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Post by jerseyhighlander on Oct 6, 2018 8:53:22 GMT -5
Fortune found me close to a CL listing for a few saws yesterday. Picked up this Super2 for $15.- Pretty clean and has a pretty clean 16" bar & chain on it. I think it's been rarely used.
It started but was boggy and then locked up, looking like the chain was too tight, we took off the bar & chain and the drive sprocket is locked to the clutch.
I am confounded by the UT# as usual & a little confused by the F in the serial number, but thinking it's made in 1977?
He also had a mostly plastic 240 with a case that he wanted $30. for. Saw looked almost brand new but it's newer than I'm generally interested in & too much plastic.
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Post by 1975 Super XL on Oct 6, 2018 9:10:53 GMT -5
That's a nice clean saw for $15. The F is for 1984.
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Post by rowdy235 on Oct 6, 2018 11:42:18 GMT -5
Nice one!
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Post by undee70ss on Oct 6, 2018 14:49:11 GMT -5
Most likely the bearing is stuck. Try to get some light oil on sprocket drum bearing. Remove recoil, hold flywheel in one hand, sprocket in other, rock back and forth and a lot of times this will free up bearing.
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Post by jerseyhighlander on Oct 7, 2018 10:25:03 GMT -5
Most likely the bearing is stuck. Try to get some light oil on sprocket drum bearing. Remove recoil, hold flywheel in one hand, sprocket in other, rock back and forth and a lot of times this will free up bearing. Thanks Greg. I was thinking it would be the bearing too. Plan to pull the retaining nut off and see if the sprocket drum will come off or not and get some grease on it. If not, I'll give your method a try. |
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Post by jerseyhighlander on Oct 7, 2018 10:29:29 GMT -5
That's a nice clean saw for $15. The F is for 1984. Thanks man. Always forgetting about the letters for the date & every time I go looking for that decoder sheet I know I downloaded from here, I can't find any evidence it ever existed. Got the date coding method of 3 or 4 dozen different manufacturers for boilers, furnaces, water heaters, A/C units etc all bouncing around in my head, just can't get these to stick anywhere in that mess. |
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Post by jerseyhighlander on Oct 17, 2018 11:38:15 GMT -5
So I took a little time out to see if it would be a simple fix for this saw. The opportunity to have another one up & running without too much work is just too tempting. As soon as I had the engine free of the case, I grabbed the sprocket and flywheel, twist, twist & it was free without trouble, but could feel it was bone dry. That sprocket was quite well worn so I harvested one off my parts machine that just keeps donating lately. Greased the needle bearings and put it aside to give it a clean up first. The bulk of the engine was encrusted with sawdust & oil. I just couldn't put it back together like that, so it sat on the bench another few nights till I needed some tinkering time. scraped off a few pounds of crud then introduced it to the parts washer for a quick cleanup. The duckbill & sintered tube were missing but found them both in the oil tank mostly in tact. Put new oil lines on, replaced the duckbill & was happy with how clean it looked.  IMG_6932 by Kyle, on Flickr  IMG_6956 by Kyle, on Flickr  IMG_6934 by Kyle, on Flickr  IMG_6953 by Kyle, on Flickr Didn't even have it clear of the case and I caught site of the air cleaner, fully encrusted and half disintegrated. The remnants are probably inside the crankcase already. I feel like I've rescued an abused animal, again.  IMG_6933 by Kyle, on Flickr  IMG_6959 by Kyle, on Flickr The chain was severely rocked and it looked like whoever did it just kept going of course. It's an old Carlton with a pretty serious anti-kickback design, probably good for this saw but it's also not Low Profile 3/8 and I'm not a fan of a 16" bar on a Super 2. Sprocket in the nose of my other 14" bar is shattered. I may start shopping for a 12" bar/chain for this one. |
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Post by sweepleader on Oct 17, 2018 13:42:34 GMT -5
Chainsawlady had some NOS 12" bars for that saw a while ago, I bought one from her.
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Post by jerseyhighlander on Oct 19, 2018 1:12:43 GMT -5
Nearly forgot. One of the better indications of very little use on this saw, was the factory inspected by sticker still on the front of the hand guard.  IMG_6886 by Kyle, on Flickr Now we just need to find M. Ray and tell him/her the saw is still doin good. |
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