I'm glad you decide to go ahead and tear it down, thanks for this video!!

Been waiting 5 years for this video super awesome.

Another great saw and super video. Great job of getting it cleaned and fixed up.

Mate your an honest bloke , kudos too you.

I love watching your video learn something new all the time

I needed this video. Have about 8 saws to restore to service.

Great video. I'm currently learning how to tear down my dads Homelite XL700. Fuel leaks from the bottom of saw when on and off. I'm hoping its not the gas tank but this video answered some questions as to how to tear it down.

I have one that looks to be a little older than that one with the same symptoms. I know what I'll be doing on my off day...Awesome video!

Nice job. Luv your commentary. I want that saw vice😎

Boy, that vice holder your friend made you is worth it's weight in gold.

I didn't know that you had a KZfaq channel I was just talking about your website on tinman channel great video and glad I found your channel 👍👍

Good video!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn! Looks like I got really lucky with my grandpa's saw!

I found a New Homelite 47 at my Moms sitting in the barn started it runs great , it must be about 35 years old or even older .

thanks for the video i love my super xl

thanks for the video. I acquired an super xl923 that is very dirty, possibly dirtier than that saw. I'd like to illuminate the points and put on one of those after market electronic ignitions on. The cylinder is in great shape. The other issue i'll have is it didn't come with a carb and they are tough to find those old tillotson hs carbs. Either way, i'm convinced to get this going.

Great vid I always try to blow the saw out when I sharpen the chain helps to keep the saw dust from building up.

@ 17:40 May I suggest turning the crescent wrench over. Work against the fixed jaw. (I could hear my Dad's voice; may he rest in peace) Many ajustable wrenches have a arrow on the handle for direction of use. Wrench will work smoother and last a lot longer. Thanks for the great videos Leon (and the parts)

I’ve got the same problem hopefully there’s no damage fingers crossed 🤞 I better look into it

Had the same issues with little red barn but after its fitted up seems to be OK.

I’ve got the boiling 🥵 guess I better check things out just hope I haven’t damaged anything 😞 Thanks for the video Did you do a vid of you honing the cylinder ?? Would like to see the hone !!

Awesome

I would be very interested in what fuel mixture randy was using AND where he had the low speed needle.....as in how lean.

I was given a Mac 10-10. It sat in a paint shop for years and was covered in metal grinding. I cleaned and blew it of with air so I could touch it. Cleaned out the gas tank, put a little gas in the tank and carb and it started right up. What is the best way to clean it?

I keep my saw clean. Almost to the point you can eat off of them. After every use, I clean, resharpen them and refuel them, ready to go, again, should I need them. Every now and then, I pull the starter and shroud and blow out these areas. I replace parts before the can give me problems, e.g spark plugs, fuel filters, air filters, fuel lines, etc. I see saws all the time that look like they were used to plow a 50 acre field, chains that are so dull they would not cut hot better and bars with such big burrs they will cut your fingers. I even saw one saw, last week, that was filled with diesel and a nice little Stihl 025 that got so hot it smoked the pto side case - the sprocket was actually welded to the case. Folks, these days, just do not take care of their equipment, let alone properly maintain them. I am old school.

great tips😊 so... how did you clean it? with a toothbrush and water? break cleaner? thank you

Leon, the homelite flywheel puller is the main bar steel or aluminum? I'm assuming the end that is in your hand has the larger hole which would allow you to connect it to a flywheel but let a socket pass through in order to loosen the flywheel nut? thanks. From the looks of the paint it doesn't look like the saw has much time on it, the dust I'm guessing is the power of a dull chain trying to cut through a 4" branch, plus takes out a cylinder when it overheats.

Saw doesn't appear to have much run time when you look at the exterior. The fine sawdust caked at the flywheel tells me the saw has been used with a dull chain a lot. A dull chain puts premature wear on the entire saw and the operator. Nice comprehensive video, thanks.

I remember a time when my older brother & I were cutting wood with his early 70's xl 12 & the gas was boiling due to dirty air ways..

i have seen and worked on way worse plugged up chainsaws, weed eaters and mowers than that and thats bad! #1 cause for failure is dirt and heat on any small engine then oil/grease build up is just as bad! great work!

Have a super xl with a manual chain oiler that is not working what do i look for to repair it

Leon, Thanks for another great video. When you honed the cylinder, did you just use stones? Or is there another abrasive surface that I should look for? (my stones look rather aggressive), i would like to clean out the transfer from a bad piston. Thanks

Do you port saws as well?

Leon I have a old homelite chainsaw UT-107531. I need a carb repair kit, a sprocket and most of all a diagram and parts break down. can you tell me were to find them? thank you.

I have 2 homelite super xl both dont run, can you recommend or do you know anyone in the nyc area that works on them?

if the woodruf key on the flywheel is worn where could you find one

..I've found that, most often, that fine, powdery stuff(mixed with oil) built up like that, is usually largely caused by someone who often runs their saw with a dull chain..producing powder instead of chips..chips don't build up nearly that bad...that fine stuff stops up oilers, gets into the carbs, too..and usually, means that the saw has been over-revved/over speeded a lot...yep, running a dull chain is bad all the way around...

Homelite chainsaw parts are their any parts In New Zealand.

Where can i get the crank seals ?

I am rebuilding my father in laws old XL Automatic and need all seals ,gaskets, rings and a few small parts. Where would be the best place to get parts and does anyone make a rebuild kit

Yep this would be mine. lol Yes I need to clean mine badly. T. Y as I do like it.

Wow nvr seen one packed so full of sawdust

Does the piston go in any direction? I think i read that the dot on the piston head goes toward the driven side or chain side. toward the intake side.

My xl1 blue was boiling fuel no idea why but saw is clean

I have one to " get running again" and am not looking forward doing the tear down now after seeing that one. I know now that its probably just like yhat one. As far as a flywheel puller is concerned, I will be making one out of bar stock and tap and die. Anyone that works on small engines sooner or later learns they sometimes need to make a tool. Its not my first rodeo making a special puller for a weed wacker or other engine. A steering wheel puller works with modifications also.

I know this is not about mcculoch chainsaws but my mini Mac 35 is leaking oil the hose is on good but idk why it is leaking anyone have any ideas

Fixing to buy one 50 bucks dude put regular gas in it and run it and burned it up going to get all new parts and start over can’t wait to get into it and save it from the junk yard

Nothing a bit of preventative maintaince wouldn't cure.

Roughly how much do you charge for a rebuild like that?

I’m surprised it didn’t go up in flames

How do you get the flywheel off without that tool ?

Ive got one thats stupid clean got very little run time on it bcuz dumb dumb i got it from set the half throttle n let it rust stuck on so it rev to the moon so they stopped using it on top of that they had the wrong chain on it so it fucked up the bar n sprocket got like 5 or 6 chips of paint missing on the bottom of it she a runner cant wait get it pullin chain again

Cruddy buddy pluss lol

Hallo mr

As FORREST SAY -S happens.

That tool does not look at all difficult to make.

wow! that is the dirtiest saw I've ever seen!

WHY FOIR THE LOVE OF GOD WILL NONE OF YOU GUYS ON HERE SHOW YOURSELF PUTTING THE STARTER HOUSING BACK ON THE GOD DAMN SAW!!! EVERYONE THAT MAKES CHAINSAW VIDEOS CUT THIS PART OUT OF THE VIDEO WHY!!!??? PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD CAN YOU FILM YOURSELF PUTTING THE ENTIRE SAW BACK TOGETHER AND NOT CUT ANY OF IT OUT