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Post by unicoiman on Nov 3, 2016 20:08:08 GMT -5
My father purchased this saw new around 1968 and has not been run for at least 20 years. I finally decided to put life into it again and have totally disassembled it for inspection and cleaning. One item that is puzzling to me is the fact that it has the upper copper oil line used on manual oil models yet it is an automatic chain oiler. It does not have the supply line or the manual oiler piston assembly. Was this a mistake by Homelite? In looking on the net I saw a manual oiler setup for his saw and wonder if Homelite offered the manual setup as an option?? Oh, by the way it is painted light blue.
Another question what is the best source for a new cylinder and piston for it? Thanks
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Post by sweepleader on Nov 4, 2016 7:20:57 GMT -5
Welcome, Homelite offered several different versions of the oiling system on the SXL, including manual, automatic, and both from the factory. Of course, the saw might have been modified by its owner or a dealer too. The manual system was often added to the automatic when folks were used to manual or wanted more oil for big bars used for big trees or milling.
There are many people who sell parts for these saws, you might check with chainsawlady or onlyhomelites on this forum, there may be others with what you need. You should also be able to find anything you want elsewhere on line.
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Post by unicoiman on Nov 4, 2016 10:58:37 GMT -5
Sweepleader, thanks for the quick reply. I'm totally sure Dad purchased the saw as I described above. All the plugs in the rest of the manual oil syatem appear to be factory. Believe it or not Dad still had the gas can that came with the saw and is still in great shape. I guess I just want to get it going to remember Dad by.
Unicoiman
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Post by Clasec on Nov 4, 2016 21:33:17 GMT -5
If you don't find the parts you need from the ones Sweepleader mentioned you might check with Lil Red Barn as they have cylinder kits for the Super XL.
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Post by sweepleader on Nov 5, 2016 6:42:33 GMT -5
Can you post pictures? I use photobucket.com. I don't remember ever seeing a Homelite gas can.
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Post by sawnami on Nov 5, 2016 20:40:35 GMT -5
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Post by sweepleader on Nov 7, 2016 8:21:11 GMT -5
Well, I guess I have seen one now! :{)
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Post by Supercharged86 on Nov 8, 2016 21:53:08 GMT -5
Well, I guess I have seen one now! :{) Hey Dan, No. You've now seen three. He, He, He, He.  |
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Post by unicoiman on Feb 22, 2024 15:41:34 GMT -5
My father purchased this saw new around 1968 and has not been run for at least 20 years. I finally decided to put life into it again and have totally disassembled it for inspection and cleaning. One item that is puzzling to me is the fact that it has the upper copper oil line used on manual oil models yet it is an automatic chain oiler. It does not have the supply line or the manual oiler piston assembly. Was this a mistake by Homelite? In looking on the net I saw a manual oiler setup for his saw and wonder if Homelite offered the manual setup as an option?? Oh, by the way it is painted light blue. Another question what is the best source for a new cylinder and piston for it? Thanks Fast forward to January, 2024. Saw had not been started for a couple of years so I got it out and tried to start it. No spark, coil pack had failed. Searched internet for new coil packs and found none. Kept digging for other kinds of coils to use and found one for Chinese bicycles. Coil is a CDI Electron Ignition Coil and cost is $12.95 on Amazon. Coil would not fit inside housing so it was bolted on lower part of handle. This is a simple two wire hookup and saw runs great. If anyone should need a picture of my installation just let me know. This was an easy cheap fit for an old saw. It just shows never give up on fixing old equipment. |
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Post by undee70ss on Feb 22, 2024 20:33:01 GMT -5
My father purchased this saw new around 1968 and has not been run for at least 20 years. I finally decided to put life into it again and have totally disassembled it for inspection and cleaning. One item that is puzzling to me is the fact that it has the upper copper oil line used on manual oil models yet it is an automatic chain oiler. It does not have the supply line or the manual oiler piston assembly. Was this a mistake by Homelite? In looking on the net I saw a manual oiler setup for his saw and wonder if Homelite offered the manual setup as an option?? Oh, by the way it is painted light blue. Another question what is the best source for a new cylinder and piston for it? Thanks Fast forward to January, 2024. Saw had not been started for a couple of years so I got it out and tried to start it. No spark, coil pack had failed. Searched internet for new coil packs and found none. Kept digging for other kinds of coils to use and found one for Chinese bicycles. Coil is a CDI Electron Ignition Coil and cost is $12.95 on Amazon. Coil would not fit inside housing so it was bolted on lower part of handle. This is a simple two wire hookup and saw runs great. If anyone should need a picture of my installation just let me know. This was an easy cheap fit for an old saw. It just shows never give up on fixing old equipment. Yes pics would be helpful |
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Post by unicoiman on Feb 22, 2024 23:38:51 GMT -5
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Post by unicoiman on Feb 22, 2024 23:40:36 GMT -5
Fast forward to January, 2024. Saw had not been started for a couple of years so I got it out and tried to start it. No spark, coil pack had failed. Searched internet for new coil packs and found none. Kept digging for other kinds of coils to use and found one for Chinese bicycles. Coil is a CDI Electron Ignition Coil and cost is $12.95 on Amazon. Coil would not fit inside housing so it was bolted on lower part of handle. This is a simple two wire hookup and saw runs great. If anyone should need a picture of my installation just let me know. This was an easy cheap fit for an old saw. It just shows never give up on fixing old equipment. Yes pics would be helpful Just realized that I did not specify that the saw I was working on was a Homelite 360. Sorry about that. |
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Post by unicoiman on Mar 10, 2024 12:12:44 GMT -5
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Post by blythkd on Mar 11, 2024 11:48:05 GMT -5
Interesting. Looks a little clunky right under your throttle hand but if it provides a solution to resurrect an older out of service saw, I guess that's worth something.
The 360 ignition modules aren't very prone to failure but other parts of the system are and are also becoming tough to find and expensive.
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Post by rarefish383 on Apr 1, 2024 18:45:54 GMT -5
As the XL12 evolved, we called all of the variants, XL12's. When Dad ordered a new one, Old Cal, would say, "you know that saw has an auto oiler". Dad would say, "that's OK, just make sure it has a pump too". So, I don't know if Cal actually ordered one with a manual oiler, or just gave us a different variant that had what we wanted on it. All of ours up until Dad retired in 1986 had manual oilers.
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Post by rarefish383 on Apr 2, 2024 17:21:14 GMT -5
I have an Echo 750 in fantastic condition and the ignition went south on it. I might have to try something like that? The 750 is much bigger, I might be able to find a hiding place?
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