On 06/15/2013 08:00 PM, micky wrote:
On Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:05:56 -0700, Jon Danniken
wrote:

On 06/15/2013 04:52 PM, micky wrote:

What is it I'm supposed to be oiling? The rubbing area between the
bar and the chain?

Yes. Try not using some and watch the motor bog down as the friction
between the bar and the chain turn the both of them hot enough to cause
blisters.

Jon

Thanks. It's gotten pretty hot, but it's never slowed down, I think,
probably because the chain is very loose. I tried to tighten it
months ago and I don't remember what happened that it's still so
loose. I probably used the wrong technique.

But anyhow, I've been spraying the oil on the bar or the chain from
the side, and letting it run towards the edge of the bar, so this
means I've been doing that part the right way.

The right way is fixing whatever problem exists with the automatic
oiler. The bar oil should be continually provinding regular drops of
oil as you are cutting (you can check this by pointing the tip of the
bar at a piece of cardboard and looking for the fine splatter).

Jon