xp1000 help

[mattallica]

ok...so after spending 3 hours working on an old Husqy 61...and getting nowhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I pick up the xp 1000 I bought last fall....put a new plug in it....choke ...pull 2-3 times and it fires ,but didn't catch
Pull again....now the recoil wont engage???
so I take it off...and .....how the hell does this set up work?
is it something to do with the needle bearings I see in there,of which one is missing???
somebody help!!1LOL
I'm kinda frazzled right now

on a good note...massy ferguson red is a pretty close match for a color resto!!
but I hate to do a resto and have a non running saw.
which leads to my next question....when it did start...the clutch hub spun non stop for about 15+ seconds after it stalled???
no bar/chain attached.....am I likely looking at a clutch rebuild as well??

[RandyMac]

You have Homelice in the starter, Raid will take care of that.

So, you have that greezy magic fingers grabbing a polished shaft starter? Sorry, I'm no help.

It's nomal for the clutch drum to spin like that, without a b/c on it.

[mattallica]

well...update...I took it apart and sprayed it with carb cleaner....put it back on and its working for now....saw started right up and runs pretty good.
doesnt seem to have much for compression when you crank it....but it aint broke...dont fix it!!
so I started the resto anyhow

[redsqwrl]

I have a bit of experience with the needle cam lock style recoil.

Clean and Dry....

that is my secret.

[mattallica]

yes...thats what I found...shot the daylights out of it with carb cleaner...and works fine now.
thanks for the info!!