Homelite Zip Saw Restore

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Howdy folks! Came across this 58-62 Homelite Zip Saw, has great compression and spark. Unfortunately it had been sitting so long with fuel in it that the diaphragm in the carb broke into two pieces. haha Anyhow...carb kit is on the way(One in picture only has gaskets...need needle and seat). Also ordered some paint to touch it up. Found a place the makes decals to so I may order up a set. Here's what I'm starting with...day I got it I couldn't resist tearing it down a little. But she popped with some fuel down the carb!

From the videos I've seen they are slow old beasts, Homelite seemed to specify a 16-22" bar for these but I've seen a couple vids where these were pulling 36's. If it could pull a 28 that'd be cool. Anybody ran a longer bar on these??? Yes that's a typical west coaster question. haha

 

[Frank bierce]

You going to get it all painted up?
They are definitely different looking saws!! Lol

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

You going to get it all painted up?
They are definitely different looking saws!! Lol

Gonna do a quick job on it...scuff everything with 220 and put some paint on it. I like to use them without crying afterward cause I painted it up all pertty and scratched it. haha That's gonna be an issue when my 850 is done!

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Turned into a box job lol

 

[J_M____]

Want a second one of these? I have the same one. Ran fine last time it was fired up a few years ago. It's really loud!! Still has original bar and 7/16" chain
Exactly like yours even missing the cover over the cylinder too.

 

[XP_Slinger]

I have a "Super Wiz" in my barn right now. That Fugger is loud!

 

[FergusonTO35]

You know what's strange is, the Super Wiz was still in the Homelite catalog in 1982.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Want a second one of these? I have the same one. Ran fine last time it was fired up a few years ago. It's really loud!! Still has original bar and 7/16" chain
Exactly like yours even missing the cover over the cylinder too.

lol Thanks for the offer man, I'll have to pass for now but I'll keep it in mind! I do have the cover but I had taken it off to get to the spark plug.

 

[XP_Slinger]

You know what's strange is, the Super Wiz was still in the Homelite catalog in 1982.

That is strange. The Saw seems to be only one step up from a steam powered cross cut saw. Very cool to play around with though.

 

[FergusonTO35]

It sure was. I'm thinking that in 1982 there were still some old timers who wanted a gear drive saw and/or Homie still had a bunch of them as NOS. In any event, you could look through the catalog and see that once-mighty Homelite was already getting lapped by the imports. Pretty much everything in there was 60's-70's design (and weight) with no chain brake or anti-vibe.

 

[XP_Slinger]

It sure was. I'm thinking that in 1982 there were still some old timers who wanted a gear drive saw and/or Homie still had a bunch of them as NOS. In any event, you could look through the catalog and see that once-mighty Homelite was already getting lapped by the imports. Pretty much everything in there was 60's-70's design (and weight) with no chain brake or anti-vibe.

But dang it them old homies sound great don't they?!

 

[FergusonTO35]

Yes, they do! In spite of being old tech they were very capable saws too. My dad dropped some humongous trees over the years with his Super 2.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Carb kit showed up!

 

[exSW]

There's been one of those here for fifty years.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Well I couldn't help waiting for paint to show up...had a carb kit and fuel line...pieced it back together and it runs! Loader than my fricken big block chevy. haha! Gonna get it all back together this morning and do some cutting this weekend at a buddy's house. I told him to bring his saw to cause this thing does one log per hour. Video on the way.

 

[FergusonTO35]

So, this saw was made between 1958-1962. Looks darn nice compared to the ungainly beasts that other manufacturers were selling at the time.

 

[J_M____]

It's loud (and slow) but it chews right through wood

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

It's loud (and slow) but it chews right through wood

Ears where ringing after running it lol

 

[Milkman31]

Got to love the old homies!

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Here's a video of the saw running