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I'm weighing up whether to get the oil pump repair kit and the oil pump drive or a whole oil pump with drive to save shipping from multiple places (also wondering about replacing the clutch springs if doing that). I don't see much in the way of Dolmar/Makita clutch removal sockets, but is this...

The saw seemed to be oiling OK for a couple of jobs since the time of writing but yesterday was smoking in the cut. I took the bar off and no oil was coming out. Gave the adjustment screw a few wiggles back and forth and it now is oiling copiously as per the original photo in this thread but I'm...

I'll check usage and behaviour on the next round of cutting and consider the viscosity, we're in a frost free temperate area, so no extremes of cold or heat. The oil screen seems clean and the suction line supple. I haven't disassembled it the point of taking out the pump, would I be looking...

I've picked up a Dolmar PS-7300 in great condition that's only been used as a homeowner firewood saw. The oiling rate was very light, if you were being generous you could maybe say 1/4 of a tank of oil to one of fuel with the oil adjustment screw fully open and spray off the tip was very, very...