Wood Doctor
Edwin
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I did a little history checking. Here's a post I dug up:
The Homelite XL-101 was the first of the "lighter than the XL-12" saws. It has the same size engine as the XL-12 but a pound or so lighter. The only issue that I can remember is that the early 101's has a glued together gas tank and guess what - yes they started leaking. Look and see if there are some screws going between the two tank halves. You will see them if they are there. The original muffler was not much and if it has that installed, it will be loud. The only drawback for a working saw is the manual oiler and a not too big gas tank.
If all the pieces are there and the thing has compression, fix it up."
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My XL-101's fuel tank does not leak. The bar oil tank does. I will need some help here to fix that. There must be a new exterior case sealer that can handle it. Looks like somebody a few years back tried JB Weld and it failed. Please advise.
The Homelite XL-101 was the first of the "lighter than the XL-12" saws. It has the same size engine as the XL-12 but a pound or so lighter. The only issue that I can remember is that the early 101's has a glued together gas tank and guess what - yes they started leaking. Look and see if there are some screws going between the two tank halves. You will see them if they are there. The original muffler was not much and if it has that installed, it will be loud. The only drawback for a working saw is the manual oiler and a not too big gas tank.
If all the pieces are there and the thing has compression, fix it up."
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My XL-101's fuel tank does not leak. The bar oil tank does. I will need some help here to fix that. There must be a new exterior case sealer that can handle it. Looks like somebody a few years back tried JB Weld and it failed. Please advise.
