Pre-formed fuel line with inline filter for Homelite Super XL, Super XL Automatic, SXL, XL-12, XL12 and Old Blue chainsaws. The line is molded to the original profile rather than cut from bulk hose. Straight hose does not hold the curve these saws require - it kinks at the tank grommet and collapses under suction, which starves the engine under load. The filter is supplied already attached, so the assembly fits as one piece. Hardened fuel line is one of the most common causes of lean running on saws of this age. The original rubber stiffens and cracks, usually where it passes through the tank grommet and out of sight. The engine then draws air through the crack rather than fuel, leans out under load and runs hot. A saw that surges or dies after a minute of cutting is often doing exactly this. Check the fuel tank vent at the same time, as a blocked vent produces similar symptoms, and flush the tank of the varnish and sediment that old fuel leaves behind.
- FITS HOMELITE SUPER XL, SUPER XL AUTOMATIC, SXL, XL-12, XL12 AND OLD BLUE chainsaws. A pre-formed fuel line with the inline filter already fitted, shaped to the original bend so it routes through the tank and sits where it should without fighting it into place.
- MOLDED TO SHAPE, NOT CUT FROM BULK HOSE. Straight hose will not hold the curve these saws need. It kinks at the tank grommet, collapses under suction, and starves the engine at exactly the moment you put it under load. This line is formed to the original profile and holds it.
- FILTER INCLUDED AND ALREADY ATTACHED. No separate filter to source, no fiddling to get it onto the end of the line inside the tank. Fit the assembly and the fuel side of the saw is done.
- HARD FUEL LINE IS WHY OLD SAWS RUN LEAN. Original rubber goes stiff and cracks with age, usually where it passes through the tank grommet where you cannot see it. The engine draws air through the crack instead of fuel, leans out under load and runs hot. If your saw surges or dies after a minute of cutting, look here first.
- DO THE TANK VENT AND THE FILTER TOGETHER. A blocked vent will starve the saw the same way a cracked line does, and both are cheap. While the tank is open, flush out the varnish and sediment that fifty-year-old fuel leaves behind.