Which carb for XL-925?

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I recently viewed an XL-925 on ebay that was selling"as is",without a carb.So I thought"No problem,I'll go to a couple different sites to see what carb this saw takes".I went onto Mike Acres site (I knoe sometimes his site isn't 100% accurate)& found that his site called for a Tillotso HS-151A series carb.I found one right there on ebay from Lil Red Barn,they wanted $84 for a NOS carb,but didn't have any stats on the carb.So I then went to Chainsawr site & found the same thing as Mike's site - a Tillotson HS-151A for $40,but most likely needed a carb rebuild kit (no problem).I then went onto Leon's site where he has a used carb there as well,but his carb is a Tillotson HS-151B.Maybe it was a misprint on Leon's site? Or are these 2 totally different carbs that are interchangeable? I haven't purchased the saw yet,but if I do,I'd like to get the correct carb for the saw.Thanks!

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They are interchangeable. The difference between the “A” and “B” is the “B” has the latest and greatest improvements at that time.

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Thanks! The info is greatly appreciated!

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After a little more investigation,I found that Tillotson stopped making both the HS-151A &Hs-151B carbs,but I was told that Homelite then got Walbro to make a replacement carb for them for the XL-925 & other models.Does anyone know what model that was?

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Dec 17, 2017 12:11:53 GMT -5 edju1958 said:

I recently viewed an XL-925 on ebay that was selling"as is",without a carb.So I thought"No problem,I'll go to a couple different sites to see what carb this saw takes".I went onto Mike Acres site (I knoe sometimes his site isn't 100% accurate)& found that his site called for a Tillotso HS-151A series carb.I found one right there on ebay from Lil Red Barn,they wanted $84 for a NOS carb,but didn't have any stats on the carb.So I then went to Chainsawr site & found the same thing as Mike's site - a Tillotson HS-151A for $40,but most likely needed a carb rebuild kit (no problem).I then went onto Leon's site where he has a used carb there as well,but his carb is a Tillotson HS-151B.Maybe it was a misprint on Leon's site? Or are these 2 totally different carbs that are interchangeable? I haven't purchased the saw yet,but if I do,I'd like to get the correct carb for the saw.Thanks!

I would be wary of spending 100.00 or more on a saw like this just for the fact that after you get a running carb into it, you might have another 100.00 in shoes and drum/hub, another 100.00 in a piston and/rings/gaskets/seals, plus the time rebuilding it. I'd rather spend 250-300 on a saw that was in great shape and been maintained than buy a saw that someone obviously used to rob parts from; and that is the real question, why wasn't this saw worth fixing, but was worth robbing the carb from?? I mean if it wasn't for the shipping it might be a good deal, after the shipping I'm not so sure. Good luck

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Dec 19, 2017 9:47:21 GMT -5 edju1958 said:

After a little more investigation,I found that Tillotson stopped making both the HS-151A &Hs-151B carbs,but I was told that Homelite then got Walbro to make a replacement carb for them for the XL-925 & other models.Does anyone know what model that was?

Walbro WJ27. See pic

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Great! Thanks!