Chainsaw oiler died

[robert graham]

My older but perfectly good McCulloch chain saw automatic oiler quit and " no parts available".....any of you chainsaw experts have any ideas regarding adding some kind of manual oiler to the saw....like a pump/bottle arrangement...or other????

 

[Scott Danforth]

Which model?

Plenty of macs on cl

 

[alldodge]

My older but perfectly good McCulloch chain saw automatic oiler quit and " no parts available".....any of you chainsaw experts have any ideas regarding adding some kind of manual oiler to the saw....like a pump/bottle arrangement...or other????

Just to ask a maybe dumb question, but have you tried running the saw without the bar/chain on it to see if oil comes out?

 

[gm280]

Some times they get clogged up. You could flush the pump with some Mineral Spirits and add some oil and see if it works again. I wouldn't use Carb Cleaners, or Lacquer Thinner, Acetone or anything like that. Mineral Spirits usually is safe to clean things like that out. JMHO

 

[Grub54891]

Go to smokestack.com go to the forums, scroll down to small air cooled engines and find the chain saw collectors sub forum. They can help you find parts if needed.

 

[mla2ofus]

Just lay a piece of clean carboard or paper on the ground and holding the bar over it, wind her up and if the pump's working you'll soon see a fine oil spray on the cardboard/paper.
Mike

 

[ondarvr]

These guys can typically help.

http://www.arboristsite.com/communit...ms/chainsaw.9/

 

[robert graham]

Just to ask a maybe dumb question, but have you tried running the saw without the bar/chain on it to see if oil comes out?

The chain locked up/dry...no oil on chain...it's quit. May try some kind of drip feeder or a pump oil can or something?...

 

[mla2ofus]

This is why I always liked the old manual oilers. If it didn't get enough oil guess who's fault it was??
Mike

 

[alldodge]

Long time ago mine went dry and I took it to the shop. The issue was there was crud build up in the bar hole. This is why I asked if it would pump oil without the chain and bar on it

 

[bigdee]

Theres not much that can go wrong......usually a good cleaning fixes the problem.