I recently bought a used saw to serve as a backup/limbing saw. I tested it at the seller's place and everything ran fine except the bar was not getting any oil. He assured me it used oil and there were no "burn marks" on the bar that would indicate it had been used without oil for very long. I figured the oil hole in the bar was just plugged with sawdust and it would be an easy fix. The bar was plugged but it still did not get oil. I took everything apart to make sure that nothing was plugged between the oil reservoir and the bar with no luck. Any ideas on what may be wrong and how much work and $ it is to fix? If laid on its side with the bar flat on the ground it will leak oil presumably through the oiler.
Chainsaw bar is not getting oil
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Start it and crack it open a few times with the bar an inch away from wood. Not full nutz but enough to see if it is oiling. It takes some speed to get the oil going...
my small husky is not using much oil and I figure it's also plugged. What's the best way to clean it?
Check to see if a pickup tube in the oil res. is plugged. Maybe oil isn't getting to the pump.
Matt
Matt
pickup screen first.
Is the pump turning? Is it adjustable and turned down too far?
Does it oil out without the bar in place?
Is the pump turning? Is it adjustable and turned down too far?
Does it oil out without the bar in place?
Years ago my 041 quit oiling out in the field so I poured in some gas mix shook it up a few times to clean it out and lucky for me that did it. But in the back of my mind I figured I'd have to return to the garage and force some compressed air through the oil exit behind the bar. Now I'm more careful to clean the saw of wood chips before I gas/oil back then everything was rush rush
kevin j said:
I don't know about the pickup screen but i removed the rubber tube connecting the pump to the oil reservoir. When i turned the saw on its side and removed the oil cap oil would flow out via gravity so it is not plugged in the reservoir. I blew out the tube as well. I am not sure what the oil pump is supposed to look like when it is working. This one looks like a metal cylinder with a hole drilled through it. When the starter cord is pulled you can see there must be a piston or something inside that moves back and forth. The only way it seems to get oil running or not even with the bar off is to turn it on its side and crack the oil cap open so it can gravity flow.
where would i look for an adjustment on the pump and what would it look like?
Thanks for your help.
I keep an old toothbrush in my bag to clean around the caps before opening them.savageactor7 said:
I'm not familiar with that model saw so don't know if it has an adjustment or not. It sounds to me that the check valve on the pump either needs a good cleaning or the pump needs replacing. Maybe there is a plugged vent on the tank.
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