XL automatic oiling exhaust gasket

[winkangrin]

Looking for a part number for the muffler gasket on this 1965 XLAO. I might be blind, but I don’t see it on the ipl but the one that’s on it is trashed. Any ideas?

[ronaldt]

Mar 15, 2023 0:17:37 GMT -5 winkangrin said:

Looking for a part number for the muffler gasket on this 1965 XLAO. I might be blind, but I don’t see it on the ipl but the one that’s on it is trashed. Any ideas?

I don't remember them having an exhaust gasket but I may be wrong.

[blythkd]

I'd just put the muffler on without a gasket. That's how most XL's are.

[winkangrin]

Mar 15, 2023 6:56:51 GMT -5 blythkd said:

I'd just put the muffler on without a gasket. That's how most XL's are.

I’m thinking you’re correct. Picked up a later super xl ao , still blue and red, but no green handle. Unfortunately, there’s no ID plate on it. That saw is very similar, with a few differences. The muffler has three points where it attaches, the two like the 65 has plus one more behind the baffle. The other noticeable difference is that the manual oiler location is occupied by a threaded cap. The cap is the same paint as the saw, blue, so it appears it came this way. This one has pretty substantial scoring on the piston, and is only getting about 40psi, so I think it’s a parts haul.

I’m thinking the gasket that came off the 65 may have been added, but why has me scratching my head. Maybe the muffler body may is deformed, I’ll check that out. It’s clearly been on it for a long time, and has caked up carbon coating it.

[blythkd]

Yes the XL/SXL went through many different variations throughout its 30+ year run.

[nimrod55]

I have a 1964 and 1968 XL12s. Also two 1974 Super XLAOs. None of them have gaskets on the muffler.

The Supers have an option to add a manual oil pump to supplement the automatic one. Homelite made a kit that includes a pump and an oil line from the oil reservoir to the pump. the part number is listed on the back page of the parts manual. Leon had a few left foe $30 last I looked.

[rarefish383]

Back when the AO's first came out, Dad always got the optional thumb oiler. He didn't trust the AO's.

[edju1958]

My dad was the same way Joe.He said "the manual oiler you know when the chain is getting oiled".They must've been cut from the same bolt of cloth - old school.As for myself - I like an AO,but also like a manual backup.

[rarefish383]

My Dad was so old school he was in the tree business before chainsaws were. I’ve seen guys over on AS talk about how many bars they go through a year like it’s a badge of honor. I’ve got dozens of 50 year old bars that are 100% serviceable, that saw commercial use for 20-30 years. You can’t put too much oil on them.

[blythkd]

Oil is certainly important to ensure longevity of your cutting parts but what's even more important, in my opinion, is keeping your chain sharp. Dad wore out an XL-12 with the original Power Tip bar that came on the saw and to my knowledge he replaced the original spur drive sprocket with another spur drive once. He certainly didn't use much oil since an XL-12 doesn't even hold much oil and it only gets oil when you push the plunger down. He only bought oil by the quart. But he did keep his chain sharp, always.

[rarefish383]

Apr 25, 2023 9:07:16 GMT -5 blythkd said:

Oil is certainly important to ensure longevity of your cutting parts but what's even more important, in my opinion, is keeping your chain sharp. Dad wore out an XL-12 with the original Power Tip bar that came on the saw and to my knowledge he replaced the original spur drive sprocket with another spur drive once. He certainly didn't use much oil since an XL-12 doesn't even hold much oil and it only gets oil when you push the plunger down. He only bought oil by the quart. But he did keep his chain sharp, always.

Being in the tree business I take keeping the chains sharp for granted. I've seen many friends burn up bars from cutting more dirt than wood.