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Offline aclarke

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Re: new 450 not oiling chain
« Reply #70 on: October 27, 2014, 12:47:52 pm »
Pull the bar and chain off and run it with the oil cap off (partially full/hold saw at angle) as well to rule out an oil tank vent issue.
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Re: new 450 not oiling chain
« Reply #71 on: October 27, 2014, 03:06:54 pm »
Quote from: warreng5995 on October 27, 2014, 10:47:31 am
the oiler is a 'wear item not covered by warranty'.

I don't think of the oiler as a 'wear item' on a new saw.  Chain, bar, and sprocket are wear items. Maybe spark plug and filters.

Contact Husqvarna and tell them your story, and that the local authorized dealer is threatening to charge you for warranty work.

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Re: new 450 not oiling chain
« Reply #72 on: October 27, 2014, 07:23:47 pm »
My neighbor and I have these saws.  His has been used fairly well, mine has about 8 tanks of gas through it.

His stopped oiling the chain, he cleaned it and it worked fine after.

Mine stopped prior to his, I've cleaned it with no success.  I've bored out the EPA hole, no success.  However, I did not have a lot of time to work on it so I've not gone any further.  I'm posting more as a bookmark, but I've noted that some people have this problem and it does not seem great for a fix.

I'm going with a thorough cleaning and validation the pump and so forth is not busted.   This thread is interesting though.
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Re: new 450 not oiling chain
« Reply #73 on: October 27, 2014, 10:09:46 pm »
Check and make sure the clutch drum is spinning the driver and the driver is spinning the oil pump
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Re: new 450 not oiling chain
« Reply #74 on: October 27, 2014, 10:42:14 pm »
Quote from: jmester on October 27, 2014, 10:09:46 pm
Check and make sure the clutch drum is spinning the driver and the driver is spinning the oil pump

I have seen those plastic gears strip out but, it is usually due to the pump going bad or a lot of debris caught up behind the cover plate.
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Re: new 450 not oiling chain
« Reply #75 on: October 28, 2014, 10:14:56 am »
Will do.  I am a chainsaw novice and have it to gather fire/cooking/smoking wood.  I got tired of paying for it all these years when people give it away for free.

With that said, is it reasonable to manually oil the bar/chain if I have problems like the OP and can't get it to oil the chain automatically?  That will be a pain in the butt, but I doubt I'll be able to exchange the saw at this point.
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Re: new 450 not oiling chain
« Reply #76 on: October 28, 2014, 01:11:51 pm »
I've seen guys with a assistant using a squirt can to oil the chain in a cut?
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Re: new 450 not oiling chain
« Reply #77 on: October 28, 2014, 03:13:06 pm »
Quote from: ceyko on October 28, 2014, 10:14:56 am
. . . is it reasonable to manually oil the bar/chain if I have problems like the OP and can't get it to oil the chain automatically?

Theoretically it's possible. Soak the chain, and use a squirt/ spray bottle to hit the chain periodically. Crosscut sawyers do this. Pain in the *** for any length of time.

I had the oiler on a pole saw go out on me once. Took the chain off and dipped in in bar oil periodically. Fixed the oiler as soon as I could.

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Re: new 450 not oiling chain
« Reply #78 on: October 28, 2014, 09:12:02 pm »
Quote from: aclarke on October 27, 2014, 12:47:52 pm
Pull the bar and chain off and run it with the oil cap off (partially full/hold saw at angle) as well to rule out an oil tank vent issue.

Good suggestion aclarke, I will try that to see if it is a venting issue.
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Re: new 450 not oiling chain
« Reply #79 on: October 28, 2014, 09:15:19 pm »
Quote from: Philbert on October 27, 2014, 03:06:54 pm
Quote from: warreng5995 on October 27, 2014, 10:47:31 am
the oiler is a 'wear item not covered by warranty'.

I don't think of the oiler as a 'wear item' on a new saw.  Chain, bar, and sprocket are wear items. Maybe spark plug and filters.

Contact Husqvarna and tell them your story, and that the local authorized dealer is threatening to charge you for warranty work.

Philbert

Yes I agree with you Philbert, but apparently Husky don't see it that way, and doesn't care if they loose customers. Even the OP of this thread had the same issue, and had to replace the oiler parts themselves. Only other option is to pay a dealer to find and fix the issue.
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