Craigslist find

Today I picked up a Husky 288 XP Lite. This is also gauging interest to see if anyone is interested. I am kind of set on bigger saws right now but I couldn't pass this up.
Compression is not what it should be. The saw starts and runs well, idles fine. When oriented in every direction the saw very so slightly will change the tone of the idle when upside down and turned one direction. The High speed was set at fat and was running 11,400 rpm WOT and the idle is fine at 2900-3000. I did not pull the muffler to inspect the cylinder as I just got it today and gave it a quick once over cleaning with compressed air. I started and stopped it several times, an twice the saw ran 1-2 seconds before shutting off. The switch may need replacement.

 

better get ms bandit some flowers and treat her right cause I bet you didn't ask her first

nice saw- too bad your so old or you could enjoy it

 

I believe the Lite version was the last year or two of production - 2000 -2001.Dont have the 7th mount anti vibe stiffener up front & had the low top air filter & cover standard,compared to the high top high performance one more common on earlier models.Plus springs instead of the rubber mounts.They also had an EPA version around the same time I was told,never seen one of those however.


Mine was among the first production,in summer 1988 according to the serial number on that metal tag.

 

I'm interested too, but you can probably squeeze more out of Dex for it...

 

Real men don' ask women for permission to buy saws.


However yesterday was my birthday. Mrs. Bandit accidentally dropped a carton of eggs after grocery shopping breaking several. So in order to save them she boiled them immediately. My birthday dinner was two, count em two hard boiled eggs eaten alone over the kitchen sink.

 

Lumberman and I are probably going to the saw shop Wed. or Thursday. He has a good compression tester and we may pull the muffler. My camera isn't the greatest on pics of that nature.

 

You guys are working intently on making me a saw mechanic which I am not, but hey, I am learning.

What say Ye on the P/C????









The chain brake band is broken??



Cleaned up the muffler while off.

 

What should we expect for compression on this saw? How should it compare to a good 272 or 262 compression wise?

I don't know if my gauge is good, but we can try it.

 

I really need the above answered, thanks.

 

I don't know much about this model but a thread on Another Site mentioned numbers between 130 (low but will run) and 170 (really good).

 

That's just about dead on.I've seen a few that were over 180,but those are rare.

 

Happy belated birthday! Nice saw. Looks like the P&C are good!

 

Well I didn't get any bites on the saw, so she is going into the shop. It's a real shame because anything over $175 would have had the big brown truck coming your way. If you look in the original pics, I was after the 36" bar that came with it.

On Lmbrman's gauge it read 100 PSI, but he thinks the gauge is 20# low.

Anyway the saw shop owner is an excellent mechanic and will do the work himself. He said the saw is in excellent condition and felt it is definitely worth some work. He said he could sell it 2 or 3 times today to loggers looking for this model.

He looked it over closely and it is getting:
OEM piston'
Recoil shield plate
Brake band
Decomp button
Plug
Fuel lines
Replace wires to coil

Oh, and one other little thing, This thing he calls "Porting", whatever that is.

Picked up a 24" Total/Tsmura bar in 50 gauge.

 

Sweeet saw there ! Good luck with bringin her back to life

 

this will be quite the upgrade from your old david Bradley, cant wait to race you bandit!