My Favorit Homelite

[45-70Frank]

My go to saw is my XL12.
The oiler button stopped working this week. Took out the plunger all looked good, the green O-Ring is really loose and flops around is this supposed to be tight or loose?
Any suggestions would be great!

 

[svk]

I am working through a similar issue with the manual assist plunger on my SXL.

If you do not get any hits, try the dedicated Homelite thread in the "chainsaw sticky" forum.

https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/homelite-chainsaws.101147/page-621

 

[saxman]

I ran those old Homeys for years at the state highway dept I worked for. They are as dependable as gravity but busted your ear drums and made your hands numb. And you smelled like 2 cycle smoke at the end of the day
You might find the o ring at NAPA in their box under the counter. Take yours to compare it


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[FlyingDutchman]

Sometimes o-rings can break and transgress down the line in pumping situations. You may have a missing o-ring somewhere in the bar groove. There are not too many situations where an O-ring should fit loose. Sometimes, if there was a wide square o-ring, it can be substituted for two round o-rings in the same groove. I have two XL12's I'm selling, might be able to pull out the oil pump to look at it for you.