I don't know how reliable those oil pumps are,but just by looking at them they seem to be quite cheaply made.Also,I don't know if they can be serviced,like taken apart & cleaned,or a diaphragm replaced.I can look into it if you need any further help.
That looks like an SP40 that got beat with an ugly-stick.
I've got it in my head that a 3516 means it is 35cc with a 16" bar - is there any truth in that or am I smoking something?I'd like to make a running saw from these 2 Macs but it's clear to me how interchangeable the parts are. One is an "MS1635" made in Taiwan in the 2000's???
The other, I believe, is a factory refurb 3516, made in Mexico. The 3516 is anti-vibe, the 1635 isn't. It says "35cc" on the clutch cover and has an EPA sticker that says 38cc.
You are correct on both accounts. The bizarre thing is that the EPA stickers state "38cc engine" on both saws. I have no idea what was going on at McCulloch at that time, haha.I've got it in my head that a 3516 means it is 35cc with a 16" bar - is there any truth in that or am I smoking something?
Perhaps MS1635 could be the same deal except the other way around?
Looks great! I have one of those saws in HORRIBLE condition, missing parts and mostly broken, but I've salvaged some usable parts.Well now, about that Eager Beaver... The saw cleaned up real nice.
I tried getting some decent pictures of the saw. Here it is sitting on some scrap wood at the "proving ground".
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This was a fun project. Other than a good cleaning, it needed very little to get running again.
M
It's too bad they weren't able to find a way to stay in business, but it seems like those heritage US manufacturers just couldn't do it. Poulan, Homelite, so on, continue on in name only...."I have no idea what was going on at McCulloch at that time, "
Seems a lot of folks at McCulloch knew no more then than you do now...
Mark
I've about come to the end of my rope with the E.B.2.1 not oiling.I went to the hardware store the other day & got an O ring for the base of the pump.All they had was one that was 7/8 in.in diameter which I don't believe was the right size.I'm not buying 100 of them from McMaster Carr either.I got the new pump parts from Mark today (yes,the USPS delivered packages today - Sun.).I've got one more thing to try,then I put the yellow devil in a box & maybe take it out in 5 yrs.if I'm still alive.
I said a few posts back that I didn't think the tank was venting.Where is the vent on the oil tank & how do I unplug it?I thought the tank vented through the oil cap?It looks like the only thing that could prevent oil from getting to the bar pad would be if the check valve to the tank wasn't working. Is it possible to confirm it doesn't allow backflow from the pump to the tank line?
Easiest way to rule that out is try pumping the manual oiler with the cap off.I said a few posts back that I didn't think the tank was venting.Where is the vent on the oil tank & how do I unplug it?I thought the tank vented through the oil cap?
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