Chainsaw Repair

This is speculation on my point and based on only design .

It's a known fact that the basic design of the Homelite XL-12 was the most copied design of any saw ever made .That design found it's way to saws such as the Al-42 series Lombards ,one model of Poulan that I know of and one model of Remington I'm aware of .Plus countless others I can't remember the exact models or brands .

It was told to me by a saw dealer whos  experiance was about 50 years that the same design was used on a 5 cu in Remington and this might be that very saw .The time frame is about right being late 60's early 70's .This could be that missing link .

Let me again say this is only based on the  design and my wild guess so I'd take it with a grain of salt because I have no real proof .

Thanks Al,
 That XL-12 does look similar to the Remington in the photo, just rounded off a little more. The Lombard has a more squared off look to it like the Remington. I noticed the XL-12 used a 32:1 mix while the other two called for 16:1, other than that the specs are quite similar.
 We did have a smaller remington in 1971 that was a good saw, I think that was why my FIL bought this one, though I think he bought it used.

Al, Thanks for the tip on the crankcase seals. Don't know if I'll try to get this thing running or not. I've got several old saws that I've thought about selling on ebay for parts -- someday
Your photo of the Lombards do look a lot like the Remington. The Remington has the oil fill aimed to the back and up [tilt the nose of the saw down to fill], and it doesn't have the small tube from in front of the trigger to the base of the saw. Other than that they could be the same saw.

i know pl means Power lite