Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2013 13:11:43 GMT -5
I have rebuilt a Super 2 saw ( Serial # UT-10617A, Parts List # 24983 Rev 2, saw mfg. 5/4/1983) and had everything repaired except getting oil to the bar. After many hours or investigating forums and literature, I finally got a fairly good idea of the entire process and the differences in the two major oil distribution designs by Homelite for the Super 2. I have replaced the three oil lines (I have the 3 line version), the oil pump plunger and gaskets, the oil filter, duck bill check valve and cleaned out the best I could the crankcase chambers along with the check ball valve and spring that is located in the oil pump body. The oil lines are correct and I can get oil coming out the hole leading to the bar. (I have good air pressure coming out of the crankcase hole leading into the oil pump and have no pressure leakage in the oil container - cap fits tight.) My question is this: is there any way to know if a saw is producing the correct amount of oil to the bar. For some reason, I remember my old Super 2 producing more oil. When I would run the old saw at full speed, and aim it at say a piece of cardboard or wood, I could make a line of oil spray quite clearly from several inches away. When I tried that with my present saw I could see no oil and thought I wasn't getting any at all. But if I moved the tip of the bar to just about touching the piece of cardboard I saw a small spray and buildup of oil. When I shut the saw off and checked the bar, I could feel oil on the links. Is this enough to do the oiling job and was my older saw just putting out too much and wasting oil? And is there a way to regulate the oil flow? I could not find anything in my owners manual about that. I have a Super XL auto oilier with a manual pump so I can add oil when I need to for that saw. I saw a post by chuckups on Feb 8, 2013 regarding regulating the oil flow and a response by karla48 regarding different springs for the oil pump to regulate the amount of oil on the Homelite 330 model. I wonder if the Super 2 models had a spring set like that - but I didn't run across anything about that anywhere. So that is my question. Any help would be appreciated.