Homelite Chainsaws

[Deprime]

She's running great, nice job! That model still has the governor, doesn't it?

Thanks! I was really happy with how this one ran right out of the gate. Only had to adjust the H and L less than 1/4 turn each from initial setting to get it tuned. And yes, that model does have the governor. I had to play with that a little bit too.

 

[Eccentric]

Whats this talk of another 3100G...What did i miss????

A 'barn fresh' but complete looking 3100G came up on ebay in an auction starting at $49.00 yesterday afternoon. A few of us got right to bidding in that auction. The seller lives about six hours drive from my doorstep. The auction "ended early" with all bids canceled a couple of hours later. An hour or so after that, it was listed again in a $1000-BIN or Best Offer auction.

Somebody here (not me) made an offer that the seller accepted. My offer wasn't even close. Didn't have a chance to make a second offer, as the auction ended as I was typing it! I'll let the buyer 'come forward' if/when he feels the need to. Till thein, I ain't talkin'.:jester:

 

[Teddy.Scout]

Whats this talk of another 3100G...What did i miss????

A 'barn fresh' but complete looking 3100G came up on ebay in an auction starting at $49.00 yesterday afternoon. A few of us got right to bidding in that auction. The seller lives about six hours drive from my doorstep. The auction "ended early" with all bids canceled a couple of hours later. An hour or so after that, it was listed again in a $1000-BIN or Best Offer auction.

Somebody here (not me) made an offer that the seller accepted. My offer wasn't even close. Didn't have a chance to make a second offer, as the auction ended as I was typing it! I'll let the buyer 'come forward' if/when he feels the need to. Till thein, I ain't talkin'.:jester:

CM76 takes another one over the pond!
I bet he got it! LOL!

 

[watsonr]

who got the 990G that was listed and then the thread deleted?

 

[thomas1]

Should be a C7.....but could be a frankensaw built from various C-Series parts. The C7/71/72 and the C9/91 were the ones with the red chassis. C9 and C91 usualy have green starter covers, AF covers, and clutch covers. Again, somebody could have mix-n-matched things. "Convertable Drive" was a decal on all of the C-Series saws. "Convertible" is where the "C" in the C-Series model designations comes from. Guys lately have been calling their C-Series saws "C-51 Convertible" (for example), when "convertible" is redundant in the name.

The "Convertible" thing was a marketing strategy. These saws could become a gear drive saw by having a special planetary gearbox installed in place of the clutch cover. There was also an auto-oiler assembly that could be installed in place of the clutch cover on the C-Series and early XP-Series saws. Those attachments are rare, coveted, and somewhat expensive when found for sale now...

BTW-Measuring the bore will get you 1/2 of the way towards an identification. C5/51/52 and C7/71/72 saws have the same bore. The C7/71/72 have a longer stroke. The C9/91 saws have the same stroke as the C7/71/72 saws, with a larger bore. Most (but not all) C9/91 saws have a different intake manifold than the other C-Series saws. This manifold has a 'pyramid' style 4-reed setup, where the regular C-Series saws have one flat reed. The last of the C91's (after a certain serial # that I can provide if anybody cares) have the single 'flat' reed intake manifold as used on the other saws. My guess is that this was a way to 'widen the gap' between the C91 and the newly introduced XP1000 saws.

After a fairly unscientific measurement it looks to be the larger bore. I forgot to check the intake manifold, maybe tomorrow.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Eccentric]

who got the 990G that was listed and then the thread deleted?

I tried to get it. Was in talks with the seller earlier today. He told me he found the place in a google search...........soley for the purpose of selling the saw. Said he bought the saw a few years ago to 'put in a go kart'...

He just joined AS yesterday (right before listing the ad). I sent a message to him last night (right after the for sale ad appeared), asking a buncha questions (looking for some evidence that he wasn't a scammer). The listing disappeared, and I thought that was a wrap.

He answered my message this morning and we PM'd back and forth a bit. He didn't know why his listing disappeared. I told him I thought it was removed because he was brand new with no posts. Made him an offer. He PM'd back, sounding like he was going to take my offer (didn't actualy state it though) and was going to check on shipping cost for me. Then i saw his post in the CS section...

He PM'd me again saying he had a much higher offer than mine (I was being conservative, because he stated he'd never ran the saw and knew squat about the internal condition). I told him I couldn't match the offer (based on my earlier misgivings). The post in the CS section disappeared shortly thereafter...:msp_ohmy:

Whoever made the offer he stated to me (if it was in fact true) was taking more of a risk on that saw than I could. Must be part of the 'silly saw season' we're going through now. Two in one day, plus the McCullochs that have gone for big money in the last few days. Let's see who got this old Homelite gear drive. We now await the 'coming forward' of two saw buyers (or one if it's the same Old Magnesium nut, and he's is on a roll)...:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Eccentric]

After a fairly unscientific measurement it looks to be the larger bore. I forgot to check the intake manifold, maybe tomorrow.

Thanks for the info.

The manifold may or may not tell the story. It could still be a C9, but with a 'flat' reed setup swapped in. As I stated before, the last of the C91's were built by Homelite with the 'flat reed' setup as well. You can check the stroke measurement by sticking a straw down the sparkplug hole and taking a measurement at the top and bottom of the piston's travel. Not scientific, but close enough for what we're doing here...:msp_thumbup:

 

[cbfarmall]

A 'barn fresh' but complete looking 3100G came up on ebay in an auction starting at $49.00 yesterday afternoon. A few of us got right to bidding in that auction. The seller lives about six hours drive from my doorstep. The auction "ended early" with all bids canceled a couple of hours later. An hour or so after that, it was listed again in a $1000-BIN or Best Offer auction.

Somebody here (not me) made an offer that the seller accepted. My offer wasn't even close. Didn't have a chance to make a second offer, as the auction ended as I was typing it! I'll let the buyer 'come forward' if/when he feels the need to. Till thein, I ain't talkin'.:jester:

Glad I got my 3100G years ago before everybody started going crazy. But it was still good money back then. I got lucky with all my 9-series and picked them up for under $200 each. Can't touch them right now for that coin.

Chris B.

 

[Teddy.Scout]

who got the 990G that was listed and then the thread deleted?

As with Aaron, I saw it and PMed the seller. Went back to look over the picture and the thread add was gone.
Ask for a call instead of righting a book or expecting the seller to right a book as to what he knew about the saw.
I did not give a offer. Haven't heard back either?

 

[thomas1]

The manifold may or may not tell the story. It could still be a C9, but with a 'flat' reed setup swapped in. As I stated before, the last of the C91's were built by Homelite with the 'flat reed' setup as well. You can check the stroke measurement by sticking a straw down the sparkplug hole and taking a measurement at the top and bottom of the piston's travel. Not scientific, but close enough for what we're doing here...:msp_thumbup:

Exactly as scientific as my bore measurement.

 

[CM76]

CM76 takes another one over the pond!
I bet he got it! LOL!

Just got back after picking up 2 x 750's - definitely not me on the 3100G. Did not even see it listed before it was gone. I saw some information regarding the person who bought it (subsequently deleted from the post) and I do know who that is.

Chris.

 

[Eccentric]

Just got back after picking up 2 x 750's - definitely not me on the 3100G. Did not even see it listed before it was gone. I saw some information regarding the person who bought it (subsequently deleted from the post) and I do know who that is.

Chris.

opcorn:opcorn:opcorn:opcorn:opcorn:opcorn:opcorn:

 

[Wildman1024]

Just got back after picking up 2 x 750's - definitely not me on the 3100G. Did not even see it listed before it was gone. I saw some information regarding the person who bought it (subsequently deleted from the post) and I do know who that is.

Chris.

Mmmmmm 750 hehe

 

[leeha]

A 'barn fresh' but complete looking 3100G came up on ebay in an auction starting at $49.00 yesterday afternoon. A few of us got right to bidding in that auction. The seller lives about six hours drive from my doorstep. The auction "ended early" with all bids canceled a couple of hours later. An hour or so after that, it was listed again in a $1000-BIN or Best Offer auction.

Somebody here (not me) made an offer that the seller accepted. My offer wasn't even close. Didn't have a chance to make a second offer, as the auction ended as I was typing it! I'll let the buyer 'come forward' if/when he feels the need to. Till thein, I ain't talkin'.:jester:

Thats what s%%$#cks, The west coast guys put things
on ebay past my bed time. I never saw it till this thread.
Checked completed listings and there it was.
Oh well, Glad to have the 3 i have.


Lee

 

[blsnelling]

Anyone know where I can find a set of rings for a 750?

 

[lesorubcheek]

That 3100 sale seems a bit strange. I noticed it listed for 1000 OBO. It ended fairly soon after for an offer that was significantly less than the 1000. You'd think the seller would have waited awhile to see what other offers would come in, not end it within a few hours. Don't offers allow at least 24 hours to accept or decline? Maybe he just had no idea what it may bring, or maybe he was just very happy with the offer he agreed on and wasn't greedy. That'd be nice if he just plain and simply wasn't looking for top dollar, but then why sell on feebay? Again, just seems it went awful fast for an amount that probably wasn't top dollar for the seller. Again, just seems a little strange.

Dan

 

[briantutt]

Stuck Keys...

Is there an easy way to get the woodruff key out of the slot in the crank? On the 330's we have apart they are all very stuck in the slot.

 

[leeha]

You can place an excepted offer in the auction.
So you don't have to wait the 24 or 48 hours.
So if the bidder places an offer above the sellers
figure it tells the bidder his offer was excepted.



Lee

 

[lesorubcheek]

That would explain it...

Dan

 

[longbar]

Is there an easy way to get the woodruff key out of the slot in the crank? On the 330's we have apart they are all very stuck in the slot.

I just use a flat screwdriver and hammer and tap them out with that. Either tap down on it till a side sticks out enough to pry out or if a side is out alittle ways tap on it parallel with the shaft until it pops out