Saw help

[Barnbuilder]

My Husqvarna 365 is 21 years old. Always been good till now. Cutting some trees for a customer when it ran out of fuel. Filled it went to finish and saw would only run wide open, if it tries to idle it dies. Have to choke to start and same thing. Tried different gas no change. Obviously it gets fuel or it wouldn't run wide open. So filter is good. When you return to idle it sounds like a saw does when it runs out of fuel. Is it sucking air?
Any suggestions. I hate to take it to a shop.

 

[Barnbuilder]

 

[Roadworthy]

Check the timing. It may be old enough it still has points and timing and stuff like that.

 

[/pine]

This sounds like possibly a faulty (split or cracked) impulse line...it's similar to the fuel line but harder to get to (at least on a Stihl)...

 

[Egon]

Try the
low idle adjustment screw.

 

[Barnbuilder]

I tried low idle adjustment screw with no luck. If I idle up it will run but it's too fast.

 

[Barnbuilder]

How do I check the timing?

 

[tookielee]

check all the fuel lines, doesn't take much of a crack to cause a roblem

 

[Barnbuilder]

I cant pull the impulse line from crankcase tube so I'm guessing its ok. I know I replaced fuel line a few years ago.

Anyone changed over to a 52mm big bore kit?

 

[ericm979]

Sounds like it has an air leak. Often that's from a worn crank seal. Many of those can be replaced without splitting the cases.