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Post by tobe74 on Jan 18, 2021 15:13:01 GMT -5
Hello all,
I recently received a 26 LCS that has sat in my dad's old garage under a bench for approximately 40 years. At this point, I've cleaned it up to start the work to get it running. I bought and installed a new starter cable and will be buying new fuel lines as the current ones are split by the fittings. The spark plug lead is also split in two. I spliced the wire and replaced the old Champion J-8J plug with a new Champion J8C plug but am not getting spark. Has anyone seen a video or does anyone have advice on the best way to access the starting end of the lead, the switch lead and the magneto assembly? I have limited experience, so I appreciate any advice.
Thank you,
tobe74
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Post by Jarhead ☠ on Jan 18, 2021 16:14:50 GMT -5
Welcome to House of Homelite and nice saw. You're going to need to remove the flywheel to access the points and condenser to clean them up, you'll see where the wire goes into the coil so you can twist it out because it's on a small screw inside the housing. Also pull the lead to the ignition switch to rule that out. If you go to this site www.leonschainsawpartsandrepair.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.htmlGo to the menu in the top left and look for parts diagram and find the 26LCS. It'll aid you with tear down and reassembly also has the IPL for part #'s. |
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Post by tobe74 on Jan 18, 2021 16:57:12 GMT -5
Perfect - thank you - I appreciate the guidance!
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Post by Jarhead ☠ on Jan 18, 2021 17:01:44 GMT -5
There will be plenty of guys who can offer plenty of assistance with the restore.
If you can post pictures of your progress it helps.
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Post by tobe74 on Jan 19, 2021 9:58:28 GMT -5
Starting point... Attachments:
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Post by tobe74 on Jan 19, 2021 9:59:06 GMT -5
Cleaning up... Attachments:
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Post by tobe74 on Jan 19, 2021 10:00:22 GMT -5
A couple more...thanks for the feedback everyone. Attachments:
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Post by Jarhead ☠ on Jan 19, 2021 17:24:19 GMT -5
Mark Price has a Ebay site and offers repop fuel lines that are an exact match to the originals.  |
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Post by sparky on Jan 19, 2021 17:55:56 GMT -5
There was a chainsaw under all that dirt!
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Post by tobe74 on Jan 19, 2021 20:40:17 GMT -5
Thanks guys! Definitely fun to get the dirt off this thing and start bringing it back to life! Dad said it last ran in 1975. I got the starter cable from Mark and have since ordered the fuel lines and pulley cover from him as well. Great guy! Will get the fly wheel off soon and hopefully can get the points and condenser cleaned up. Mark led me to a carb kit at Discount Marine Parts and is on its way. Hope to have it running soon! Really appreciate the support!
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Post by Jarhead ☠ on Jan 20, 2021 15:51:47 GMT -5
If you can't find a proper sparkplug wire you can use a auto part store one to get it going, they sell singles in 5-7mm
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Post by tobe74 on Jan 20, 2021 17:55:24 GMT -5
Great - thank you! I was going to try that so good to know that should work in the short term!
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Post by charles on Jan 20, 2021 19:37:21 GMT -5
Make sure any spark plug wire you get is "solid core" with a copper center , not resistor wire .
Charles
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Post by tobe74 on Jan 21, 2021 11:53:06 GMT -5
Thank you Charles - do you think I made the right cross reference replacing the original Champion J8J with Champion J8C?
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Post by tobe74 on Jan 29, 2021 8:57:06 GMT -5
 Hello - I was able to get the fly wheel off last night. There is continuity through the plug lead, the switch works and continuity at the points when closed...no spark. It has a WICO X8807 condenser - is there a way to test these or is it likely shot after sitting for 45 years without running? Thank you for any guidance. |
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Post by Jarhead ☠ on Jan 29, 2021 9:01:47 GMT -5
If you have a multimeter there are plenty of videos that show how to test. I would buy a few and try them.  |
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