Homelite Super 2100 Restoration

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lesorubcheek said:
Sounds great WM! Mind if I ask what you had to do to solve it? The couple I've fooled with have been OK, but its always good to know what to look out for on these tough to solve situations.

Dan
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It was more or less my stupidity...I'm still learning and or sometimes try to save money cause i'm only 28 and not fully stable yet. Anyways it needed a new fuel barb in the tank, replaced the new plastic pump diaphram in the carb with an older cloth/rubber one, crank seals for good measure and some intake gaskets that I thought were ok to reuse.

BTW ask LEE about my use of Loctite...LOL
 
leeha said:
Well guys, I thought i would take a brake from
all the Mcculloch 797's i have been working on
and work on a couple 2100 Homelites today.
I had started this project months ago but hit a
dead end looking for a fullwrap handle bar. Well
i finally found one a couple months ago. Today i
finished the decals and cleaned up this nice 40"
cannon roller nose and fitted it with 404 skip full
chisel. Got it running and seems to run well. Next
will be a video when i know the decals a set up.
Nice to have another project done.

Hope everyone enjoyed the thread.

Lee
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Well done on another great restoration Lee. That Cannon RNB sets the saw off beautifully, and the mint wrap bar is top notch as well. At 114 cc, the 2100 is definitely a powerhouse. There is nothing like being able to put down a Mac 797 and pick up a big Homelite 2100! Muscle saw city!

Congrats on a project well done.

Regards,

Chris.
 
That's good. I was afraid it'd be one of those obscure magic spells required to fix some oddball impossible to find issue. Sounds like just a good thorough going over.

OK, I'll bite... so Lee. what DOES WM do with a tube of Loctite?

Can hardly wait to hear the answer to this one :).

Dan
 
lesorubcheek said:
That's good. I was afraid it'd be one of those obscure magic spells required to fix some oddball impossible to find issue. Sounds like just a good thorough going over.

OK, I'll bite... so Lee. what DOES WM do with a tube of Loctite?

Can hardly wait to hear the answer to this one :).

Dan
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Well Dan, Lets just say Wm. used more than enough and compounded buy his muscles some fasteners were a bit
tough to remove. I was sweating bullits hoping they wouldn't break.
But all is good now. She seems to run well.


Lee
 
Wildman1024 said:
That thing looks awesome Lee. is that the one that was on the very top shelf? I cannot wait to hear it and see it in the wood. I'm excited for my 2100 also.
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Same saw Rick, The one you had in your hands.
I figured after messing with your saw i would tackle
this one and git er done. i gave me a break from
the 797's.

Lee
 
Wildman1024 said:
Well it turned out excellent as usual. It's nice to see a little RED get some attention. Now lets see one of those 3100's
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Now thats one thats near the top of the list.
I have one i got from a fellow member that
needs a P+C and i will most likely do a full
strip and paint as well. I just got to make
sure i have everthing needed before i start.


Lee
 
leeha said:
Well Dan, Lets just say Wm. used more than enough and compounded buy his muscles some fasteners were a bit
tough to remove. I was sweating bullits hoping they wouldn't break.
But all is good now. She seems to run well.


Lee
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And here I was thinking he used it for a topping on ice cream or something.... :)

I used to put bolts in a bath of Loctite back in the old days too WM, so don't feel bad. Think I remember wringing a few off too. Always a good feeling when ya learn something new.

Dan
 
lesorubcheek said:
And here I was thinking he used it for a topping on ice cream or something.... :)

I used to put bolts in a bath of Loctite back in the old days too WM, so don't feel bad. Think I remember wringing a few off too. Always a good feeling when ya learn something new.

Dan
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I'm gonna try and ween myself off the loctite and the gorilla hands. I'm just always afraid if I dont use some then i'm gonna have to chase loose bolts all the time.
 
Wildman1024 said:
I'm gonna try and ween myself off the loctite and the gorilla hands. I'm just always afraid if I dont use some then i'm gonna have to chase loose bolts all the time.
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Here's the things I try to do to make sure bolts stay put:
1. Make sure threads are in good shape. If threads are about to strip, put in a threaded insert. If threads on a bolt are shabby, find a new one.
2. Clean threads! Whether its a bolt, nut or threaded hole, its gotta be clean. I wire brush every bolt and use acetone to degrease.
3. A drop of blue Loctite unless red is called for. Just a small drop. Just about every fastener gets a little.
4. Proper torque. Got 3 or 4 smaller torque wrenches and I try to use them. Doesn't add significant time to assembling and it reminds me of "the feel" for the fasteners that I can't get a torque wrench on. There always seems to be a few that ya have to use a regular wrench.

Dan
 
lesorubcheek said:
Here's the things I try to do to make sure bolts stay put:
1. Make sure threads are in good shape. If threads are about to strip, put in a threaded insert. If threads on a bolt are shabby, find a new one.
2. Clean threads! Whether its a bolt, nut or threaded hole, its gotta be clean. I wire brush every bolt and use acetone to degrease.
3. A drop of blue Loctite unless red is called for. Just a small drop. Just about every fastener gets a little.
4. Proper torque. Got 3 or 4 smaller torque wrenches and I try to use them. Doesn't add significant time to assembling and it reminds me of "the feel" for the fasteners that I can't get a torque wrench on. There always seems to be a few that ya have to use a regular wrench.

Dan
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Good tips. What I think would help me is maybe a drop of blue instead of a gallon of red. Or maybe switching from a 1/4" ratchet to a nut driver for my assembly. Should be good enough to get things tight enough w/o going to far.
 
Wildman1024 said:
Good tips. What I think would help me is maybe a drop of blue instead of a gallon of red. Or maybe switching from a 1/4" ratchet to a nut driver for my assembly. Should be good enough to get things tight enough w/o going to far.
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I have not used Loctite. I figure good maintenance does the trick. Tighten them once and check them along the way but I guess I am wrong.

Heck I am more worried with the other end and I go through bottles of Never Seaze and the tractors and trucks:)

Bill
 
Bill, I hear ya, and I'll admit I probably am being overly cautious using the dab of blue stuff. I started using it all the time after losing a couple of bolts that hold on the starter cover on a 410. Places where ya have a plastic cover secured to a magnesium housing, it can't be tightened as much without deforming the plastic. Anyways, it just became a personal practice after that point to use a small drop all the time.

Don't think anyone is going to say you're doing something wrong if ya don't use the stuff. Shoot, that's kinda like eating spaghetti.... I like it without any sauce. Some people say ya have to have sauce with it, but I just don't pay 'em any attention. :)

Dan
 

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