Remington Pl-4

[sawhomelite]

I just bought a little Remington pl-4 in VERY nice condition. I have a leak in the gas line from the carb to the gas tank fitting. Does anyone know what I need to do to get at that line?? I can see the fitting going into the tank INSIDE the handle bracket. I can feed the new line through but there is NO way of getting at it to get the new line on the hose barb. Do I need to dismantle this saw to change a FUEL line?? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Woodslasher]

I think @edju1958 works on those, he might be able to help.

 

[edju1958]

I just bought a little Remington pl-4 in VERY nice condition. I have a leak in the gas line from the carb to the gas tank fitting. Does anyone know what I need to do to get at that line?? I can see the fitting going into the tank INSIDE the handle bracket. I can feed the new line through but there is NO way of getting at it to get the new line on the hose barb. Do I need to dismantle this saw to change a FUEL line?? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I think this was another Achilles heel that Remington had (the other was their automatic oilers).Yes,as far as I know you'll have to tear the entire saw down to replace the fuel line.I believe the PL4 was manual oiler only,so only one oil line to disconnect.You'll need to remove the carb,flywheel,coil & points stator plate assembly,the 4 screws that hold the rear handle on,& 3 bolts under the flywheel that hold the fuel tank on,also forgot to mention the front carry handle must come off too.I know it sounds overwhelming,but if you take your time you can do this without a problem.I had to do the same to my SL11.If you need help just ask.

 

[sawhomelite]

I think @edju1958 works on those, he might be able to help.

Ok, thanks. Taking the gas tank off seems the only way. I HOPE they come apart like the XL-12...they are obviously a copy of the Homelite. Nearly identical.

 

[cdahl383]

I know this is an old thread, but just wanted to pass along some info if anyone else stumbles on this issue.

I picked up a Montgomery Ward 3.6 chainsaw last weekend which is just a rebranded Remington PL4. It had the original fuel line on it (had factory overspray on it) and I had to cut it to get it off the carb and fitting in the handle. I thought I was going to have to dismantle the saw too, but I was able to fit some tygon fuel line through the hole in the carb tray up to the fitting that comes out of the tank inside the handle.

If you heat up the tygon line really hot (I stuck it inside the heat vent of my truck for a few minutes with the heat on high), and then apply some oil around the fitting and on the part of the line you're sticking on, you can fit it through the hole up to the fitting and get it started by just pushing it slightly. Then you can get some needle nose pliers and get in there to pull it onto the fitting. It's not easy but it can be done.

Then when you put the carb back in, you just have to do some test fitting as to how far to trim the line back to fit on the inlet of the carb without being too long or short.

The new line is not leaking and the saw is running great again. Hope this helps someone down the road.