Homelite build

just got a homelite from scooterbum (steve) Great guy. we are not sure what model it is but I have alot of pics with numbers. as soon as I figure out how to put my pics up I will have them here

here are some pics before tare down

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0643.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0644.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0645.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0646.jpg

peak thru the exhaust port
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0649.jpg
piston is junk ring broke and beat it to crap

My friend Dan (stihl tech) helping with my homelite( his hand isn't really moving that fast I just have the shutter speed way slow because the lighting in the garage is poor LOL)
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0650.jpg

clutch bearing a little tight from sitting to long a little oil soak should be o.k.
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0651.jpg

fly wheel ain't coming off today another oil soak
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0652.jpg

got the jug off I do believe this piston has seen the last of it's days in a saw LOL
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0654.jpg

the peices that broke off the ring wrecked the jug
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0655.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0656.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0659.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0698.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0699.jpg
that is not a trick of the camera the 2 brite spots really look just about like that , it's where the ring peices smashed the transfers


this is the carb will be needing a kit for this
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0671.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0639.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0639.jpg

another pic of the wrecked piston
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0700.jpg

sorry about the bluryness of this one but the crank case is in very good condition. ( it is very hard to hold still for the slow shutter speeds of low light photography)
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0686.jpg

I forgot to take a pic but the rod bearing was toast also didn't even find a cage just a bunch of beat up needles. The only thing I can think of is that it must have been plastic and been mixed with the trash that was in the muffler. This thing was very hot at some point everything in it has scoarch marks on it, the cylinder seems to be out of round and well you saw the pics of the piston. ( if not check them out they are worth it)
this is going to be a fun rebuild. thanks again to scooterbum you are the man.
hopefully we can find the parts for this thing and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I would really love to see this onld monster running again.

Left to right. My friend Dan, my uncle Amiel, And that's me on the right (Brian) note the blue pen in my pocket that is why the model number on the carb is so clear. I just colored between the lines.

I almost forgot to put the serial number for the saw on here
well here it is

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0642.jpg

I know how much you guys like pics so I have tried to be as thourow (spl?) as I can. ( i can fix just about anything I set my mind to as long as grammer and spelling ain't what's wrong with it LOL)

starter cover and handle
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0679.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0680.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0681.jpg

the bar cover is missing andother part I need to find. I'm not sure which modle saw this is. If anyone has an idea please feal free to post. I am going to do some research tonight but right now I think it time for bed .
thanks in advance for all your help guys I may not be on for a day or 2.

I think this might be a xl 901 not sure but the measurements are leaning towards a 901. going to see if I can narrow it down a little farther with this nifty lttle mannual disc that was given to me. Steve you are the man !!!!

well the measurements seam to be the same as a 901. I can't read the part number on the cylinder in the pdf but the meawsurements are exactly what I am comming up with 2" piston and 2 1/16" bore. well everyone have a great day time for me to go to my real job

Looks like a super xl, redcase with a blue case starter cover! Homelites were like chevy`s back then.....swap em out change em up & go cut wood!

Good Luck!



LXT.............

Looking good, Keith. Looks like you have a real project on your hands. It's nice to see an old saw being restored.

keith811 said:

to be as thourow (spl?) as I can. ( i can fix just about anything I set my mind to as long as grammer and spelling

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The spelling part is easy: down below the reply box, right next to the "Submit Reply" button is a "Spell Check" button that works pretty good.

Regards,
-Steve

does anyone know if a xl 925 jug and piston will fit fit on a xl 901

keith811 said:

I almost forgot to put the serial number for the saw on here
well here it is

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0642.jpg

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I don't think that is the serial number maybe just the part number for the case. Seems rather short for a serial number

I think I put this thread in the wrong forum probly should be in chainsaw forum. Does anyone know how to move it or should I start another thread there and abandon this one?

keith811 said:

here are some pics before tare down

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0643.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0644.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0645.jpg
http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt345/brian811/homelite build/IMG_0646.jpg

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Your pics remind me of when I was first thinking about getting a "real saw" while I was still in Michigan. I came across a character who collected saws from farm auctions, cleaned them up, and then put them, and I am not kidding, in a big PILE of saws in his garage in a suburban neighborhood outside of Detroit, and then had a listing for "chainsaws" on CL. Most of them were pre-chain brake saws, and your photo of the light blue Homelite reminded me of one of the ones he had.

He liked the old saws becuase they had reed valves in the carbs, and manual oilers, and no chain brakes. He did not collect Stihl's or Husky's, but just about everything else, and some pretty darn large saws with huge bars, but definitely on the edge of antiques. I didn't buy one from him, though I wish I had more time just to look at all the various McCulloch's and Homelites and Wards and you-name-it that he had. Did not appear to be interested in any cosmetic appearance, just functionality.

ribertgropius said:

Your pics remind me of when I was first thinking about getting a "real saw" while I was still in Michigan. I came across a character who collected saws from farm auctions, cleaned them up, and then put them, and I am not kidding, in a big PILE of saws in his garage in a suburban neighborhood outside of Detroit, and then had a listing for "chainsaws" on CL. Most of them were pre-chain brake saws, and your photo of the light blue Homelite reminded me of one of the ones he had.

He liked the old saws becuase they had reed valves in the carbs, and manual oilers, and no chain brakes. He did not collect Stihl's or Husky's, but just about everything else, and some pretty darn large saws with huge bars, but definitely on the edge of antiques. I didn't buy one from him, though I wish I had more time just to look at all the various McCulloch's and Homelites and Wards and you-name-it that he had. Did not appear to be interested in any cosmetic appearance, just functionality.

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I'm not sure how far this one is going to get I'm not going to dump a pile of money in it but If i can find the parts I need cheap this old fart will cut wood again