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Post by fisherman on Mar 27, 2008 12:04:18 GMT -5
I recently purchased a Homelite EZ (blue) that was in dier need of cleaning. Not sure of the UT# or where to find it. The fuel tank had tons of gunk in it. Anyway I got the old saw running good again. I did notice the the auto oiler was not oiling. The manual oiler works great though. I need info on how to adjust the auto oiler and any trouble shooting info on what the problem might be for it not to be working  |
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Post by RBW on Mar 27, 2008 22:37:56 GMT -5
Hi Fisherman!
Welcome to HOH!
I went through the old IPL I have for that saw and Im not sure if it has an oiler or not. Is it an EZ or an EZ auto? Only the auto had the automatic oiler, but I believe it can be retrofitted.
I want through this same thing with an XL102 a while back, I couldnt figure out why it wasnt working, looked behind the clutch and there it wasnt, no oiler.
Both of them are nice old saws though.
Eric
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Post by fisherman on Mar 28, 2008 17:12:04 GMT -5
Thanks RBW I will check about the oil pump and see if its there or not.
Fisherman
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Post by chainsawwhisperer on Mar 30, 2008 22:01:18 GMT -5
Whats the verdict, oil pump or not? Jim...The CSW
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Post by fisherman on Apr 1, 2008 20:37:40 GMT -5
Nope , no oiler. Thanks for the scoop. The manual oiler works good though. I bought another EZ today. It was supposed to run but start hard. The carb was way out , after a little adjusting it fired right up and idled pretty fair. Got to do a little cleaning but I think its going to make another good saw.  Plus the saw came with a rebuild kit for the carb , don't think it needs it though. |
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Post by RBW on Apr 2, 2008 23:18:16 GMT -5
Good news on your second score! Is it the EZ or an SEZ? I personally have never used a carb kit on any of the saws that I own, I just carefully peel everything apart and clean things up and reassemble. I have gone through 40-50 carbs and only found one punctured diaphram, and this was due to the previous owner poking around in the vent hole with a wire.  |
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Post by fisherman on Apr 3, 2008 9:33:15 GMT -5
It is a EZ , a twin to the first one. I switched a few parts around to make one really good saw. ;D
I took the carb apart on my recent find and did just like you said , cleaned it up carefully. ( 2nd EZ )
The saw starts fairly easy and picks up well , but slowly accumulates too much fuel . Its not to responsive to adjustments on the low side.
This will make a good rainy-day project. I'm thinking it will need the carb rebuilt after all. Looks like at some point its been into befor...
I use inexpensive carb cleaner to clean the carb parts down after disassemble , letting the extra cleaner accumulate in a bowl with the parts soaking a bit in it. Spray through the ports etc. on the carb while its apart.
What do you use to clean your carbs up with ?
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Post by chainsawwhisperer on Apr 3, 2008 16:22:16 GMT -5
Your cleaning method seems as sound as any. I clean the carb parts over a towel then let them dry and reassemble. I have also soaked whole carbs in gas before dissassemble, remove screws, but don't remove the top and bottom covers. This will help loosen the gaskits and prevent them from ripping during the dissassemble. soaking overnight or longer in gas will also soften stiff diaphrams
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Post by RBW on Apr 4, 2008 0:04:29 GMT -5
Hah! I thought I was the only one! I have a lil stainless bowl that I use to catch the Carb cleaner to recycle so to speak. I spray out the carb wth a few initial blasts and let this soak while hosing off the outside and using an acid brush to wash down the outside of the carb. This lets me clean the filty bits with used cleaner and also cleans the outside so the innards dont get dirty on reassembly. One thing I learned is NEVER let the carb cleaner come in contact with the inlet needle, swells it all to hell and ruins it pretty good.  Im looking into one of these..... www.jewelsmall.com/ulcaclsysh.html we have a similar unit at work and its great for cleaning any difficult to clean item, makes gunk upped chains look good again and keeps the grinding wheel from clogging with oil and gunk. |
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Post by fisherman on Apr 5, 2008 13:08:07 GMT -5
Couldnt wait...the carb is fixed. Cleaned and rebuilt . The saw starts great , idels good and responds to adjustmeant. Oh RBW your sure right about the inlet needle being ruined by carb cleaner , uh , I wont tell on my self . But its a good thing I had a spare one in the kit.  |
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Post by woodburner44 on Apr 6, 2008 5:44:56 GMT -5
Hah! I thought I was the only one! Im looking into one of these..... www.jewelsmall.com/ulcaclsysh.html we have a similar unit at work and its great for cleaning any difficult to clean item, makes gunk upped chains look good again and keeps the grinding wheel from clogging with oil and gunk. Hey RBW, Look, is all I can do at that price!  I soak chains in diesel fuel and rinse in a little gas or spray off with carb cleaner. Not a real fast process, but it seems to clean them up for me. |
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Post by RBW on Apr 6, 2008 21:26:28 GMT -5
Oh RBW your sure right about the inlet needle being ruined by carb cleaner , uh , I wont tell on my self . But its a good thing I had a spare one in the kit. Dont feel bad, I did it again today. My only defence is that it was an aluminum needle but there was a rubber oring for the seat.  Ill get it right sooner or later. Wood, It is pricy, but it looks like a nice unit. The heat is the key for some jobs and thats where they start getting pricy. The chains I dn the one have at woork come out looking TITS! Big tits too, not lil ones. ;D |
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