Homelite Super E-Z Automatic

[amcbigtree]

UT No 10403A

This saw was left by the previous owner when I bought my house. Looks super clean, but doesn’t have the firing parts inside the box. Obviously I’m not sure what the parts are called on these old saws. No spark plug wire, no wire to the switch, nothing beside the flywheel. The screws are still there that attached it to the saw though.

Id love to get this thing running, but I have no idea where to start. The rope pulls and the compression seems good.

Any ideas where to start?

 

[amcbigtree]

 

[PA Dan]

I'd post pictures and I'm sure some knowledgeable people will be by to tell you what's needed.

 

[PA Dan]

Well there you go you beat me to it!

 

[Duane(Pa)]

Some of these saws had an ignition coil that was a little troublesome. You will need to check an IPL (individual parts listing) to determine what all you need to replace.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Blue colored ignition coil?

 

[amcbigtree]

Blue colored ignition coil?

I don’t know. There was nothing in there when I opened it up.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

I don’t know. There was nothing in there when I opened it up.

Oh ok, Leons chainsaw parts or homelite parts . Leon is sort of the guru of Homelites . Google him and his parts store should come up and an email for him.
If you come up empty handed there's other possibilities.
Also ask for an ipl and service manual on the" beg for manuals thread ".

 

[amcbigtree]

Oh ok, Leons chainsaw parts or homelite parts . Leon is sort of the guru of Homelites . Google him and his parts store should come up and an email for him.
If you come up empty handed there's other possibilities.
Also ask for an ipl and service manual on the" beg for manuals thread ".

Thanks for the reply. What are the other possibilities you mentioned?

I already contacted Leon. He directed me to an eBay search query, so I assumed he didn’t have anything on this one. I’ve been through the ipl and haven’t been able to locate any parts yet.

I was hoping there might be something better than the old, original parts...

 

[amcbigtree]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2vp5tgyte...mini_automatic_chainsaw_ipl_24522-a_.pdf?dl=0

Not sure if you can download this from my account or not.

Thank you.

 

[Duane(Pa)]

https://www.leonschainsawpartsandrepair.com/parts-diagrams.html

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Thanks for the reply. What are the other possibilities you mentioned?

I already contacted Leon. He directed me to an eBay search query, so I assumed he didn’t have anything on this one. I’ve been through the ipl and haven’t been able to locate any parts yet.

I was hoping there might be something better than the old, original parts...

Honestly there's very little in the way of aftermarket parts that would be better than NOS parts , used parts aren't necessarily better but are better than non-existent parts.

 

[fossil]

Thank you.

Have a look at the flywheel to see what name is on it. I don't see any wire coming out behind the flywheel which would likely make it an electronic module.

OR it may mean the entire ignition system has been removed.

The WICO flywheel was used for points and solid state ignition and the Phelon flywheel was points only.

If it was mine, I would be inclined to get a points coil and an ignition chip. Buying an expensive, failure prone Prestolite coil is a gamble.

 

[amcbigtree]

Thanks for the info. Where would it have a name on it? I only have access to this photo at the moment. I’ll take a closer look when I get home.

The points, coil, and ignition chip are some parts from the ipl listed above?

I appreciate all of the info and advice from everyone. I’m new to all of this....and it shows

 

[Ronie]

There's a houseofhomelite forum if you can't find the info here.

https://houseofhomelite.proboards.com/

 

[amcbigtree]

There's a houseofhomelite forum if you can't find the info here.

https://houseofhomelite.proboards.com/

Thank you. I've been there too.

 

[fossil]

If you can brush of the greasy spooge (new word?) on the flywheel it should be there somewhere.

The chip is an aftermarket part. Maybe someone can chime in and tell us what people are using these days.

The points coils should be there in the IPL. They will have the points box, points set and a condenser in the illustration. If your flywheel is a Wico, make sure you get a Wico coil.

 

[fossil]

The ignition chip type you want to get will look like the one in the video (silver one).

They are available from a lot of places.

One note, if you do go this route, try to mount it as far a way from excessive heat as you can. It doesn't need to be really close to the coil.
Here's vid of one going into a snow thrower.

 

[amcbigtree]

Wow! Thanks for your help. I'll clean off the "spooge" and see what I can find!

 

[amcbigtree]

Have a look at the flywheel to see what name is on it. I don't see any wire coming out behind the flywheel which would likely make it an electronic module.

OR it may mean the entire ignition system has been removed.

The WICO flywheel was used for points and solid state ignition and the Phelon flywheel was points only.

If it was mine, I would be inclined to get a points coil and an ignition chip. Buying an expensive, failure prone Prestolite coil is a gamble.

I don’t see WICO or Phelon on the flywheel. Only “Prestolite”. No other names on the top. How do you get the wheel off? Or do I even need to?