chainsawer
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Homelite 150 oiling to much
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Post by chainsawer on Jan 15, 2022 12:11:35 GMT -5
saw is over oling what might the problem be
thanks Rick
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Post by xl130 on Jan 15, 2022 19:22:07 GMT -5
I would just be happy that it’s not under oiling
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Post by sparky on Jan 17, 2022 8:18:49 GMT -5
Prolly something is worn out not sealing properly or loose.Take the side cover and bar n chain off and clean it up. Run saw and look where oil is coming from. Look up the 150 IPL if you haven't already.
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Post by bobby167 on Jan 17, 2022 9:41:16 GMT -5
Go to homepage on here. Go down to Homelite Repair Manuals. undee70ss posted one there , Feb 26 2017. It covers the 150, section on testing oiling system there. Very helpful.
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Post by stillsawing on Jan 17, 2022 18:50:25 GMT -5
I read this thread the other day and thought I had seen a 150 that has an adjustable oil pump. Today I remembered where I had seen the 150, its in my garage. My neighbor dropped it off, I said I would set the rakers. The adjustment screw is near where the front handlebar mounts to the top of the saw. The screw looks like a carb jet screw and has a +/- decal that wraps around it. Not sure if this feature was deleted as the 150 evolved in later years. The one my neighbor owns is blue, late 60s?
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Post by sparky on Jan 17, 2022 19:44:09 GMT -5
I picked up a 150 powerhead this summer. I'll have to look for that on mine as it is a blue one also.
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Post by undee70ss on Jan 17, 2022 20:36:16 GMT -5
I read this thread the other day and thought I had seen a 150 that has an adjustable oil pump. Today I remembered where I had seen the 150, its in my garage. My neighbor dropped it off, I said I would set the rakers. The adjustment screw is near where the front handlebar mounts to the top of the saw. The screw looks like a carb jet screw and has a +/- decal that wraps around it. Not sure if this feature was deleted as the 150 evolved in later years. The one my neighbor owns is blue, late 60s? Early 70’s |
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Post by ronaldt on Jan 17, 2022 20:58:22 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, the adjustable oiler was on the early 150's but that feature wasn't offered very long. I don't think the later blue ones had it.
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MI Old Saw
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Post by MI Old Saw on Jan 18, 2022 7:54:24 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, the adjustable oiler was on the early 150's but that feature wasn't offered very long. I don't think the later blue ones had it. That jives with what I have been told and found to be true. The early blues were adjustable, the later blues lost it (pretty quickly into the model production), and then the reds never had it. |
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Post by onlyhomelites on Jan 19, 2022 0:02:15 GMT -5
The 150 is a diaphragm oiler, so the odds that it's truly over oiling are pretty slim. The best test is to run a tank of fuel and oil through while cutting. As long as they both run dry at about eh same time, it's functioning as intended.
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chainsawer
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Homelite 150 oiling to much
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Post by chainsawer on Jan 20, 2022 19:45:54 GMT -5
Thanks for all your imput mine is a red 150 looking in the oil tank i see a a 5/16 adjustment will have to remove it from the case to make adjustment. i think turning it in might lesson oil flow.
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chainsawer
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Homelite 150 oiling to much
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Post by chainsawer on Jan 20, 2022 19:52:45 GMT -5
Looking in oil tank there is a 5/16 bolt on the front of the oil pump, i think turning it in might lesson oil flow this saw is a red 150.
thanks Rick
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Post by undee70ss on Jan 20, 2022 21:18:46 GMT -5
Thanks for all your imput mine is a red 150 looking in the oil tank i see a a 5/16 adjustment will have to remove it from the case to make adjustment. i think turning it in might lesson oil flow. The red ones are non adjustable |
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Post by onlyhomelites on Jan 21, 2022 9:54:55 GMT -5
The screw you can see is the retainer for the pickup side check ball & spring.
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