Homelite WIZ - full restore/rebuild

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Another Awesome job TJ, you might look into that two part epoxy clear in the spray can, its expensive, but it is impervious to gas and oil

Will do, if I restore the 990 I'll be using the better stuff on it as that is one saw I will want to be able to run at a gtg. lol

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Damn that came out sharp looking.

Thanks buddy!

 

[Lee H]

Very nice TJ, Looks excellent.
Can't wait to see what you can do to the 990G.

 

[countryhog]

Looking good. Sad yer not gonna run it but i unnerstand. Rebuilt a C5 couple years back. Looked decent. Ran it and the gas did a j o b on the paint. Guessing the clear wasnt impervious. What clear you using?

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Very nice TJ, Looks excellent.
Can't wait to see what you can do to the 990G.

Thanks Lee! It will be next on the list of restore projects.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Looking good. Sad yer not gonna run it but i unnerstand. Rebuilt a C5 couple years back. Looked decent. Ran it and the gas did a j o b on the paint. Guessing the clear wasnt impervious. What clear you using?

Using duplicolor as of now, but the next project I'll be using Spraymax 2k.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Decals showed up today!!! And these officially bring this project to a close. I'm really happy with the results.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

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[KYsawman]

I picked up a model 17 a few weeks back I want to try and restore it like you did. You did an awesome job!

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

I picked up a model 17 a few weeks back I want to try and restore it like you did. You did an awesome job!View attachment 119487

Nice! Hope you do a full documentation! Thanks!

 

[redlight066]

Absolutely beautiful restoration TJ. I have one of these at work hanging over my bench. What did you use to seal the fuel tank? I tore the saw apart last fall. The gas in it was about 10 years old as best as anyone could remember. Stunk up the shop something awful. This thread is great motivation to pull it down and finish it up. I've been at Schnieder tree care for a little over two years. Tough to find a day to do "fun" projects. Thanks Rich

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Absolutely beautiful restoration TJ. I have one of these at work hanging over my bench. What did you use to seal the fuel tank? I tore the saw apart last fall. The gas in it was about 10 years old as best as anyone could remember. Stunk up the shop something awful. This thread is great motivation to pull it down and finish it up. I've been at Schnieder tree care for a little over two years. Tough to find a day to do "fun" projects. Thanks Rich

Luckily on this one the seams are still fine. Tank was dry, but did smell something awful. I left acetone in it for awhile to eat away some of the gunk and then flushed it and blasted it out. Reseal the fuel outlet with a new gasket and that was it. There's a really good tank liner out there, but I can't remember the name.

 

[Boomer 87]

Northern is a real good tank liner used it a few times on saw tanks

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

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Are you going to bring it to the pnw gtg?

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Are you going to bring it to the pnw gtg?

Didn't know there was one lol

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

Didn't know there was one lol

http://opeforum.com/threads/annual-pacific-northwest-gtg-june-2018.9788/


You might want to bring your fishing pole because Bob's place is right next to the McKenzie river.