Homelite Chainsaws

[Brian VT]

6. Fuel tank: It's full of some brown sludge. Maybe its a tank sealer and supposed to be there.

It looks like someone went overboard on tank sealer. I tried both fresh straight gas and MEK, neither of which removed the gunk.

I had something like that in the tank of a 1050. I split the tank because I couldn't sleep knowing that was in there. It turned out to be as hard as plastic and no solvents would even bother it. The grey patch in the pic is where I tried to see what a very sharp chisel would do to it. That was with a lot of pressure. I decided it must be some type of intentionally-applied sealant and any effort to remove it would only create a problem that didn't exist.
It was jet black, though. Not brown.

 

[Walt41]

I would replace the rivets with the same type.
I don't think there aluminum. Aluminum is soft
and probably won't hold up and will brake off.
Then you got issues.


Lee

Good thought, I'll run a magnet in the bucket and see what sticks. I think I can make a jig for the press to put the new ones in, maybe I'll test a few first to practice the squeeze before I ruin the thing.

 

[wapacz]

Any one think they can id the saw on this cl post. Trying figure out if its worth while but kind of need to know what it is for that.

http://nmi.craigslist.org/tls/2030301222.html

Thanks in advance.

 

[Hagstar]

Any one think they can id the saw on this cl post. Trying figure out if its worth while but kind of need to know what it is for that.
http://nmi.craigslist.org/tls/2030301222.html

Yes it's an SX12, the body is a later model to judge from the deeper blue color, the recoil cover appears to be from a lighter blue mid-1960s model. The clutch cover however is from a much later red version. The price is at least 3 times too high.

John H.

 

[wapacz]

Yes it's an SX12, the body is a later model to judge from the deeper blue color, the recoil cover appears to be from a lighter blue mid-1960s model. The clutch cover however is from a much later red version. The price is at least 3 times too high.

John H.

Thanks for the info. I thought the price was a bit to high but not that much.

 

[Eccentric]

Any one think they can id the saw on this cl post. Trying figure out if its worth while but kind of need to know what it is for that.

http://nmi.craigslist.org/tls/2030301222.html

Thanks in advance.

Yes it's an SX12, the body is a later model to judge from the deeper blue color, the recoil cover appears to be from a lighter blue mid-1960s model. The clutch cover however is from a much later red version. The price is at least 3 times too high.

John H.

Yep. Yesterday my buddy gave me an SXL12 that was in similar condition. Has a bit of corrosion, but most of the paint and markings are intact. A couple of years ago, I bought an XL12 that the seller had installed the P/C from a later SXL into (making the saw an SXL12), for just a bit over one third of the CL ad price shipped to my door. The paint and markings are MUCH nicer than that CL saw. Got a much later red/black SXL-AO from a CL seller for $25.00. Paint and such was on par with the CL saw here. Swapped in a new fuel line and a loop of chain and it's my go-to saw.

Regarding this CL saw..................I'd offer that yahoo $20.00 for his 'frankensaw' (if the P/C aren't wasted) and would maybe pay $25.00. BTW-You can also see clearly in the pics that this guy just hosed the saw down right before photographing it. Hope he didn't get much water inside....

 

[8433jeff]

Good eye, Eccentric,ol buddy ole pal good eye wait for a good one now hit your pitch swing hard swing level now!



Is the game on yet? You a Gianticos fan?

 

[Eccentric]

Good eye, Eccentric,ol buddy ole pal good eye wait for a good one now hit your pitch swing hard swing level now!



Is the game on yet? You a Gianticos fan?

Not much of a baseball fan (the strikes in the '80s and '90s cooled my enthusiasm), but I have been watching some ofthe playoff and series games this year. Go Giants!!!!

 

[67L36Driver]

Parts for XL2 ??

Looking for a one stop shopping place for crankshaft bearings, seals and thrust washers for an XL2.

Very old saw. My first garage sale saw find. The crank has over .025" endplay and sucks air. It won't run past 1/4 throttle without falling on it's face. Compression is very good. Starts easy. Handy trimmer.

C.R. (Chicago Rawhide) or National oil seal numbers will work fine. I can get them locally.

Thanks fellas.

 

[cbfarmall]

Picked up another old Homey gear-drive--the 770G. Took a chance with an Ebay BIN that paid off. Nothing broken on this saw, very good compression, tight engine. Got it to fire on the first pull with a bit of fuel down the throat. Tore the carby apart, dipped it in the sonic cleaner, and rebuilt. Found one of the reeds slightly bent open. Looks like the PO attempted to back it up with, I guess, an old broken reed. My 6-22 parts saw had a good assembly so I swapped the whole thing out even though the original was probably still usable. A new fuel line and reed gasket and put the old girl back together. Flushed the gear case and refilled with fresh oil--looked as if drain oil may have been used in this saw, but I'm not 100% on that.

The really neat bit about this saw it has what appears to be an old rim system. A keeper for sure. Maybe I'll call Madsens and order a 10 or 11 pin 3/8" rim.

The 36" roller nose that came with the saw is actually an Mac mount. Would work fine except nobody bothered to drill a new adjustment hole--they just removed the adjuster bolt. So, into the parts box for that bit. I put the long bar aside for my Macs and dug out a 20" roller nose for this gem. Even with a crappy chain this thing cuts!

From working on this saw, I get the impression that it cut a lot of board feet in its day. Used but not abused. I wonder what stories it would tell?

Chris B.

 

[little possum]

Nice saw Chris. Im super jealous. Havent seen one of those Homey geardrives in action yet.

What kind of oil did you use for the gears?

 

[cbfarmall]

Nice saw Chris. Im super jealous. Havent seen one of those Homey geardrives in action yet.

What kind of oil did you use for the gears?

Whatever I have handy for my tractors--typically 80W-90. Just not hydraulic oil.

Chris B.

 

[8433jeff]

Nice saw. No to hydraulic oil because of the seal swell?

 

[ThePruner]

I wouldn't even think of hydraulic oil. Why not?

 

[cbfarmall]

Because it's fairly thin compared to gear oil and will tend to leak much more easily thru marginal seals. As far as gear pressure, hydraulic oil is plenty good enough for the transmissions in 100+ HP tractors.

Chris B.

 

[CM76]

Picked up another old Homey gear-drive--the 770G. Took a chance with an Ebay BIN that paid off. Nothing broken on this saw, very good compression, tight engine. Got it to fire on the first pull with a bit of fuel down the throat. Tore the carby apart, dipped it in the sonic cleaner, and rebuilt. Found one of the reeds slightly bent open. Looks like the PO attempted to back it up with, I guess, an old broken reed. My 6-22 parts saw had a good assembly so I swapped the whole thing out even though the original was probably still usable. A new fuel line and reed gasket and put the old girl back together. Flushed the gear case and refilled with fresh oil--looked as if drain oil may have been used in this saw, but I'm not 100% on that.

The really neat bit about this saw it has what appears to be an old rim system. A keeper for sure. Maybe I'll call Madsens and order a 10 or 11 pin 3/8" rim.

The 36" roller nose that came with the saw is actually an Mac mount. Would work fine except nobody bothered to drill a new adjustment hole--they just removed the adjuster bolt. So, into the parts box for that bit. I put the long bar aside for my Macs and dug out a 20" roller nose for this gem. Even with a crappy chain this thing cuts!

From working on this saw, I get the impression that it cut a lot of board feet in its day. Used but not abused. I wonder what stories it would tell?

Chris B.

Thats a really nice old Homelite 770G you have there Chris - congrats. I love my 707G: The 700 series gear drives have alot of grunt and are definitely one of the best of the vintage Homelite models IMO. They do get a little noisy at full song though!

Well done on another Homelite to add to your fine collection.

Regards,

Chris.

 

[briantutt]

Homie Haul

Picked these up over the weekend. I want to get one of them back up and running to give back where it came from. Which is the better one? The 330 is missing some parts but the 200 seems complete.

 

[Eccentric]

Picked up a tired XP1020 yesterday. Will post pics when I have time. Came with a 30" Cannon roller nose bar, full wrap handle bar, and the large 'redwood' dogs.

Piston is scored. Gonna dive into it to see if the jug is salvageable. If I can save the jug then I may try one of the 'greek' piston kits from feebay in it. Otherwise, I'll need a good used/useable P/C (or will have to pony up for NOS pieces).

For this saw I need an IPL, a clutch cover (hey Chris.....I'll trade you my nice C91 cover for an XP1020 cover if you have one), as well as some other things for this saw. I'd appreciate it if you'd check out my posts in the 'parts wanted' section of the Homelite Muscleheads social group if you have XP1020 parts to spare.

Also need an IPL for a 900D ASAP. If a deal ends up working out, then I'll fill you guys in there too...

 

[briantutt]

I will need an IPL for the recent acquisitions as well. 330 and 200 classic back a couple posts.

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The 330 needs a clutch cover that don't seem to be on that big auction site, if anyone has one laying around...

 

[cbfarmall]

I have to check the condition, but I do have a 1020 cover.

Chris B.