Rebuilding Homelite xlAutomatic

[Daveycny]

I am brand new to chain saws and my uncle gave me this saw said it needs some work but its a nice saw. It is a homelite super XL automatic . it does not run. But I figured I could put a little time and money into it and have a decent old saw ..if any one could give me there opinion on weather this is a good saw to restore and if they could give me information on the size engine the year made and weather or not it's difficult to work on i i dohave a bar and chain to i just took it off to cleam

 

[Jasonrkba]

Very good saws. If gas was left in it you will need to clean that out. It probably needs new fuel lines, filter and carb kit.

 

[Jasonrkba]

Maybe 1977, might need points condenser.

 

[buzz sawyer]

Pull the starter cover and check the color of the coil assembly. Some of those had coil failures - I had two.

 

[46 Poulan]

One of my favorites-like a 6 cylinder Chevy-hard to kill----Get it going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[2broke2ride]

Great old saws, that one is likely late 70s into 80s. They are 58cc I believe. Probably needs new fuel lines, filter, and carb kit.
Check out Leon's chainsaw parts and repair. He specializes in NOS parts for Homelite.

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[joe25DA]

Great saws. There was a time when almost every shed or garage in this country had one in it, or a Poulan S25DA. They are great saws, well liked and respected with very few complaints. 58cc, yours looks like it was the tail end of the points era. That makes it more desirable than the later ones with the blue electronic module that is prone to failure. It’s not a rare saw, or collector saw for an investment. They made them for almost 40 years, they were made very well and reasonably priced so there is no shortage of XL12/SXLAO saws. Certain models a in excellent shape bring in some money. The very last ones in the mid 90s were branded “big red” or “old blue”.
I had sold mine but after seeing one in the movie “Maximum Overdrive” I wanted one to add back to my collection. Found one one street over from an old timer in town who bought it new. These HOMELITES are the saws equivalent of a square body Chevy.

 

[Jasonrkba]

Anytime these pop up locally for a reasonable price I grab them. Great runners, easy to work on and still plenty of parts out there. That one looks like its probably low hours.

 

[Daveycny]

When ordering parts what would be compatible like what is the name and year for this saw.. Like I said this is my first attempt on rebuilding A chain saw and figured this would be the perfect one

 

[Daveycny]

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[cbfarmall]

You'll likely seen listed as a SXLAO. Best to get the proper IPL and have your own part numbers, since serial and UT numbers are near meaningless.

 

[cbfarmall]

This ipl should be what you need.

https://www.leonschainsawpartsandre...te_super_xl_chainsaw_ipl_24228_revision_4.pdf