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[Boomer 87]

The hole in the bushing ( the one with the hex on it you use to remove )where the plunger goes up and down in is probly wollered out, check to see if the hole is oblong.

 

[Kensie1988]

I will check it out tomorrow, I'm in the house now. How do you get to the underside of the carb housing on the C-5 to replace that fuel line? The fuel line in the tank still seems fine, it's flexible like it should be but the one outside the tank has hardened during the 20 years it sat up

 

[Boomer 87]

I gotta friend who did all that ill ask him tomorrow and let you know

 

[Kensie1988]

I gotta friend who did all that ill ask him tomorrow and let you know

Sweet, thanks! Yea the C-5 looks really good, once I rebuild the carb and replace the fuel line it should be good to go. When I looked down in at the crank it looked as if there could be some light rust on the piston arm, is that a problem?

 

[astnmacgto]

Sweet, thanks! Yea the C-5 looks really good, once I rebuild the carb and replace the fuel line it should be good to go. When I looked down in at the crank it looked as if there could be some light rust on the piston arm, is that a problem?

1st he's lying, he doesn't have any friends.
2nd im sure it's just from sitting for so long without being run, the oil in the mix helps lubricate the engine and it also keeps the uncoated materials free of oxidation, or rust, if it's not been run for a long time some moisture can cause "flash rust" which is a light coating of rust on the metal. No big deal as long as it's not flaky, then it can break off and get do some heavy damage to bearings and or p/c.
ADLM

 

[Kensie1988]

1st he's lying, he doesn't have any friends.
2nd im sure it's just from sitting for so long without being run, the oil in the mix helps lubricate the engine and it also keeps the uncoated materials free of oxidation, or rust, if it's not been run for a long time some moisture can cause "flash rust" which is a light coating of rust on the metal. No big deal as long as it's not flaky, then it can break off and get do some heavy damage to bearings and or p/c.
ADLM

So is there something I should do to it before I start that bad boy back up?

 

[astnmacgto]

Is it like flash rust where all its really done is color the metal rusty colored or is it bubbly or flaky looking rust

 

[Kensie1988]

It didn't look super flakey, but I will snap a picture tomorrow evening so you will know for sure

 

[Sty57]

So I found this thing loose in the fuel tank, any ideas?

That's the underside of the cap.

 

[Kensie1988]

That's the underside of the cap.

Thanks! I thought that could have been it, but I wanted to make sure, I'll see if it fits this evening. Anyone know what the prices are like on the old gear driven Homelights? Like the 1130 G?

 

[Sty57]

Thanks! I thought that could have been it, but I wanted to make sure, I'll see if it fits this evening. Anyone know what the prices are like on the old gear driven Homelights? Like the 1130 G?

Better save your Pennies......The parts are hard to come by for the gear drives.
I have a 770G thats sitting on the shelf. It turned out to be a couple different saws put together. The Mag side of the saw is from a normal direct drive saw so it won't run.

 

[Kensie1988]

Better save your Pennies......The parts are hard to come by for the gear drives.
I have a 770G thats sitting on the shelf. It turned out to be a couple different saws put together. The Mag side of the saw is from a normal direct drive saw so it won't run.

That's unfortunate, I saw in the homelite saw thread someone got lucky and got 2 925s a 750 and a big gear drive all from the same Craigslist add. The big gear drive was cool so I was wondering. Wish I had that kind of luck.

 

[Sty57]

The biggest thing is the gear drive parts are so model specific there just hard to find cheaply.
I really like all the old saws but try not to get over my head in price on them.
If I can find any cheap I grab them up, there fun projects. But at the end of the day there just an old chainsaw that wont get used much.

 

[Kensie1988]

The biggest thing is the gear drive parts are so model specific there just hard to find cheaply.
I really like all the old saws but try not to get over my head in price on them.
If I can find any cheap I grab them up, there fun projects. But at the end of the day there just an old chainsaw that wont get used much.

Very true, but there is some satisfaction that those old dogs still have some fight in them. But ultimately they will just sit on a shelf in our collections the rest of their lives.

 

[Sty57]

I couldn't agree more, I love take a bunch of old junk and bring it back to life.
I tend to find one saw I want to do, then find a couple more of the same saw or Family of saws. That way I can swap parts back and forth to make a good one.
That C9 Homelite I posted pictures of is got parts from three different saws on it.

 

[Kensie1988]

I would love to get my hands on an old C-9, there is a C-92 on eBay but the guy wants like $800+ for it

 

[Sty57]

I would love to get my hands on an old C-9, there is a C-92 on eBay but the guy wants like $800+ for it

That guy is on Crack......$850 +$75 to ship!?!?
I'll sell ya mine for $799.99 shipped LOL

I gave $35 for a C9 here in about the same shape. They made millions of them C series saws and all the parts can be swapped between all of them. It make it nice when your looking for parts.

 

[Kensie1988]

That guy is on Crack......$850 +$75 to ship!?!?
I'll sell ya mine for $799.99 shipped LOL

I gave $35 for a C9 here in about the same shape. They made millions of them C series saws and all the parts can be swapped between all of them. It make it nice when your looking for parts.

There are a few like that on there. Like the C-72 on there for over $400 lol I got my c-5 that I posted on there for $49 not including shipping, which I didn't feel like that was that bad considering the shape it was in and me living in a place were big saw like that just aren't common.

 

[Kensie1988]

Is there a thread in here where people do Craigslist pickups for people looking to purchase saws in different states?

 

[Boomer 87]

Idk but i like the idea