Getting My 2nd 450 Ready To Go

[edju1958]

The old question is what's better than a 450 - two 450's.Lol The 1st 450 was my first Homelite saw I ever purchased 2 1/2 yrs.ago & was what led me to join here.Shortly after buying my first 450 I picked up 2 more for $15 ea.from my local saw shop.I've had them storerd away ever since until a couple days ago.I came across the 1st of the 2 saws while rummaging for some parts saws & found it to be in rather good shape.I checked it out today & it was missing the transformer.I put a good transformer on it from a 360 & I still couldn't get it to fire.I went through the process of elimination.First the spark plug,then the switch,then finally found it had a bad electronic module.I replaced the module with one from 450 #2.Now I got it to fire up,but the throttle lock was buggered up a bit.I got that fixed by tapping it back into place with a hammer & then readjusting the positioning on it.It's working as it should now.The next thing on the list was to make sure that at least the manual oiler worked.The manual oiler works great,not so sure about the auto oiler though.The pump diaphragm & cover were missing,so saw #2 was kind enough to donate those parts to saw #1.I need to locate the drivecase cover,bar plates,bar nuts,air filter cover & air filter.A bar & chain are the least of my worries at this point.I'm sure a carb rebuild will be in the near future as well.

[rowdy235]

Nice Ed! I very rarely see any of the x50 series saws around here. Lots of 330s and 360s but none of the 450/550/650/etc.

[edju1958]

This was the only saw that I had some limited success with today.I put fuel in it & gave it a prime & it took off running until the muffler screw came out & the muffler lay on my porch.I need to put a spacer back under the carb & hook the choke back up,but it did run & idle without me having to rebuild the carb.If need be I can scavenge parts off my other 450 that I can't seem to get running.I need a set of bar plates (very common,XL-12 took the same plates),drivecase cover,air filter cover,& air filter.