XL, MS192T VS MS200 ; theory of relativity

[Eric Egland]

Way back when, my brother and I would take the Cat 7C Fifteen over the hill with a 2-bit axe and a 5' crosscut to get a load of firewood. Years later, we got a Homelite Wiz which made things some better.
Then, years after that, when money got easier to get, I bought a bunch of XL-10 saws from Harbor Freight for cutting smaller stuff. I loved those XL saws, light weight and all of it. I had noticed that, after some time, the XLs would develope oiler problems, then running problems. Break open another box and out comes another new saw, (I'll get to fixing these guys when I get time, right?). Anyway, the supply of the XL's dried up and, sure enough, I didn't get around to fixing anything.
Then, last year, I needed a replacement XL type saw. I just happened to wander into the local Kubota/Stihl dealer and checked out his stock. After carefully looking over the 192/200 saws, I did some mental calculations and chose a new 192t and a new 290 (for dang near the MS200 price). I figured that I could get by with the 192t, which is a heck of a step up from the XL and have a fairly equal saw to my Super XL-AO. Sometimes, I'm running carbide on the Super XL and, well, ya really can't be short-handed when the idea is to cut wood, can ya?
Really, I'll get around to fixing those XL saws. I took 'em to the local recycling yard, where folks leave stuff off and others buy the same stuff, but I couldn't bear to part with them at the last second. So, I'll fix 'em some day......
It's all relative.

 

[asharrow]

XL oiling problems

Eric, someone on here tipped me off a few years ago about the fix for XLs with oiling/carb problems.

In the oil tank is a line from the crankcase that pressurizes the bar oil tank. It has a duckbilled valve to keep bar oil from spewing back into the crankcase. That duckbilled valve will be missing from the line and probably lying in the bottom of the oil tank.

Put it back on the line and put a little strand of copper wire around the line to retain the valve and you are in business.

Now, do you know where I can get a replacement bar for my XL?

 

[RED-85-Z51]

If you ever get another hankering to take those old homies to the dump...You shoot me an email at [email protected] and Ill tell you about a nice fellow that really likes old saws and would be more than happy to keep em out of the landfill....

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Hey RED, thanks for spreading the word about me!




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[Eric Egland]

ASH, thanks for the tip. I keep looking at the XL saws, will check for what you said.
Red, I'll keep that in mind. I just didn't like the looks of the guys hanging around the recycling center... I did leave two Stihl power heads there, whence they came from in the first place!! Dam, then later, I got interested in Stihls....No matter, they were probably shot in any case.
I don't know where to get a new bar for the XL. Wouldn't Oregon make a new bar for them?

 

[Eric Egland]

ASH, I checked the Oregon website. They have a bar/chain combo in 12" (part# 27860) for the XL. There was no 10" bar available.
They listed quite a few firms that carried their products. HTH. Eric

 

[asharrow]

Thanks for the bar and chain info Eric. I'll check it out. Ought to be looking for the plastic top half of the handle over the throttle too, but so far duct tape is working OK.

 

[Eric Egland]

ASH, which series XL do you have? I have a case off of the later series, with the longer handle. I parted the saw out after my boss used the company saw at home.
He ran the saw out of gas, sent his kid down to the station for some more. He said the saw got going again , but slowly started running slower and slower........till it just wouldn't go any more.
Anyway, if you can use the long handle case, lemme know.