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#Post#: 57667--------------------------------------------------
Chainsaw oiler adjustment
By: Giles Date: May 3, 2015, 10:49 pm
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I traded for a John Deere 300 chainsaw. It is just a yellow
Homelite 300.
Chain oiler is just barely oiling the chain with 18" bar.
I removed the oil pump when I did a repair and it was working.
Since the oiler has an adjustment screw, I reinstalled thinking
it could be adjusted later. WRONG--the screw is not accessible!
Stupid that the oiler would have an adjustment that you can just
barely see after removing the top cover of chainsaw. No way to
use a screwdriver!
Since this IS a Homelite 300, how do you adjust the oiler.
Remove engine from housing??
#Post#: 57670--------------------------------------------------
Re: Chainsaw oiler adjustment
By: aclarke Date: May 4, 2015, 8:42 am
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Does that saw saw have crankcase line (impulse) going I to the
oil tank? If so that's considered an automatic oiler and likely
would likely not have an adjustment?
#Post#: 57681--------------------------------------------------
Re: Chainsaw oiler adjustment
By: aclarke Date: May 4, 2015, 4:49 pm
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Looked at the ipl and Re-read your post. Looks like the
adjustment screw on the pump points up towards the top of the
saw?
#Post#: 57683--------------------------------------------------
Re: Chainsaw oiler adjustment
By: Giles Date: May 4, 2015, 5:16 pm
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Yeah--under lower cooling fins of cylinder. I took a dermal
grinder with a special home made extension to grind enough off
the lower three fins, after removing the handles. I can now
adjust with a 12" long screwdriver with 8" blade.
What a POS!
#Post#: 57698--------------------------------------------------
Re: Chainsaw oiler adjustment
By: aclarke Date: May 4, 2015, 6:09 pm
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Hahahaha! Glad you got it sorted out, was going to suggest
drilling through the fins. Funky design indeed.
#Post#: 57705--------------------------------------------------
Re: Chainsaw oiler adjustment
By: Giles Date: May 4, 2015, 7:06 pm
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Sort of reminds me of a Fiat X19 I had years ago. Couldn't
figure out how to adjust the carburetor. Carburetor was between
engine and rear end of car. No screwdriver I had would work,
even one of the 90% gear drive.
I had a friend that worked on them and he told me I had to
remove registration tag and drill a hole--and he gave me in
inches, down and across from left tag mounting hole. He said
Fiat dealers had to drill a hole.
It worked with regular screwdriver.
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Re: Chainsaw oiler adjustment
By: aclarke Date: May 4, 2015, 10:15 pm
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Lol!!
I've owned a few Italian cars, 850 coupe , X-19, and an Alfa
Romeo. Fun to drive, all were a pain in the ass to wrench on.
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