Homelite Super Mini - Problem with manual oiler

[thunderbay]

Hi Calvin, sorry for the delayed response, i was not home on the weekend.

I live in Thunder Bay Ontario, has a population of about 110,000 or so. I know of 2 chainsaw repair shops in the city, im sure there are other lesser known ones and people who do it in their garage or home workshop. Mining and logging is basically what the city was built on so there. Depending on what you are looking for in a city its a great place to live. I moved from Southern Ontario (Hamilton) to Thunder Bay and its a HUGE difference. I know what you mean when you say its time for a change. I left Southern Ontario, a very stable well paying stable job with benefits, family and friends to move up here to a with no job and only knowing a couple of people, bought 22 acres in the country and been enjoying the quite and clean air for a few months now. Some people told me im crazy, and ive thought so too at times myself hahaha, but money isnt everything in life. Lot more to happiness than $$$. Its a lot different living in the rurals than in the city...water comes from a well, no mail to your door, no garabage or recycling guy so you have to burn it or go to the dump, cant see neighbours (which makes figuring out power outages interesting cuz you dont know if its just you or the whole area), tonnes of wildlife...the list goes on. If you want anymore info about the city just let me know.

Now as for the chainsaw.....this week im going to take the whole thing apart. I was hoping it was going to be an easier fix than this but it is now obvious that atleast the oiler is broken and maybe something else. I took a look at the part (picture) you told me to look at and I havent seen that part yet or its condition. I actually got my 2nd chainsaw back today and going to be heading out to do some work soon. Tonight i will hopefully get a chance to take the rest of the saw apart and inspect all the different pieces. Like i mentioned before this is the first time ive had to take the chainsaw apart to this degree so please excuse any silly questions or me not being 100% certain of things at times. I'll let you know what i find when all the bits and pieces are apart.

Oh, when i picked up the 2nd saw today I confirmed that the Stihl dealership does not have any Homelite suppliers and cannot get parts for them. So yourself and this site will hopefully be able to find parts and assist if im not sure what piece goes back where. hahahaha I have not been able to find a manual for the Super Mini, but i guess its close enough to the Super Mini S that I could use that manual??

Thanks

Dave

how big is your city ?

and what city is it ?
you say you do not have any repair shops there just stihl ? just curious what is the population in your area i guess you wandering why all these questions its just my dad wants to sell out and move away from the ocean front so im all out for that myself

been stuck here in NC coast for 39 years time for a change

homelite dealership is not very good news cause they lost there quality when john deere sold out and they went to china for everything

i say anywhere from 2000 or older is the better quality stuff on the homelite market

now i am going to have a hard time trying to locate the ipl to this super mini so what i will need to do is just keep looking may have to call and get a parts list out of the archives


now that we know its not a S series mini we need to find the correct parts list



thanks
calvin

 

[thunderbay]

Me and my mom used that saw to cut up a LOT of wood over the years. She is the one who showed me how to use it and take care of it when i was old enough to actually use it....along with MANY of the other mechanical things she taught me over the years. So yeah....it does have more value to it than just being a chainsaw

Thanks for the good luck!

Hell, if for no other reason I would want to fix it up because it was your mom's saw. That's something you really don't hear very often. I know of several Dad's that pased saws down but not to many mom's. Good luck!!

 

[blackoak]

Me and my mom used that saw to cut up a LOT of wood over the years. She is the one who showed me how to use it and take care of it when i was old enough to actually use it....along with MANY of the other mechanical things she taught me over the years. So yeah....it does have more value to it than just being a chainsaw

Thanks for the good luck!

If Calvin can't get you going let me know. As Sugarbush posted these saws should be very close the early EZ's. I have a few old junker early EZ taking up space that I need to get rid of. I'll give you one if you and Calvin can't come up with the parts to fix your saw with. You sound like you have ,or had a real good mother.

 

[lawnmowertech37]

thunder is it possible to take a picture of that part you speaking of so i can see the picture maybe between alot of us we can help identify what part it is etc.

there should be a part # somewhere on the part i know Homelite put part #s on the parts

calvin

 

[thunderbay]

Hey Calvin, yeah i can take pictures of it. I havent been able to work on it like I've wanted to because of other work taking up my time but this weekend im sure i can find time to take it all apart and take some pictures. Probably is the easiest way to identify the problem.

Enjoy your weekend

 

[Woodplayer]

Hey there ThunderBay, fellow Canuck

I assume your saw looks like this.

This is the automatic oiler, the clutch needs to be removed to access.

Here is the side which mounts against the saw body, the lower left hole with the black oil ring seal is the output, the hole just above it is I believe the input for the manual oil feed and the spigot above that is the gravity feed from the oil tank.

Here is where the automatic oiler mounts to.

I would first check the oil filter in the tank, remove it and see if you can blow air through the system. Also try the manual oiler and see if anything is comes out. Then I would remove the clutch, then the automatic oiler and check it out. You will see how it works once you remove it and disassemble it. Check to see if the worm gear is stripped. Also try blowing back from where the oil comes out at the bar, perhaps sawdust is lodged in there. Then try blowing air into the orifices on the body where the automatic oiler mounts to.

Good luck!

 

[bobsreturn]

can you please tell me the ccs of this saw or horse power have been offered one . thanks Bob

 

[Little Al]

Hi, You can down load a IPL at AS sponser chainsawr.com the super EZao is probably the nearest model to yours as a lot of the parts are interchangeable, he may be able to fix you up with parts if you can not get them else where One other thought check the alloy oil pipe were it screws into the fitting by the front of the air/carb box as the hole in the fitting is smaller than the pipe &can get gunged up with bar oil if left standing for a while, IMO When up together this model Homey is excellent for fire wood cutting I,ve had one for 25 years & still use it a fair amount & it is still running good. +its easy & simple to work on & no fancy electronics +no caps to prevent carb adjustment +++NO PLASTIC

 

[Little Al]

can you please tell me the ccs of this saw or horse power have been offered one . thanks Bob

I think the Super Mini is the same bore & stroke as the Super EZ/EZao if it is Bore=39.7mm[1.5625] Stroke 33.3mm[1.3125] Displacement 40.9cc[2.5ci]

 

[bobsreturn]

thank you for that . best regards Bob