330 oiler not working

[riseandrun]

Greetings all,
Here's what I've done so far.. watched Leon's video on you tube and tried his technique. But in my case I squirted some oil in the screw hole and watched for the oil to come out the oiler hole.. had a nice flow coming out the bottom and I thought maybe the oil line is off.. . After taking the saw apart and cleaning the oil and checking lines, watched Leon's video again..lol No oil. I even primed the right two holes this time. The middle and the right hole to the chain..
After not getting any oil I went back to the work bench and took the oiler off. The gasket at the bottom was soaked in oil. There was lots of oil down there, just none going out to the chain. So now I wonder if maybe that bottom gasket needs changing..
FWIW when I had the pump apart I took a pin and pushed it in the center hole and it feels like there is a ball bearing and spring. I'm thinking that's how it's designed. Any other direction?
By the way, my saw only has 110 psi, (Ed mentioned 150 on his newly acquired 330)if that makes a difference. I'm going to recheck that number when I'm done here...just for the fun of it..
Thanks for any thoughts.
Kevin

[edju1958]

Kevin,I believe the 330 is a reed valve saw (someone correct me if I'm wrong),& if that's the case of your saw only having 110 # compression I don't see how the saw could run let alone cut.A reed valve saw generally need at least 120 # compression to be able to cut wood.Yes,it'll run on 110 or 115,but it won't have any power.Maybe your readings are incorrect?Also,I don't know if low compression will affect the oiler working,I don't know what type of oiler it has.

                                                                   Ed

[riseandrun]

Thanks Ed.. I did recheck compression and with WOT I got 120. I know with cars that low try squirting a little oil in the cylinder and check and when i did I was over 160. I know this is probably not too good. It was one of my first saws, and fun to mess with. Definitely contributed to my CAD. I'm going to try the bottom gasket since Leon has one and see if that will make a difference.
R&R

[edju1958]

Yeah,it's an easy fix & cheap enough too.Joyce also has the oil pump gasket as well,you might want to check with her.If you haven't run your saw for a really long time the cylinder might've gotten dry.This will cause a low compression reading.I know when I first got my SXL-925 it was only reading 115 psi,but I'll tell you that it sure as shootin' has a lot more than that as it handles a 28 in.B&C like nothing.

                                                                 Ed