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Offline ENTS

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Re: Bar Oil Leak in 346XP
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2012, 08:13:54 am »
My 353 leaked from day one.  Hope you find the answer since I'd like to stop putting a diaper on this thing at night.


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Re: Bar Oil Leak in 346XP
« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2012, 08:05:50 pm »
I replaced that oil pickup tube on my 353 because as near as I could tell it was leaking out around that tapered rubber part where it goes into the oil tank.

it fixed the problem for me.    I just try not to bring it in out of the cold to a warm shop,   and if I do I try to remember to crack the cap so it doesnt build up pressure in there and push oil out.   not sure if that is making the difference or not.     but my saw doesnt leak anymore
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Re: Bar Oil Leak in 346XP
« Reply #22 on: February 13, 2012, 08:23:55 am »
Sablatnic,you are correct my friend I should have said pull the chain over a little,sometimes that doesn't work ether.What we need are saw "pampers"or saw "depends". Frank C.
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Re: Bar Oil Leak in 346XP
« Reply #23 on: February 13, 2012, 10:30:31 am »
Quote from: redlaker1 on February 12, 2012, 08:05:50 pm
I replaced that oil pickup tube on my 353 because as near as I could tell it was leaking out around that tapered rubber part where it goes into the oil tank.

it fixed the problem for me.    I just try not to bring it in out of the cold to a warm shop,   and if I do I try to remember to crack the cap so it doesnt build up pressure in there and push oil out.   not sure if that is making the difference or not.     but my saw doesnt leak anymore

Did you have the two piece split tube or the one piece tube ? Just curious. I have ordered the one piece and am waiting for it.
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Re: Bar Oil Leak in 346XP
« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2012, 11:02:36 am »
I haven't seen the two part tube yet, but then, I get the old saws to repair. My guess is that you should get the new type. I don't know if you can use the old type on the new type of saw.
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Re: Bar Oil Leak in 346XP
« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2012, 06:47:26 pm »
mine was the one piece type,   I think its been 3 or 4 years since I did it
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Re: Bar Oil Leak in 346XP
« Reply #26 on: February 13, 2012, 08:05:34 pm »
my 346 dosent leak oil but if layed on its side the gas smell is so bad i cant leave it in the cab of the fowarder so i bought a sthil it dosent stink
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Re: Bar Oil Leak in 346XP
« Reply #27 on: February 22, 2012, 06:08:23 pm »
My saw doesn't leak anymore. Been using it for a week and still OK.
 
The one piece oil pipe that I ordered and planned to use in place of the two piece pipe would not fit. So don't try that idea.

When I put it back together I took the original tank pickup pipe and cleaned it and the tank hole all up. I put a thin layer of Gasoila pipe dope on the tappered part of the pipe where it fits into the tank hole. After I inserted the pipe into the tank and mounted the oil pump to hold it in I reached into the tank through the oil fill hole with a pair of long nose pliers, grabbed the pickup on the end of the hose  inside the tank and gave it a couple good pulls to seat the tappered part of the hose into the hole under the oil pump.

I just tried it and didn't really expect it to work but it seems to have done the trick.
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