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Post by xl130 on Jun 3, 2020 20:57:12 GMT -5
Its official....I hate this saw! It's been kicking my but for a month now. I couldn't figure out why the heck I couldn't get it to tune. Tore the carburetor out of it and found this! I swear this saw is haunted or cursed! Lucky I didnt fry it!! D559FAC2-3643-4C70-A5FB-30030F1E512C by XL 130 Homelite, on Flickr
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Post by rowdy235 on Jun 3, 2020 20:59:23 GMT -5
Well thats a new one for me, any idea what it is?
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Post by xl130 on Jun 3, 2020 21:08:07 GMT -5
Looks like paint chips
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Post by edju1958 on Jun 3, 2020 21:09:53 GMT -5
Was that under the metering circuit plate?
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Post by edju1958 on Jun 3, 2020 21:12:08 GMT -5
Looks like paint chipsI wonder if the paint is coming off the inside of your tank?
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Post by xl130 on Jun 3, 2020 21:15:04 GMT -5
Nothing made it past the inlet side. Screen plugged up though. Couldn’t figure out what was going on. No matter how much I opened the jets it just wouldn’t fatten up and stabilize an idle
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Post by xl130 on Jun 3, 2020 21:40:09 GMT -5
Looks like paint chipsI wonder if the paint is coming off the inside of your tank? I actually opened that side first expecting something to be out of whack with the lever height or a bad needle...It was nice and clean with nothing out of the ordinary. Opened the top and seen the crud plugged up in the screen!
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Post by onlyhomelites on Jun 3, 2020 23:16:41 GMT -5
On the good side, at least it wasn't a hard fix!
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Post by xl130 on Jun 4, 2020 8:48:58 GMT -5
What really surprised me is that this actually was able to pass through the new fuel filter.....
I’m about 99% sure it came from the fuel tank. I had rattled a bunch of nuts and bolts around some time back to remove a bunch of crystallized residue. There must have been some still in there. I rinsed it with acetone but obviously not well enough.
How long is it safe to leave acetone in a tank? Will it damage the tank seal?
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Post by sweepleader on Jun 4, 2020 10:51:01 GMT -5
I would use fuel to rinse the tank, not acetone. Acetone will attack lots of things, paint and sealers among them. Gasoline is no where near as aggressive. I would use mix to be sure no straight gas got to the engine. A blast of compressed air in the tank will blow out any loose dust or chips left after the rinse, watch the over spray so as not to get it in the face.
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Post by jklw77 on Jun 4, 2020 12:55:16 GMT -5
it might be a curse ,but the saw needs a cleaning , how ever you do it , it can be fixed, could be way worse locked up or seized, with gouges in cylinder, it is in a repairable condition . bbs and pennies work well in fuel tanks , clean with what ever it takes to get crud loose or out . if need clean and reseal with red cote, better to do now then when saw is being used in the field and craps out
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Post by charles on Jun 4, 2020 13:20:02 GMT -5
Was this trash in the carb filter in there after you rebuilt the carb ? If so , you either have a split/defective fuel line or a damaged
fuel filter . The original Homelite felt filters are very good on trapping junk . I don't use the aftermarket mesh ones .
And I agree with Sweepleader on not using anything stronger then fuel mix if you are trying to flush out trash . I have
a 12" extension on my air hose nozzle which lets me get in the nooks and crannies of the tank .
C T H
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Post by xl130 on Jun 4, 2020 13:40:05 GMT -5
Was this trash in the carb filter in there after you rebuilt the carb ? If so , you either have a split/defective fuel line or a damaged fuel filter . The original Homelite felt filters are very good on trapping junk . I don't use the aftermarket mesh ones . And I agree with Sweepleader on not using anything stronger then fuel mix if you are trying to flush out trash . I have a 12" extension on my air hose nozzle which lets me get in the nooks and crannies of the tank . C T H It was indeed in there after rebuilding. I would have to agree that something is not quite right....Possibly the cheap fuel filter.....I have to assume that these particles were very small and coagulated on the screen and now appear to be larger than they actually are...I don’t know, whatever. I need to look at he fuel supply line and clean the tank and check the bottom of my fuel jug as well. Pretty straight forward. I got nailed by cutting corners and buying cheap stuff....
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Post by fossil on Jun 4, 2020 15:51:39 GMT -5
Interesting. I had exactly the same crap in a Super Mini carb. It ran great for a little while and then would only idle.
I know this sounds goofy but after trying a number of things that wouldn't hurt the paint in the tank to get rid of crud, especially those gooey fuel line fragments, is hot tap water with some decent size hex nuts to shake around. Works like a charm.
Anything put in the tank that starts paint coming off can be a long torture.
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Post by xl130 on Jun 5, 2020 10:59:30 GMT -5
I’ll try just about anything no matter how crazy it sounds. It’s ironic. When I built this saw I had three tanks to choose from. This one was in the best shape...on the outside. I would have saved a lot of headaches if I had gone with the scratched up ugly one. It was spotless inside! Possibly the better they look , the longer they’ve been sitting and you get all the problems that come with that.
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Post by fossil on Jun 6, 2020 9:55:53 GMT -5
I can say We're not the only ones that have had frustrating moments with those models.
Worth it in the end though once you get them running well.
I hate working in those tiny carb boxes.
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Post by xl130 on Jun 7, 2020 4:41:26 GMT -5
There is really no room in there. I hate trying to put a used and bent cotter pin back in the choke lever! For me that’s like torture. I’ve spent more time trying to put that darn pin back in than it takes to remove and rebuild the carburetor!
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Post by fossil on Jun 7, 2020 8:12:52 GMT -5
I hear you on that. Sometimes I just use a thin wire, tweezers and a magnifying glass.
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Post by edju1958 on Jun 7, 2020 9:05:19 GMT -5
I found some thin aluminum wire that I use,but I'm running out.I also use that wire to pull fuel lines into place.
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Post by xl130 on Jun 7, 2020 18:39:43 GMT -5
I ended up cheating a bit and found a drill but that’s just a tad bit bigger than the hole. Now the pins slide right in. Just have to be careful to wrap them a bit so they don’t fall out. They are still tight but not as tight as the factory makes it.
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