Homelite 990G Restore- Big A$$ saw

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Got me a big one awhile ago. Decided to pull the trigger and restore this one to.
Had super low compression and piston/cylinder wall condition had me worried at first as the scoring on the piston seemed bad enough to make me thing plating was gone on the exhaust side.
SO....a half day at work and unbearable curiosity......I took it down to the frame to find that the piston and cylinder are in Awesome shape. Ball hone cleaned the cylinder walls right up and the pistons scoring doesn't catch my nail.
Reseal, rering, and repaint it is!

May as well start with a picture before I tore the beast down.

001 by TJ McCauley, on Flickr

The internals on this saw are in amazing shape. I'm wondering if it was rebuilt once before or just kept in a dry place most of it's life.
I put the saw and all parts in a hot tank washer so that helped make cleaning 100 times easier.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Cylinder wall picture...need more light. Should blow out some pretty dang good compression after some run time with new rings.
Next picture is of all the parts thus far. Paint will be dupli color self-etching primer, base paint, and the spray max 2 part clear coat to seal things in really good. This clear has a hardener and other restorers have had great results with it being fuel and oil resistant. Good idea considering this saw will be a runner and used for show cutting or whenever I feel like lugging the half ton beast around.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Lastly the box of parts that need to be blasted and painted. Along with the 56 inch bar that this saw will be fitted with.


All for now folks. This will be a fairly long term project as I'm getting back into my 66 Chev restore now that the weather is better. Plus I have to wait for decals to be made. SO...be a nice summer project.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

One thing I noticed was this had Two gear studs for the optional gear ratios. One on top and the other where the center gear currently is....I got lucky and this saw is the taller gearing of the two. 2:84:1 instead of 3:57:1

 

[Lee H]

Nice project TJ, Can't wait to see it all done.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Nice project TJ, Can't wait to see it all done.

Thanks, Hearing it run again will keep me motivated.

 

[Lee H]

You will love it. They have a very unique sound and torque you can't imagine.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

You will love it. They have a very unique sound and torque you can't imagine.

I've watched a bunch of videos on them and that made me want one more and more. Excited to make some cuts with it in the future for sure. Gonna wear ear muffs though. haha

 

[Lee H]

Yes they are LOUD

 

[XP_Slinger]

Very cool build. Looking forward to hearing it run.

Braaaap bap bap bap bap!

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Yes they are LOUD

What??? lol

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Very cool build. Looking forward to hearing it run.

Braaaap bap bap bap bap!

Me too!

 

[jakethesnake]

Teddy you’re outta control son. That big beast might would get away from me. Cool piece

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Teddy you’re outta control son. That big beast might would get away from me. Cool piece

Thanks man, the shop settled when I set it on the bench. lol

 

[Sty57]

The 990g has been on my short list of saws I want to restore.
I always figured it would look nice next to my C9.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

The 990g has been on my short list of saws I want to restore.
I always figured it would look nice next to my C9.

C-9 came out very nice!

 

[Sty57]

C-9 came out very nice!

Thanks.
The newer saws are nice but I enjoy wenching on the older ones a lot more.

 

[smokey7]

@Sty57 very nice saw and very impressive wood pile you got going there.

 

[Sty57]

@Sty57 very nice saw and very impressive wood pile you got going there.

Thanks!
Them piles are just for my use, all the stuff we cut to sail is over at the farm. We normally have a 125-150 cords ready to go in the fall every year over there.

 

[Wood Doctor]

TJ, I got a call last week from a vintage Homelite saw collector. He has some big old Homies, including one that he says is very rare, but I cannot remember the model buimber. If you have any special request, let me know and I'll see if he has one that you would like to work on to restore and what he wants for it. I'll volunteer to be be the middle man. Send a PM if interested.