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Service & Maintenance Question

    Mike Walsh
    I have a early Model 44 Rancher Practica [SN 3441 021238]...
    Service & Maintenance Question posted April 12, 2018 by Mike Walsh 
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    Question:
    I have a early Model 44 Rancher Practica [SN 3441 021238] that has been in the family approx 38-39 years with limited original use and has been in storage for the last 30+ years. I have gone through the saw and cleaned it up and after adding fresh fuel, bar oil and spark plug, it started right up and runs great!
    But I have noticed while bench running, it is putting a lot of bar oil on the chain which collects/drips around the clutch area and after shut down drips a lot of oil that pools on the bench at the bottom of the saw. On tear-down I did not see any adjustment for the oil pump when I had it out.
    My questions are - is there a way to 'slow' down this oil flow, or is this the way this model is designed and any idea when was this saw manufactured?
    Thanks for your assistance, Mike
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    • Karla

      Mike,

      Beautiful  looking chainsaw, you did a really nice job cleaning it up and keeping it in such great condition.

      Probably the easiest way to reduce the oil from using so much, and dripping afterwards, Is using a different viscosity of bar chain oil which is a thicker or heavier oil. I am not sure what would have been the recommended bar chain oil 38-39 years ago, If you have the owners manual, you might check to see what was recommended years ago, and maybe it was a heavier oil. Bar chain oil sold today does come in a variety of manufacturers and types, and different viscosities, and some of todays bar chain oils are much thinner. Some of the cheaper bar chain oils are a little thicker, so maybe get a quart of a different oil, and try that oil.

      I hope this helps !

      Karla

      PS. I am Not a Husqvarna Representative or Repair service, just an experimental chainsaw person.

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      • Mike Walsh

        Karla, thanks for the reply. I have been using the Husqvarna 'Bar & Chain Lubricants' product. I do have the Owner's Manual and it  says "For lubricating the chain and guide bar we recommend a chain lubricating oil with good adhesive properties"

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    • Eugene Rounds

      Should be an adjustment screw on the bottom near the clutch drum.

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      • Mike Walsh

        Hi Eugene,

        Could not find any adjustment screw on this saw. My latest research indicates that my saw is a 1979 model [1st year introduced]and may not have adjustment for oil pump?

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    • Mike Walsh

      Thanks to all who responded to my questions. Now I have another question - where should I advertise to possibly sell our original 1979 Rancher?

      Mike

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