SXL engine size?

[toothhunter]

I'm sure someone on this list could tell what the displacement and horsepower is on Super XL engines and if it varied from year to year.

I have three SXLs, the oldest being from the 70s or late sixties. I believe it is a SXLAO as it has a metal air cleaner cover and no thumb oiler.

Next in age is a red model that I bought from our state highways surplus sale as a parts saw. The engine was locked, the bar & chain burned up but otherwise the saw looked to be new. Turned out someone had cannibalized the rings. I unblocked the oil passage in the plastic thingy next to the oil fill hole, cleaned out the oil tank, replaced the bar and chain, installed an Oregon floating sprocket, a set of rings and was good to go.

My third saw is a 35th Anniversary model SXL I bought mid 90s. I just refurbished Bar, chain, sprocket, and gave it a good cleaning.

I love this list! Thanks!

[RBW]

Hi John!



I was waiting for someone else to pick this question up, but I guess Ill dive in, (its been kinda slow lately?).



Apparently the SXL and its variants were only made in one displacement, although Acres site has differing numbers for the displacement of the different saws, Their bore and stroke remains the same.



Heres the info from Acres site for the SXL....


www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/ed1d619968136da688256af40002b8f7/57a3b86d6acae4e188256c260048b728?OpenDocument



Then theses the SXL-ao....




www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/ed1d619968136da688256af40002b8f7/47f8f0b8e0bc41ef88256c260048d87a?OpenDocument



The horse power is anyones guess as it wasnt given from the manufacturer, but I would put it between 3.5 and 4hp.


As far as I know, these all came with a thumb oiler, but I may be wrong?


Ill have too check this out, in the mean time maybe someone will chime in.

[farley9n]

Hi All!
They didn't all come with a thumb oiler. I just sold one that had the manual oiler provisions but they were capped off at the factory. I have also seen a change in the reed assembly from a single flapper to the 4-petal style......Bob

[RBW]

Yeah Farley, I saw that one, Nice saw.



Im wondering if it would be possable to change a saw from the single reed to the Pyramid style? Ive also wondered if any of the 400-500 series saws use a slightly larger reed cage that could be adapted to the SXL.



I also found out that the SXL is 3.3HP.