Tune up kit for Homelite Super XL, Super XL Automatic, SXL, XL-12, XL12, Super XL12, XL15, Big Red and Old Blue chainsaws. Includes an air filter, a fuel filter and a spark plug. These three consumables account for the majority of no-start and poor-running complaints on a saw that has been stored. Replacing all three before investigating further saves stripping a carburetor that was not the cause. Homelite ended support for these models many years ago and dealer parts are no longer available, so reproduction service parts are what keeps these saws working. While the saw is apart, inspect the fuel line. The original rubber hardens with age and cracks, which lets the engine draw air and run lean. Clean the flywheel and cylinder cooling fins as well - packed sawdust restricts airflow and causes overheating that is often blamed on the engine itself.
- FITS HOMELITE SUPER XL, SUPER XL AUTOMATIC, SXL, XL-12, XL12, SUPER XL12, XL15, BIG RED AND OLD BLUE chainsaws. These saws were built through the 1960s and 1970s and most of the ones still cutting are on their second or third owner. This is the service kit that brings one back after it has sat.
- AIR FILTER, FUEL FILTER AND SPARK PLUG IN ONE KIT. The three consumables that account for most no-start and won't-run complaints on a stored saw, supplied together rather than sourced from three places. Fit all three at once and you have eliminated the common causes before you start chasing anything harder.
- START HERE BEFORE YOU SUSPECT THE CARBURETOR. A saw that has sat with fuel in it usually has a clogged filter and a fouled plug, not a bad carburetor. Working through the cheap parts first saves stripping a carburetor that was never the problem. If it still will not run cleanly after a tune up, then look further.
- PARTS FOR SAWS THE MANUFACTURER STOPPED SUPPORTING. Homelite ended support for these models decades ago and dealer stock is long gone. Reproduction service parts are what keeps a fifty-year-old saw in work rather than on a shelf.
- WHILE YOU HAVE IT APART. Check the fuel line for cracks - the original rubber is usually hard by now and will suck air. Clean the flywheel fins and cylinder cooling fins, which pack with sawdust and cause the overheating that these saws are unfairly blamed for.