Homelite Chainsaws

[stubnail67]

yes it does not have the duckbill nor the brass plug unfortunately i rinsed the tank and dumped into the mulch...i did clean the pick up in the tank and saw the lil piece in the line down there... guess i will find an ipl and order the lil brass plug and a duck bill....Odds are good the lil barb went into the mulch... ya think a poulan micro barb would work on a homie duckbil?

 

[stubnail67]

ya all dont have the ipl for this lil guy do you?

 

[stubnail67]

I found it looks like parts are nla off to ebay LOl....thanks for the tip i will take a pic of what line goes where and be a little slower in disassembly ....

 

[fossil]

ya all dont have the ipl for this lil guy do you?

Not for that UT# but here's one attached.

There are a ton of versions and UT#'s for those saws.

 

[stubnail67]

Not for that UT# but here's one attached.

There are a ton of versions and UT#'s for those saws.

Thank you.

 

[2stroke_shaman]

here is the lil guy i got today... in really good shape...View attachment 677741 View attachment 677742 View attachment 677743

Good looking saw Stub . I like these saws power to weight is great. Here was my fix on the last one . Found it in a homie tank set . Worked great and vents tank after shutdown . I turned the vent to the top of the tank and went with it . Late model homie xl or super 2 as it had a Zama carb.

 

[ML12]

I just finished up a XL2 as well. Mines an early one, all mag construction, points ignition. Replaced all the lines and duckbills. Runs beautiful.

 

[fossil]

I picked these up a week ago. Nice units. Good P&C's and all there.

 

[Hoggwood]

Nice find Tim. Looks like an earlier one on the left. External adjust, black fuel cap, rear grip and grip start. Points? I picked up a couple more on the cheap in the summer. Can't pass them up. One appears to be an electronic version with small module/coil. First of that for me. Haven't dug into it yet. Although the Husky coils work well in place of the Prestolites, I really enjoy pulling the starter covers off for the first time and not automatically seeing blue.

 

[67L36Driver]

FWIW: I have a NOS early XL-101 cylinder. 54cc, 1 15/16” spigot diameter.

Make offer.

 

[fossil]

Nice find Tim. Looks like an earlier one on the left. External adjust, black fuel cap, rear grip and grip start. Points? I picked up a couple more on the cheap in the summer. Can't pass them up. One appears to be an electronic version with small module/coil. First of that for me. Haven't dug into it yet. Although the Husky coils work well in place of the Prestolites, I really enjoy pulling the starter covers off for the first time and not automatically seeing blue.

I haven't opened them up yet to see whats in there but one of them has a model number I haven't seen before. I have one 76 and the VI200 with that red rectangular Homelite chip, replacing the points. They have more advance than the blue coils and do bite if you're not quick on the starter.

Apparently the saws came from a batch bought by a local power utility and were used by crews to cut old poles up.

 

[Beetlejuice]

FWIW: I have a NOS early XL-101 cylinder. 54cc, 1 15/16” spigot diameter.

Make offer.

Anybody in the know? Will this work on a 57cc 103 XL? thanks. K

 

[67L36Driver]

Anybody in the know? Will this work on a 57cc 103 XL? thanks. K

It’s not ‘right’ but it works. The bolt pattern locates the cylinder correctly.

 

[fossil]

Anybody in the know? Will this work on a 57cc 103 XL? thanks. K

103's came with 1-15/16" and 2" cylinder pilots so you would have to check that plus a piston kit to go with the cylinder as the bores are different.

Other than that I can't say if there are any other differences that would matter.

 

[Beetlejuice]

Thanks guys. That a fair price for the one above?

 

[67L36Driver]

Anybody in the know? Will this work on a 57cc 103 XL? thanks. K

Yup.

The above is an XL-123 with a 101 cylinder/piston on it.
The original cylinder was scored to a fare the well. Top end came off a ‘white death’ victim.

All in all made a nice runner from a pile of mostly junk.[emoji108]

 

[Beetlejuice]

Yup.

The above is an XL-123 with a 101 cylinder/piston on it.
The original cylinder was scored to a fare the well. Top end came off a ‘white death’ victim.

All in all made a nice runner from a pile of mostly junk.[emoji108]

That's a nice saw. I wouldn't screw with it but I like the style. I think it's a cool looker. Thanks for the info. K

 

[67L36Driver]

I’ve concluded that Homelite intended to replace the XL-12 and SXL with the XL-101 types.

They are about 1 1/2# lighter and some smaller for the same displacement. Unified crankcase/fuel tank being the size/weight saver.

But, the bar mount being part of the fuel tank cover and using ‘glue’ at first doomed it to failure.
Yank on a pinch and you have fuel leak.

New saw warranty work must have kept the dealers very busy with them. [emoji37]

 

[Beetlejuice]

I’ve concluded that Homelite intended to replace the XL-12 and SXL with the XL-101 types.

They are about 1 1/2# lighter and some smaller for the same displacement. Unified crankcase/fuel tank being the size/weight saver.

But, the bar mount being part of the fuel tank cover and using ‘glue’ at first doomed it to failure.
Yank on a pinch and you have fuel leak.

New saw warranty work must have kept the dealers very busy with them. [emoji37]

Your right. I see the problem now.. I bet the design engineers at the time said the same thing. Might be a shelf Queen cuz I never pinch, don't ya know..

 

[45-70Frank]

OK Just had to... Lost track but this is number 8 or 9 I think? Second Blue. Starts and runs but no power, hits wood and bogs down. Gas was trash so a carb cleaning and we'll see.
How do we date the 7 digit serial numbers?