I just found a muffler cover and throttle rod boot. All I think I need now is a choke rod.
Homelite 1050, Super 1050, 1020 - Which one is it?
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Where did you find your throttle rod boot? Every time I find them they are mushy and i need one on all my saws. I wont pay $15 a piece though from Randy
I couldn't help myself. A few bolt needed to be replaced with the proper fasteners. Next thing you know, the saw was back apart, lol. I didn't want to disturb the new intake and carb gaskets so just taped off the airbox and cylinder. I got to the store too late so no paint tonight.
I might get banned if I tell you, lol
Thanks for the help!
In between working on you guy's saws, I'm getting this 1050 painted. I got it primered a little while a go.
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
Thanks for the help with the info and the piston Brad! Also, thanks for motivating me to get my XP1020 squared away. Gonna strip and paint that sucker too. It's even uglier than yours was...:hmm3grin2orange:
How could that be possible
Had I not had to put a couple NOS parts on this one, I might not have painted it. It'll be cool though having a new looking 1050 though.BTW, what did the original bar look like on these?
The first of two coats is on. The next will be much harder, without the contrast of the primer to cover up. I need better lighting for this.
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
How could that be possible
BTW, what did the original bar look like on these?
Well.......
Some prior owner painted the whole dang thing black, over the original red. Much of that black paint is thankfuly worn off, along with much of the red (unfortunately). It's had a hard life, with many 'character marks'. Some yahoo (probaby the rattle can paintmaster of old) also put some ugly, skanky rubber hose all over the full-wrap handlebar and held it on with hose clamps. Cut that crap right off as soon as I got the saw home. The clutch cover had a crack that was 'reinforced' by having a piece of hardware store steel bracket crudely attached with a few screws. It also has a PS handle from what I believe is an ancient Mercury outboard. I'll post some pics before I tear it down...
My saw probably came with a hardnose or RN bar. It currently wears a 30" Cannon RN bar that it had when I bought it a few weeks ago. Yours, being newer probably wore a hardnose or sprocket tip with "HOMELITE" in block letters stenciled on. There's a fellow who sells stencils for the various Homelite OEM paint patterns.
Would that have been on a bare steel colored bar? I have a very nice 36" hardnose General bar. I'll strip it down, decal, and then clear it if that's the right color scheme.
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
That General would be perfect on your saw. Bare steel would be 'correct' too. IIRC, those Generals had a 'blued' finish similar to a rifle. It wore/rusted away over time. I'd just clean it up and either stencil and clear, or just rub it down with light oil every once in a while...
Which of these styles is correct?
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
By the time that the 1050 was being sold, the top bar would be more 'correct'. I know where that pic came from!:hmm3grin2orange:
The other style would still have been in use (as would your older General) because they of course fit the saws, and were no doubt still hanging on the walls of saw shops once the 1050s started being sold and used. If you decide to get/mount that sprocket nose, I want your General HN bar for the 900D I be getting soon...
The other style would still have been in use (as would your older General) because they of course fit the saws, and were no doubt still hanging on the walls of saw shops once the 1050s started being sold and used. If you decide to get/mount that sprocket nose, I want your General HN bar for the 900D I be getting soon...
Here's a little taste of what's to come. I can't wait to put this saw back together, all nice and shiny. I'm going to go ahead and replace all the bolts that show. They're only like .10-.15 each, so why not. New decals are ordered. Here's the air filter cover, minus the new label it's waiting on.
bowtechmadman
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Lookin great Brad!
I think the grey on the bar needs to be a little darker.
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
Getting closer Brad. You're going to shame me into rebuilding my XP1020.
As for the bar, I suggest you strip it and either clearcoat or oil it down. That grey is indeed to light. If it was darker, with "HOMELITE" stenciled on it then it'd look fine too.
I did strip it. The steel was kind of dark colored, and the machine marks too pronounced to be lift bar, IMHO. I'll spray it darker and stencil it, if I can get the stencils.
