cheers all - new to the site just now. looks awsome, and obviously LOTS of info lol.... just wondering if anybody has any experience with a 262XP oiler? i sort of inherited this old saw, also a brand new oregon bar and chain combo. issue i'm having is the chain gets hot quite quickly and stretches type thing, appears no or very little oil. tried the method of pointing saw at a piece of cardboard, no trail of oil showing up off the tip. i have the adjuster screw backed out 3 turns (owners manual says 2 turns for a 18" bar, plus 1 additional turn if not husqvarna oil), but if i back the screw out as far as it will go i still not geting oil. i think the issue is in the way the bar sits against the case or something, as i get oil running down from the clutch/oiler area, just not into the bar. if i run the saw with the bar and chain off, oil comes out pretty good from the proper oil port/groove, but when bar put on, nothing through bar. the oil hole in the bar lines up with the oil port/groove in case, and the bar is cleaed out from hole to chain groove. i made sure the bar and case mating surface nice and clean and flat etc etc..... i got looking at it and it appears the bar covers over the oil tank vent hole. the vent hole is right infront of the port/groove for oil to come out to bar, so when bar put on it covers right over the vent.... does that seem right? i don't understand how the tank is supposed to vent if the bar covers over the hole? what i have done so far:
1. ensured is the proper bar, it is
2. removed clutch and oil pump assembly. cleaned it all up, all looks good and in good shape.
3. removed tank pick-up tube, and cleaned tank out completly, and ensured pick up and vent not plugged
4. ran saw with bar off, and confirmed oil is pumping pretty well
5. ensured bar oil hole/groove is not blocked
anybody who's had a saw like this one will likely know what i mean about the vent hole under the bar, but i will try to attach a pic for any other more experienced than me folk who havent had experience with this particular saw. thanks to all for any advice or help on this
1. ensured is the proper bar, it is
2. removed clutch and oil pump assembly. cleaned it all up, all looks good and in good shape.
3. removed tank pick-up tube, and cleaned tank out completly, and ensured pick up and vent not plugged
4. ran saw with bar off, and confirmed oil is pumping pretty well
5. ensured bar oil hole/groove is not blocked
anybody who's had a saw like this one will likely know what i mean about the vent hole under the bar, but i will try to attach a pic for any other more experienced than me folk who havent had experience with this particular saw. thanks to all for any advice or help on this