NOthing exciting this time...
Rebuilt the carb on one of the SXL-AO's today (yes Randy,
that SXL-AO). It'd just started running 'off' one day. Turns out the pump diaphragm took a dump, and there was a buncha crap built up on the internal screen. A simple strip, a bath in the USC, and reassembly with a K10-SDC kit and it's back in business. Just wish Homelite had made those carb screws about .125" shorter. It's a
tight fit getting those buggers back in there. The 'flat reed' XL-12 and SXL-12 saws (and the XL-15 I did a few weeks ago) are much easier in that regard. Obviously, the carb box (and AF) dimentions were finalized with the XL-12, and the later 'pyramid reed' setup was shoehorned in there afterwards. Cleaned the saw up (had been a while) and threw a new loop of LGX on the saw. Now it's ready for the next stage in it's life journey....
opcorn:
On the bench now is a friend's Bolens Thrifty 3010. Don't see many of those. That's a 1960 vintage 'farmer/consumer' saw with a Power Products AH47 engine and AV. Rubber buffers around the handlebar mounts. High tech stuff. The VERY crusty Tillotson HC (gravity fed version of an HL, with no pump section) is apart and bathing in the USC right now. Reassembly with a DG-5HL kit (minus the pump diaphragm) and a new fuel line should have it making NOISE tomorrow. That dang saw has nothing more than a short, open 'megaphone' for a 'muffler'. You can look right through to the piston from the outside. Putting an 18" bar from an old Homlelite on it (same mount) along with a matching loop of used but useable 7/16" chipper. Don't see that stuff much anymore either. It's just going to be a museum/demo piece. I'll shoot a few pics of that saw tomorrow.
Next on the bench tomorrow will be my Homelite 1050A. Some prior owner stripped one of the manifold bolt holes on the crankcase. Found that one when I removed the manifold to make carb screw access MUCH easier when I rebuilt the Walbro SDC on that saw (I prefer Tillotson HL's, but that carb setup will stay for now). Going to remove the carb/manifold/carb box/spacer and helicoil that bugger. The saws' a great runner now, but I'm not comfortable running it with only one good manifold bolt. Don't want it to air leak and lean out while I'm cutting some big oak.
I'll squeeze in a couple vehicle oil changes tomorrow too. Busy day. Plenty of other saws in line (Jonsereds 621 that just needs a cleanup and a carb kit, Homelite 750 that'll FINALLY go back to the owner when I get some crank seals in, a Mall 12-A in a bin, etc). They can wait 'til the next weekend(s) that I can devote to wrenching on saws. Got a GTG planning meeting next Sunday afternoon....