Thread: Can anyone help me with these 2 old chainsaws

i carry both saws parts just pm me with your parts list when you get it together thanks

keep in mind my shopping cart system has a rewards points built in the system so if a registered customer orders thru me they get reward points added to there registered acct and it can be used to buy parts with

for example if a customer has 500 points and they see a part that they want that takes 250 points to get they get that part for free

that is what reward pts is so every little bit adds up i just sent a customer of mine a $ 10.00 gift certificate cause they spent over $ 400.00 of tires and tubes this year a Army reserve facility in up north so dont think i notice these things i do right now im sweating while writing this post cause our air condition compressor froze up and to replace a new one costs $ 3000.00 and i live with my parents cause i am taking care of them since they are elderly i dont know where that 3000.00 is going to come from i guess we just have to set here in the hot house and suffer the locals wont even help so dont know what we will do

thats one reason why i wish my online store would get busy but i try to explain myself on this forum and some folks treat me like im invisable on here or something then there are those that are understanding about my situations and with dad having just had lung surgery with a tumor removed and now this has to happen with the air condition compressor and yet the local air condition people wont take payments i know things are looking bad just adds more stress on me is all it is

thanks
calvin

I like the little Homey XL's. 14" bar max, 3/8 low profile, (originals may have been 1/4") pretty strong when healthy for a small saw. Most have no high speed mixture adjustment, just low speed mixture and idle speed.

Thanks for the feedback guys. I appreciate it!

Originally Posted by JohnL

I like the little Homey XL's. 14" bar max, 3/8 low profile, (originals may have been 1/4") pretty strong when healthy for a small saw. Most have no high speed mixture adjustment, just low speed mixture and idle speed.

John,

I believe this has HS, LS,and idle... There are definitely 3 screws to adjust.

My XL,. my father bought new in 1978, and used it exclusivly after Frederick in 1979, he cut up dozens of oaks after putting on a 16" bar and chain.

The saw was then used after ERIN, OPAL, GEORGES, IVAN, Katrina, and Dennis...Finally after the recent Hurricane, the old XL needed some love.

I put in new points/condensor, cleaned it up like new...rebuilt the carb...saw still blew like new compression. My problem was the carb is so worn out that the butterfly slaps shut even with the needle turned all the way in. Got ahold of an XL-2, and an XL Super 2...both with good carbs..I have enough parts to fix the XL, and make one good Super 2 when i get around to it.

Awesome little saws, small time felling, limbing, small bucking...you run mixed gas and you just about cant hurt them. Usually Reed Valve engines dont rev too terribly high, but this saw is a screamer.

Hey Red. I have one of those Homelite XL's. It won't pull a 16" bar and I think it needs new reeds.

Know where I can get some or the part# for them?

Thanks again for all the information. I'd also like to know where I can get parts for these 2 saws... I've called 4 places now and all say they don't carry parts for saws this old.

Originally Posted by Modifiedmark

Hey Red. I have one of those Homelite XL's. It won't pull a 16" bar and I think it needs new reeds.

Know where I can get some or the part# for them?

Some dealers have NOS parts on the shelf...many arent willing to look.

When I get my Super 2 and XL 2 pulled down, if the reeds in the one I dont get running are any good, they are yours. Rare to have a reed problem though, but it happens.

i know that mine still has ungodly compression, piston and cylidner could pass for new. The cylinder is bling bling shiny, piston is smooth as silk, no vertical marks at all, 0. The piston and port stay carbon free, and I run it a hair leaner than I probably should.

Originally Posted by kincade

Thanks again for all the information. I'd also like to know where I can get parts for these 2 saws... I've called 4 places now and all say they don't carry parts for saws this old.

have you called me yet ?

Originally Posted by RED-85-Z51

Some dealers have NOS parts on the shelf...many arent willing to look.

When I get my Super 2 and XL 2 pulled down, if the reeds in the one I dont get running are any good, they are yours. Rare to have a reed problem though, but it happens.

i know that mine still has ungodly compression, piston and cylidner could pass for new. The cylinder is bling bling shiny, piston is smooth as silk, no vertical marks at all, 0. The piston and port stay carbon free, and I run it a hair leaner than I probably should.

red the reed on the xl 12 im working on was broke in two peices which was causing the carb to flood constantly i notice when i placed the reed valve new one inside the throttle handle it still had a gap i found out why it has two slits in the metal of the throttle body where the reed rests on so now i have to find a throttle handle assembly for the saw

i have reeds for the xl series saws

Originally Posted by lawnmowertech37

have you called me yet ?

Sorry, I misread your last post; thought you were 'online only'. I'll be calling you tomorrow!

Originally Posted by lawnmowertech37

red the reed on the xl 12 im working on was broke in two peices which was causing the carb to flood constantly i notice when i placed the reed valve new one inside the throttle handle it still had a gap i found out why it has two slits in the metal of the throttle body where the reed rests on so now i have to find a throttle handle assembly for the saw

i have reeds for the xl series saws

doesnt the XL-12 have a seperate Reed cage that bolts to the motor assembly?

Originally Posted by RED-85-Z51

doesnt the XL-12 have a seperate Reed cage that bolts to the motor assembly?

actually it has the reed cage that is on the throttle handle in the back part there is 4 bolts that bolt that throttle handle to the crankcase then another bolt on the bottom of the handle

Originally Posted by kincade

Sorry, I misread your last post; thought you were 'online only'. I'll be calling you tomorrow!

nope not just online when it comes to these hard to find parts put it this way i sell alot to other small engine dealers just today a dealer called me up ordered a old mac 250 rewind pulley


i will be on the road tommorrow practically all day cause i need to track down this throttle handle for this customer if no one in jacksonville nc has it then im off to williamston to get one

there is a certain place in jacksonville i called today that has tons of chainsaws in a pile in a bin i asked them if any of them were red in color they said yes so i know i may have a chance i will find one there

i may just buy some of them saws if they are the older saws just to say hey look calvin has the cad

but you are welcome to call me i will need the model #s and what parts you need

Originally Posted by lawnmowertech37

actually it has the reed cage that is on the throttle handle in the back part there is 4 bolts that bolt that throttle handle to the crankcase then another bolt on the bottom of the handle

Yup I remember changing those out many moons ago!
They were ok saws and would still be ok for home use
or occasional cutting or nostalgia I have and
old mac I may see if ya got the parts for some day
or give it to someone willing to take the time to fix!