bugfart
ArboristSite Operative
To the helpful mods and creators of this place. Having a great time with saws.
My latest discovery;
The test subject Homie SXL90125 has attained a new level of worthiness. Me and the saw have gone from dark greasy objects to a complete strip-down. Cylinder de-glazing, rings all un-stuck from carbon, carburetor rebuild, new fuel lines... and for the life of me I couldn't get it to tune right.
I had worked it from the gas tank to the carb - cylinder to the carb - and then re-did the carb. When I would adjust it; it was all over the place and at one point I swear it acted backwards.
Air filter.
Not cut and dry though, and I'd like input if anyone out there has one of these old Homies. At least the xl and super series... All of these saws (most saws) have the air filter cover that screws down onto a post provided behind the carb, and you will see a variety of approaches to doing this. Homelite has this quasii-found-art origami-with-band-stock bent up thing.
As time goes on; the air cover will pull this post up , un-bending this thing. As the effectiveness of the post lessens we tighten harder. I have 5 of these saws now and none of the air filter covers perform the job they were engineered to do.
What I did;
I used cardboard. I laid the air filter on a piece of cardboard and traced it. Then I cut it out, and used an exacto knife and ruler to make the 1/4 inch or so boundry.
I put it right on top of the air filters rubber gasket boundry and rtv'd the corners so it became part of the air-filter.
The effect was great for my saw. I was able to tune the carb in seconds after that. Idles smoother, runs great. I don't know if this is an isolated thing or if a bunch of us could help ourselves with cardboard. Make sure it lines up right, touching only the air-filter and the tabs lined around the top of the cover.
About the old new stock air filters out now. I have experienced them to be liable around the area the (what I will refer to as) fabric meets the rubber. I put a bead of RTV on this area and it works great. Where the RTV is pressed against the crushed what-ever reminds me of those polypropolene covered speaker cones.
A tip; Those old flocked metal screen air filters are great and any of them with that cloth feeling stuff. Unless these are just torched or something, I have been able to bring them back to life with simple-green and then blowing air through them. Even the older cracked ones can be reversed as the glued side performs an adirable job and the cracks are now on the top performing the role of a spacer.
take care, thanks again.
My latest discovery;
The test subject Homie SXL90125 has attained a new level of worthiness. Me and the saw have gone from dark greasy objects to a complete strip-down. Cylinder de-glazing, rings all un-stuck from carbon, carburetor rebuild, new fuel lines... and for the life of me I couldn't get it to tune right.
I had worked it from the gas tank to the carb - cylinder to the carb - and then re-did the carb. When I would adjust it; it was all over the place and at one point I swear it acted backwards.
Air filter.
Not cut and dry though, and I'd like input if anyone out there has one of these old Homies. At least the xl and super series... All of these saws (most saws) have the air filter cover that screws down onto a post provided behind the carb, and you will see a variety of approaches to doing this. Homelite has this quasii-found-art origami-with-band-stock bent up thing.
As time goes on; the air cover will pull this post up , un-bending this thing. As the effectiveness of the post lessens we tighten harder. I have 5 of these saws now and none of the air filter covers perform the job they were engineered to do.
What I did;
I used cardboard. I laid the air filter on a piece of cardboard and traced it. Then I cut it out, and used an exacto knife and ruler to make the 1/4 inch or so boundry.
I put it right on top of the air filters rubber gasket boundry and rtv'd the corners so it became part of the air-filter.
The effect was great for my saw. I was able to tune the carb in seconds after that. Idles smoother, runs great. I don't know if this is an isolated thing or if a bunch of us could help ourselves with cardboard. Make sure it lines up right, touching only the air-filter and the tabs lined around the top of the cover.
About the old new stock air filters out now. I have experienced them to be liable around the area the (what I will refer to as) fabric meets the rubber. I put a bead of RTV on this area and it works great. Where the RTV is pressed against the crushed what-ever reminds me of those polypropolene covered speaker cones.
A tip; Those old flocked metal screen air filters are great and any of them with that cloth feeling stuff. Unless these are just torched or something, I have been able to bring them back to life with simple-green and then blowing air through them. Even the older cracked ones can be reversed as the glued side performs an adirable job and the cracks are now on the top performing the role of a spacer.
take care, thanks again.
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