Working on a friends XL-1 that he got for a song, saw is like new with the original bar, 2 new chains, a Homelite case and the original Homelite 2-stroke oil! A little jealous, he's going to make it into the "you suck" thread. Anyway, he couldn't get it running, so gave it to me for a going over. I managed to start it, (tons of compression, no release) but my first reaction on hearing it running was- WHAAAAAAAAT!!! I could barely hear it run and i could not get it over idle speed. The light came on in my head and I pulled the muffler to find this------
The muffler was almost completely blocked, just a few pin holes for the exhaust gas to pass through. This is what happens when someone owns a saw and knows nothing about tuning and oil mixtures. Bad for him, good for my friend.
The muffler was almost completely blocked, just a few pin holes for the exhaust gas to pass through. This is what happens when someone owns a saw and knows nothing about tuning and oil mixtures. Bad for him, good for my friend.