I Snagged Another SEZ

[edju1958]

There was a real nice looking SEZ on Feebay,the seller was asking $60 or MO.I offered $45 & figured he'd counter.To my amazement he accepted my offer.The saw is complete minus the chain.The only downfall is it has no spark & has the useless coil of death.The decompression valve wants to stick open just a hair.I put some Deep Creep on it & hope that'll solve that problem.I can't remember the 1st digit,but the rest of the serial # reads C1960233.Pics to come.

[edju1958]

I pulled the module off the last SEZ I bought about 6 months ago & put it on the SEZ I just got to see if it'd run.Sure enough it runs,but it has low compression & needs a new clutch.I pretty much bought a parts SEZ,Lol.

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[blythkd]

Have you checked the compression release to make sure it's sealing up good? They're kinda prone to getting pretty gunked up. If it's not that, then yeah, it's probably just parts. Nice looking saw though, except that red air filter cover makes it look a little funny.

[w30bob]

You still did good for $45........have you priced what a nice bar like that goes for these days? I'm amazed at what some folks pay for this stuff online, and as the parts supplies continue to dry up the prices are only going to go one way. You could blow it off with compressed air and put it on eBay and easily get twice what you paid for it. You can do much worse! Nice saw.

;O)
bob

[edju1958]

I endedup changing out the clutch a few days ago.I've never seen an "S" clutch go bad other than it breaking.I've got a couple broken S clutches laying around,they make great paper weights,Lol.I also "borrowed" an ignition module from the last SEZ I bought about 6 mo.ago.The saw runs really good,but just has low compression. I noticed when I was tuning the saw that it was very touchy on ther lo.I'd turn the needle the width of a screwdriver blade & it made a huge difference,the difference between being lean & fat rich.Could this be a sign of it needing crank seals?I did the tip test & it doesn't waiver a bit.

[w30bob]

You can check the seals in a number of ways, so no problem there. I had a saw one time, don't remember if it was a Homelite or not, but it ran the way you describe.....the tiniest of adjustments on the needle made a huge difference. Turned out someone had screwed the needle in so tight it made a "step" on the needle, which really screwed up the airflow. Now how someone could make the needle that tight is beyond me. I've actually tried replicating that step on a junk carb or two and really had trouble making it tight enough to produce any step at all. But that's what caused the difficulty in adjusting like you described. I put in a new needle and she ran like a champ. Probably not your issue, but something to watch for in the future. Many of these saws we find in semi-pristine condition are so because they had an issue and people just parked them. Who knows how many 'expert's have tried their hand at fixing them in the past 40 or so years? What good fun, eh!

;O)

[edju1958]

Bob,I've only been doing saw work for about 4 1/2 yrs.,& the amt.of travesties that I've come across is unbelievable.I've talked with a guru who's been in the business for over 40 yrs.& he asks me where I find these saws.He told me in the 40 + yrs.he's been in the saw business he's never run into the situations that I've come across.I told him he's led a sheltered life,Lol.

      As for this saw being in such nice shape,I believe it's due to the ignition module going bad & that's why it was parked.Back when  Homelite was still in business,those modules (blue coils of death) were being sold for around $100.I've seen them come up on Feebay for around $150 & someone comes along & buys them.There are members here who have found a way around the difficulty in finding these modules & the cost that comes along with it.I buy the "retooled" version of the module from Standard Magneto in Chicago for $53 shipped.

      As for the carb issue,I've thought about putting a different carb on the saw to see if there's a difference.

[okie]

You made a good buy. I see on here you work/play with EZ and other homies and so do I.
The EZ's are worth investing little more time because they are good long term saws with little bit of CORRECT type TLC.
That bar/carb/bar plates and use as a parts saw are worth more than you paid.
I've converted some of the EZ's blue coil of death to the ANZAC module mod for less than $20 before I heard about Standard Magneto offering the blue coil of death replacements again at a reasonable price.

Have you done a actual compression test or took a peek at the piston? Them EZ's are normally hard to pull the rope through if the trigger lock compression release is not used is a hint of lower compression. If I seen less than 125 on a EZ that should have 140 and up I would be concerned. (assuming the compression release is working ok)
If the piston looks ok and the compression is really low I sometimes find a ring stuck, not flexing out all the way around the ring land.

I bought a really nice clean Super EZ on flea bay awhile back and FORGOT to tell the guy to wrap the 16" clean Homie bar bar good with cardboard on the ends before shipping.
The bar cut a small slit in the corner of the box and was gone. I notified the seller and he said he would get me another bar. He sent me a new Generic $40 20 inch bar that would not fit the EZ. He got mad at me when I notified him of such. Long story short I finally just gave up and took the loss. (mainly because the rest of the saw was a good runner)

[edju1958]

I can pull start the saw wthout the compression release engaged which tells me it has low compression.The compression release was sticking when I first got the saw,but I got it working freely.