20 Most Recent Homelite Consumer Products 9.0 Amp, 14 In. Chainsaw Questions & Answers

If defective it must be replaced.
Starter Handle difficult to pull:
1. Remove the starter cover.
· Inspect the flywheel and crankshaft under the starter cover. Are the woodruff key slots on the crack shaft and flywheel aligned and the key intact? If not; Please consider taking the saw to a good local saw seller/mechanic for a written diagnosis before authorizing any repair or ordering any parts; if yes continue.
· Does the starter operate smoothly? If yes, reinstall the cover and continue with 2, if not repair the starter.
2. Is the saw equipped with a decompression valve? Yes continue, no proceed with 3.
· Leave the ignition off, set the valve and pull the starter.
· Pull gently to release the valve. Is there a difference in the effort required?
· If yes continue with 3, if no repair or replace the decompression valve.
3. Was this saw perhaps operated in a lean condition (metal transfer from the piston to cylinder wall)? This may be caused by many things including but not limited to; leaky intake connections at the engine or carburetor; leaky crankcase seals; cracked fuel delivery lines; running on gasoline containing no 2-cycle oil.
· Disconnect the spark plug wire and remove the plug. Remove the muffler (clean it and the spark arrestor before reinstalling), hold a light at the plug hole and inspect the cylinder through the exhaust port. Is it smooth and shiny or does it appear speckled with dull gray spots or smears?
· Pull the starter slowly, inspect the piston as it rises and falls. Is it a dull gray without scratches and gouges?
· Hold the light at the exhaust port and look through the spark plug hole, inspect the cylinder above the exhaust port. Is it shiny and smooth or speckled with gray spots or smears?
Please Note: Any spots or smears on the cylinder or deep scratches and gouges in the piston indicate the saw was operated in a lean condition. Repair of this on a home owner quality saw often exceeds replacement cost. A repair estimate by an independent saw shop should be considered.

If you have more questions or need additional help please reply below and I will get back to you. Good Luck. HTH
Lou
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I'm a little confused here. First I see a problem with Homelite 9.0 amp chainsaw, then you ask about an Electromac EM 200. Both of those are electric saws and don't require a "mix". The only thing you have to put into them is bar and chain oil.

you have to adjust the air and gas intake

Rebuild or replace carb.when they sit with gas in them the oil in the gas can plug them up.

There isn't one.

Sounds like th clutch brake is engaged. Try Pushing firmly foward on the hand guard in front of the handle. It should click to release the clutch brake.
Let me know if this helps.

The best idea is to top it off when you fuel up.

You buy a bottle of 2 cycle mixing oil for your saw. The directions on the label apply to all mixes. it does not matter the size of the saw.

It states your saw as an electric saw. So no you don't even add fuel. Your power comes from electrical power.

Homelite Chainsaws have no brushes that I know of. Maybe it is not that. It could be a short in the magneto coil wire that goes to the switch. Check to see if anything is shorting out under the flywheel cover.All the way back to the switch.

Hi, poppa530 I will try to help you out. You probably installed the chain so it is not engaging the sprocket. Remove the chain and re-install, but make sure it is engaged on the sprocket located behind the drum where the shoes are that as the RPM goes up engage the drum and turn the chain. I can't think of anything else that could be causing this problem, unless the drum and clutch shoes are not engaging any more. Do you know if the clutch shoes, drum and sprocket have been removed from the crankshaft, and maybe not re-installed properly? Can you turn the chain by hand? If not, something has jammed preventing chain from turning. Have you recently installed a new chain, bar or both? If so, you might not have the right width drive link tang or the right pitch on the chain. If a new bar has been installed the bar groove might not be the right size. You might also check out the sprocket to see if it is bent or damaged. I hope I have helped even a little bit. All the best and good luck. Any questions welcome.

You will need to take the recoil assembly off the saw and wind the cord springer tighter around the pully as needed to take up the slack. There should be a notch in the pully you place the rope in and turn the pully in the direction needed to wind the spring tighter a turn or two. Then take the rope out of the notch and the slack will be taken up by the spring.

In my dealings with electric chainsaws if you try to cut wood too big in diameter the electric motor burns out and you will net to replace the saw

The original Homelite company has been out of business for many years. Getting parts for them at our repair shop is impossible. I know you can go and buy new Homelite units from the big box stores, but these are not being manufactured from Homelite. Sometimes you can find parts from repair shops that have leftover parts. You might want to call around. You might find them. George

The "ONLY WAY" fuel can pour out the carburetor is because the needle is being held up off the seat inside of the carburetor. A piece of trash is most likely causing this. Remove the carburetor, disassemble it, remove the needle and blow compressed air into it to see if it will clear it out. George