I left my Husqvarna 555 chainsaw locked in the truck overnight, and the ambient temps fell to 15 degrees F. It had a cold soak all night, and the very next morning, the red armor had such excellent film strength inside the engine, I was not physically capable of pulling it over fast enough to start. Not even the decompression valve would do the trick (as I always forget to use it). I used the drop start method as an alternative and that did not improve things either.
With the husky's having the two cog starter dogs, I did not want to continue and shear them off. (these were later upgraded to a 4 cog.)
The solution was to use a hair dryer and warm the cylinder enough that it could turn over fast enough to start.
On one hand i am happy that the film strength is so good that it coats the entire inner workings of the engine. On the other hand I am disappointed that they cannot engineer an excellent oil like this, so it flows good cold. I guess we cannot have both.
With the husky's having the two cog starter dogs, I did not want to continue and shear them off. (these were later upgraded to a 4 cog.)
The solution was to use a hair dryer and warm the cylinder enough that it could turn over fast enough to start.
On one hand i am happy that the film strength is so good that it coats the entire inner workings of the engine. On the other hand I am disappointed that they cannot engineer an excellent oil like this, so it flows good cold. I guess we cannot have both.
