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Eager beaver 16" Electric Chainsaw question?
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<blockquote data-quote="DocWatson" data-source="post: 231531" data-attributes="member: 112"><p>The problem may be the oil tank vent. It is pressed into the case of the saw and looks like a bronze pourous disk.</p><p></p><p>I haven't fooled with a saw in many years, so this may not apply, but check the saw case, behind the bar for this vent. The outlet for the chain oil should be here too. Could be the hole in the bar is plugged or the bar may be on upside down. But I'm just guessin' at this point. #-o</p><p></p><p>Re-reading your first post, I'm wondering how often you use the saw and if you give it a through cleaning after each use ?? Sitting for a long time without a clean up turns oil soaked wood fibers into hard chunks. Without a good cleaning the oil port can get plugged up pretty quick and stop flowing oil to where it's suppose to go. I'd take everything off and clean it up real well. Make sure to clean the bar's groove as well.</p><p></p><p>If all this is more than your comfort level with the thing, see if a local shop can get it working right. But talk price with them before going ahead. Often it's more economical to buy a new saw than fix an old one given the cost of labor today. Even the cost of sharpening an old chain will rival the cost of simply replacing the chain with a new, sharp one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DocWatson, post: 231531, member: 112"] The problem may be the oil tank vent. It is pressed into the case of the saw and looks like a bronze pourous disk. I haven't fooled with a saw in many years, so this may not apply, but check the saw case, behind the bar for this vent. The outlet for the chain oil should be here too. Could be the hole in the bar is plugged or the bar may be on upside down. But I'm just guessin' at this point. #-o Re-reading your first post, I'm wondering how often you use the saw and if you give it a through cleaning after each use ?? Sitting for a long time without a clean up turns oil soaked wood fibers into hard chunks. Without a good cleaning the oil port can get plugged up pretty quick and stop flowing oil to where it's suppose to go. I'd take everything off and clean it up real well. Make sure to clean the bar's groove as well. If all this is more than your comfort level with the thing, see if a local shop can get it working right. But talk price with them before going ahead. Often it's more economical to buy a new saw than fix an old one given the cost of labor today. Even the cost of sharpening an old chain will rival the cost of simply replacing the chain with a new, sharp one. [/QUOTE]
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