XL Family Oil Diaphragm Aftermarket Prod (part #: A-12356-B)

[charliec]

Well, it appears that LRB found a vendor to repop these little suckers for them as Leon commented in a recent video in which he did a deep dive on the XL family of saws oiling system(s) (SEE LRB LINK BELOW).

The kit LRB is selling includes the following:

2 - Gaskets
1 - Diaphragm
1 - Spring

Price $22.95 + 5.95 S&H on ebay

If someone buys this product please leave comments with respect to the quality/fit/function and your overall initial impressions/thoughts on the product.
Follow-up comments after say 6+ mos. of serious use would be appreciated (i.e., long term evaluation).


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Charlie

[blythkd]

About makes me want to buy one just to compare it to a new one. But $30? They were like $5 from Homelite.

[charliec]

I agree the price is higher than it should be but the kit does include the gaskets and the spring and it is far better than the price gougers out on Ebay for a 30+ year old NOS Homelite unit. Click the links below to Greedy SOBs out on ebay! I hope people remember these greedy sellers and don't do business with them moving forward. At the end of the day.... as long as the product is decent/good and you need it to get your saw running again, what other options do you have?

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[charliec]

Follow-up/comment

When I need a part that is so out of control with respect to pricing in the open market (e.g., ebay), I buy an old clunker (i.e POS) for say $25 - $35 which occasionally still occurs out on ebay but my favorite is still the old-school garage/yard sales (i.e. no shipping costs). This is especially true with respect to these little XL family saws, other saws not so much. Basically, I "hope" the part is good on the unit if it is something that you can't really evaluate/inspect prior to buying the unit like the oil plunger. In most cases, I have totally recouped my purchase price and even made a few bucks even after keeping other/additional parts (back-up inventory). I know... nothing new to most of the members on this site.... just saying.

Charlie

[onlyhomelites]

I'm actually surprised the cost is as low as it is...I figured it would be another $10 higher!