Homelite Super 2 Chainsaw - Carburetor Rebuild and Tuneup

Just watched. I agree with others PLEASE CLEAN. Leaving dirt may be covering other concerns and causing your repair to fail.

If you had cleaned the engine you would have discovered the worn sprocket and saved yourself time and double work. Love your channel!

Thank you for taking the time to order new parts and do a repair thats gonna last

In 1982, I had a Homelight XL, and used it along with a larger chainsaw, to build my 30’x40’ log house-using the Swedish cope method. It held up really well, and I gave it to a neighbor, that had helped me with the build. Just glad I never had to tear into it to replace more than the chain.

I had a big 60's Homelite saw with a 48" bar.. had a round split tank for bar oil and premix that sat on the top on the motor.. that thing was a beast, sounded like a 250cc Maico dirtbike..

The pump and check valve diaphragms removed from the carb indicates the carb had been rebuilt at least once as the carb maker did not use that type of material until long after the saw was made. It requires little effort to separate the engine from the case halves. A carburetor kit costs under $10.00 most anywhere you look. Labor to rebuild a carb, from tear down to assembly, is under an hour. I'm doing one with a chain oiler issue right now and the most difficult part of the job is cleaning out 30 years of cutting debris. Cleaning the engine and case before taking anything else apart keeps the dirt out of the engine and provides for seriously improved engine cooling after reassembly.

Hi, James. It is interesting that parts can be found for such old chainsaws. I hope such things can be found for our new devices, but I have my doubts. In some cases, no parts are available for new devices. Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!

that repair job reminded me of watching a watch repairman fix a 1937 pre-war wristwatch that been submerged in a lake for 9 years......but you got it running as we all knew you would.....i've owned horribly bad performing chainsaws and lawn mowers in the past and never really owned anything reliable until i bought my first makita 4 stroke chainsaw..........but all the gas chainsaws just shrivel up and blow away when compared to a modern lithium battery powered chainsaw....they are simple and reliable and powerful and convenient and they never disappoint......i bought a makita dual battery chainsaw and haven't used any other saw since i got it

Hello James. #1 Yes missing gasket on diaphragm side of carb.. #2 Yes you were correct the switch is in backwards. #3 The coil wire goes underneath the cylinder head not above it. #4 Coil not needed just replace the coil wire !! Good job getting it running !! that was a messy little saw...

I have a Homelite XL UT 10655 that someone had thrown out. Had it about a year maybe longer without getting into it yet. I've been watching your generator videos because I have three generators none of which ran when I got them, but one is nearly complete, thanks to your videos. Now that I know you also do chainsaws, I feel more confident about getting into my Homelite. Keep up the great work!

I really enjoy your videos. I rebuilt a neighbor's old Homelite similar carb last year and found that re-installing the needle assembly was tremendously difficult as keeping the spring in place while setting the shaft and set screw needed a third hand. Needless to say the spring popped and is still somewhere on the kitchen floor hiding. I was too embarrassed to tell my neighbor and couldn't find a replacement carb or kit but managed to source a replacement spring for $0.86 PLUS $25.00 shipping to Canada. I then built a spring corral on my kitchen table and got 'er done. You made it look easy. Thanks.

I have a saw just like that. Runs great found it in the garbage. All i did was clean it in a friends parts washer new fuel lines fuel filter and oil lines. Put fresh fuel in it and it fired right up and has been a great saw ever since. Also the plug wire goes under the cylinder not on top

Still use a homelite XL that's now probably over 40 years old. I've cleaned the carb 2 or 3 times over the years, put one or two new chains on it and it still works like a new one. Extremely well built. Mine has a true mechanical choke. No primer bulb nonsense. always starts easy.

I just found my old Homelite XL (Textron) stashed back in the corner of a shed I rarely visit. I've decided to tackle this project and get it back to running. I have the motor and chassis seperated. I'm having some trouble locating parts. Model UT-10694, carb-H17 26G. Fuel bulb is broke, bar n chain rusty, fuel n oil lines hard, sprocket. I did find a new bar n chain online, but so far all the parts places I've looked out are no longer carrying the other parts I need. I did check and it has spark. As I clean parts I will probably find it needs more. As long as I can find them im ok with that. Even this old/obsolete saw is better than most chinese saws. The flywheel even says made in USA, how rare is that! Thanks for any help you guys can offer. Enjoyed the vid.

Thanks, i Needed that .. I repair it myself and save money.. 👍👍... greetz from the Netherlands

this is really helpful even do I will start to work on an even older Homelite so I hope I can apply some of the info

Great Video. You let the cat out of the bag and now others know where to find replacement parts for their saws.

Thanks for this video. Have the same saw, little older, mine doesn't have the pump. The video will help with my service.

How can you possibly work on anything that dirty and not clean everything off and clean it up. The dirt doesn't help the engine cool and traps heat. My OCD would have had that thing spotless before reassembly. Just my opinion...

The top oil line going into oil tank has to have a duck bill valve on it to creat a pressure inside of oil tank to force oil out on to bar. I is a very cool system just rebuilding my first chain saw great video I am try to make one THANKS!