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Lewis Brander
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To Titan:
Just go to Mike Acre website: < http://www.acresinternet.com >. Go to the Chainsaw collectors corner. Click on browse saws. go to Homelite, click on the arrow and go to the model number, you want info about. Take care. Lewis.
Just go to Mike Acre website: < http://www.acresinternet.com >. Go to the Chainsaw collectors corner. Click on browse saws. go to Homelite, click on the arrow and go to the model number, you want info about. Take care. Lewis.
eyolf
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Homelite 330...not too bad a saw, given its price point and the niche Homelite was pursuing at the time.
54cc, about 3.3 cu in, available w/ 16" and 20" bars. same size as Husky 55 for comparison, but heavier and a little less power. Oiler pretty weak, a diaghragm-pump operated from carnkcase pulse. Use light oil and keep the filter clean. reed valve engine, rubber connector from reed block to carb area can crack or slip out of place causing air leak. Best-case if this happens, engine won't run...worst-case, you sieaze it.
Air filter is small, clogs fast most of the time. Easy enough to clean though. They are getting hard to find, and dealers want $12 for them too.
Still has some magnesium housing parts, but they crack easily. Be careful not to let the saw drop on the back handle, as it may break...top cover/handle is hard to get.
I used one pretty hard for a while, even used it to mill lumber. Still have it, it still runs, but it is bone-tired, and not worth rebuilding.
54cc, about 3.3 cu in, available w/ 16" and 20" bars. same size as Husky 55 for comparison, but heavier and a little less power. Oiler pretty weak, a diaghragm-pump operated from carnkcase pulse. Use light oil and keep the filter clean. reed valve engine, rubber connector from reed block to carb area can crack or slip out of place causing air leak. Best-case if this happens, engine won't run...worst-case, you sieaze it.
Air filter is small, clogs fast most of the time. Easy enough to clean though. They are getting hard to find, and dealers want $12 for them too.
Still has some magnesium housing parts, but they crack easily. Be careful not to let the saw drop on the back handle, as it may break...top cover/handle is hard to get.
I used one pretty hard for a while, even used it to mill lumber. Still have it, it still runs, but it is bone-tired, and not worth rebuilding.
Lawn Masters
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I have a 330 here at my place, I just upgraded from the primitave spur to a rim and drum sprocket on it. I'm in live with it, it has fast operation speed to me, runs like new, starts easily and has no issues that I'm aware of. I can only imagine how fas my saw would go if I put square chisel chain on it and a 16" bar. I even adapted a bucking spike from a Stihl 066 to the 330. and I paid $75 for it. Got to admit though the oiler could be better.
hlw49
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Replace the boot between the carb. and engine. Have lots of parts for the 330 used. All housings and handles.
Eyolf have a 330 engine in perfect shape except for the crank shaft. It was run with the flywheel loose and ruined the crank shaft. Interested?
Eyolf have a 330 engine in perfect shape except for the crank shaft. It was run with the flywheel loose and ruined the crank shaft. Interested?
