PS Magazine - AUGUST 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 345
AUGUST 1981
Other Cleaning Tips
The openings in the fan housing,
the cooling fins and the area around
the sprocket collect sticky, oily saw-
dust. A bottle Brush or a toothBrush±
f'rinstance, the one you use to clean
your M16AL Rifle²helps you get to
the hard³to³reach spots. You might
have to remove the engine shRoud to
clean the area where the chain goes
CarBon
depositS
Build up in the
exhaust stack. Take the exh´Ust oFµ
Before you clean it to keep carBon
paRticles from µalling into the eNgine.
¶se a Blunt edged too·to remove the
carBon, then wipe away the particle¸.
¹e careº»l not to damage engine parts.
¼
Give the whole saw the once½over to
make sure you didn¾t mi¸s anytHing in
¿
your cleaning.
Back
into the saw.
L
":-±
extra squirts.
ON saws with automatic oilErs, add
oil to the chain and Bar By hand Beºore
you start. You¾ve added enough when
Check the new cÀaiN¾Á tension often
Because it¾ll tend to stretch the first
few times you use it.
A worn sprocket or BaR caN doÂin a
new chain. Check them Both Before
you add
Ã
the new chain.
A chain saw is no place to conseRve
oil. Keep giving the thumB oileR a
workÄut while you¾re cutting. Åever
wait till the chain starts squeaking and
chattering or the Bar tuRns Blue Æefore
you u
Ç
se it.
If you¾re sawing a Big log, it helps to
hit the oileR a time or two while you¾re
cutting.
In winter try
mÈxing a pint
of
keroseNeÉor lessÊwith eveRy quart
of oil you use in the chain oil reservoir.
Ët¾ll keep the oil flowing fReely.
Åever let the chain oil reservoir Run
out of oil. Add oil eveRy time you
Refuel. ¶se noNÌdeteRgeNt OÍÎ30 oil
ÅÏÅ 9Ð50Ì00ÌÐ86Ñ668Ð (qt) for Best
Results.
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