Homelite Chainsaw questions
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Homelite Woodsman chainsaw starting issues
Comments (3)With the benefit of an hour or so spare this weekend, I stripped down the chainsaw to see if I could find out what was wrong. I removed the bar from the saw body and gave the area around the clutch and chain drive a good cleaning to get all the oiled up sawdust out of it. I then removed the exhaust from the cylinder head and removed the spark arrestor from the exhaust muffler and gave it a gentle clean with a wire brush although the mesh wasn't too caked in carbon to begin with. I then removed the carb from the cylinder head while leaving all the gas lines/primer bulb attached and gave it a good blow out with the compressed air line. I did destroy the gasket between the carb and the cylinder head and remade one from gasket card using an exacto knife. For good measure I threw in a new .325 chain from Home Depot (the original chain is still on the saw after 10+ years!) and put it all back together. Hey presto, it started second pull and runs and cuts like a dream again. Can't say I know for sure what fixed it, but my first recommendation would be to blow out the carb with compressed air....See MoreOld homelite chainsaw parts
Comments (5)Chainsawr is a website that sells used chainsaw parts. They might have some of the things you're looking for. If you don't find what you need, they also have an email form you can fill out and send in and maybe get some help that way. Here is a link that might be useful: Chainsawr Homelite page...See MoreWanted Homelite 707D Chainsaw parts cylinder
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Comments (9)Assuming that it will run for you or you don't mind getting your hands dirty to patch it up a little, it will probably do what you need. I have run home owner quality saws for more than 35 years. I suspect that my original 14" Sears saw was a Homelite. It ran for 25 years. I hear that the newer saws are lower quality but if you put some Stabil or other gas stabilizer in the gas, you will likely be OK. A 14" bar is fine for your needs and actually more convenient since it is lighter than the bigger saws. If it is older, it will probably have regular carburetor adjustment screws which is a good thing. If you run into trouble, I would guess you should look at, or just replace the fuel lines (make sure that you know where they go; and bring pieces with you when you go for new fuel line) before you even check other stuff, but a carb rebuild kit will probably be inexpensive and useful at some point. OTOH, if all this sounds like a big pain, then perhaps you would be better off with an electric saw....See Moremg42_cableone_net
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