Hi everyone, a new member here, but definitely not new to these online forums, lol.
I'd like some info from members with experience with these little Homelite saws. Mine is a 14" XL model UT 10618. FYI it has no oil pump for the chain oiler, just a line from the crankcase to the tank. It was my father's saw and he gave it to me in exchange for helping him with "a bunch of stuff". He had bought a new Craftsman 18" saw (aka Poulan, lol).
Basically, this lil Homelite's been running super rich and smoking like a chimney. I've got the engine out of the case and everything looks ok except for the duckbill vent in the oil tank, it basically turned to mush when I touched it, lol. BTW the chain oiler hasn't worked properly since around 1988, lol. The fuel tank was bone dry, I'm not sure if the gas leaked out of it or if it evaporated off somehow, as I had put gas in it last Fri, it should've had 1/2 tank of gas in it...?
The carb is a Tillotson HK 27A from the looks of it. I'm going to buy a carb kit for it, so I'd like info on what kit # to buy and any tips on the process of rebuilding it and getting it back together properly, also tightening torque specs would be helpful. I've rebuilt float type carbs in the past with mixed results, rebuilt a Briggs diaphragm (suction) carb with bad results, lol.
Also, the chain bar mount stud is stripped, how does that come out, is it pressed in? Also, the chain adjusting screw is missing, but I still have the locating pin (luckily). That's probably why the bar mount stud is stripped, lol.
Can't think of anything else offhand to ask other than to thank you in advance for any kind advice/experience.
EDIT: Forgot to ask if anyone knows where to find an exploded view of the Tillotson HK carbs...
I'd like some info from members with experience with these little Homelite saws. Mine is a 14" XL model UT 10618. FYI it has no oil pump for the chain oiler, just a line from the crankcase to the tank. It was my father's saw and he gave it to me in exchange for helping him with "a bunch of stuff". He had bought a new Craftsman 18" saw (aka Poulan, lol).
Basically, this lil Homelite's been running super rich and smoking like a chimney. I've got the engine out of the case and everything looks ok except for the duckbill vent in the oil tank, it basically turned to mush when I touched it, lol. BTW the chain oiler hasn't worked properly since around 1988, lol. The fuel tank was bone dry, I'm not sure if the gas leaked out of it or if it evaporated off somehow, as I had put gas in it last Fri, it should've had 1/2 tank of gas in it...?
The carb is a Tillotson HK 27A from the looks of it. I'm going to buy a carb kit for it, so I'd like info on what kit # to buy and any tips on the process of rebuilding it and getting it back together properly, also tightening torque specs would be helpful. I've rebuilt float type carbs in the past with mixed results, rebuilt a Briggs diaphragm (suction) carb with bad results, lol.
Also, the chain bar mount stud is stripped, how does that come out, is it pressed in? Also, the chain adjusting screw is missing, but I still have the locating pin (luckily). That's probably why the bar mount stud is stripped, lol.
Can't think of anything else offhand to ask other than to thank you in advance for any kind advice/experience.
EDIT: Forgot to ask if anyone knows where to find an exploded view of the Tillotson HK carbs...
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Time to get busy and use her for what she's designed for!:biggrinbounce2: 
Now I gotta dig out my snowblower, but she should fire right up, put a new carb on her last Oct. 
