oil.

Race gas will reduce the chance of detonation, which is one of the bad things that can be cause by running too lean a fuel ratio. But fuel atomization also cools the engine quite a bit in two strokes. Lean fuel will mean less of that, and race gas won't help it. Race gas is really expensive. And it won't fix poor running from being too lean.

There are tools available. I've seen them on Amazon and ebay. Or you can make a tool or an adaptor. For a blower that came set up way too lean I made an aluminium cap that fit over the splined adjuster and has a screwdriver slot on it.

Good advice right here.

I haven't seen a 2166, but can you not just trim the limiter tabs with an exacto knife with the top cover removed? Or failing that, how about removing the carb? Should be pretty straightforward.

OP, those 346s are awesome saws. I've only run an OE a few times. I have a 350 with a ported 346 NE cylinder and a carb from a 357 on it. What a fun saw! It handles sorry nicely, tunes very comfortably at 15,000 RPM, and has really fast throttle response. Hope you enjoy your new one!

tjkubota93 · Oct 27, 2017

motownbrowne said:
Good advice right here.

I haven't seen a 2166, but can you not just trim the limiter tabs with an exacto knife with the top cover removed? Or failing that, how about removing the carb? Should be pretty straightforward.

OP, those 346s are awesome saws. I've only run an OE a few times. I have a 350 with a ported 346 NE cylinder and a carb from a 357 on it. What a fun saw! It handles sorry nicely, tunes very comfortably at 15,000 RPM, and has really fast throttle response. Hope you enjoy your new one!

That sounds cool. I am really considering having it ported. When I bought it I didn't know there was a 45 and a 50cc, I thought they were all 50. No big deal, I still like it alot.

motownbrowne · Oct 28, 2017

tjkubota93 said:
That sounds cool. I am really considering having it ported. When I bought it I didn't know there was a 45 and a 50cc, I thought they were all 50. No big deal, I still like it alot.

The NE has more displacement, but the OE still has a huge following. Some people think they've got more pizzazz. I've only run one a couple times, so I can't comment. You on OPE or AS? There's some great Husky guys there who could do it up right. Mine was done by a guy named Mike Toalth I think. Goes by t4driller on OPE.

tjkubota93 · Oct 30, 2017

I am not, I just read alot. Seems not as friendly as around here. I am considering a fella known as mastermind.

motownbrowne · Oct 30, 2017

tjkubota93 said:
I am not, I just read alot. Seems not as friendly as around here. I am considering a fella known as mastermind.

That's Randy Evans in Tennessee. You couldn't choose a better dude to do business with. I have an ms660 that he did, although it was ported when I got it, so I didn't commission the work myself. We've had several conversations on OPE though, and I can tell you I wouldn't hesitate for a second to have him do a port job for me.

tjkubota93 · Oct 30, 2017

motownbrowne said:
That's Randy Evans in Tennessee. You couldn't choose a better dude to do business with. I have an ms660 that he did, although it was ported when I got it, so I didn't commission the work myself. We've had several conversations on OPE though, and I can tell you I wouldn't hesitate for a second to have him do a port job for me.

Thanks. I was gonna send him my jred2252, bit I bought another saw. Hehe. Now I gotta save my lunch money, probably gonna do the 346 first though.

tjkubota93 · Oct 31, 2017

I'm also considering porting them myself. I guess the worst I could do is to ruin a jug.

motownbrowne · Nov 1, 2017

tjkubota93 said:
I'm also considering porting them myself. I guess the worst I could do is to ruin a jug.

Not a bad idea. OEM P/C kits for huskies are cheap now compared to a few years ago. Another option would be to buy this saw, then swap top ends onto your saw as sell the 350 with your stock 346 top end. Probably wouldn't lose much $$ on the deal. That's the same guy that did my 350/346, and it's a helluva saw. I had it in a tree job with a couple of Stihl guys who have a tree service. They kept stealing it from me. Everytime I put the darned thing down it'd disappear.

http://opeforum.com/threads/husqvarna-350-46-oe-ported.9261/