On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:36:53 -0500, godsword wrote:

That will not help him, because he does NOT have the motor.

Perhaps you should re-read the OP's 3rd paragraph where he clearly states "A new
motor is $300, if it's still available. It's possible that I may be able to have
the one on it rebuilt, but then I'd have a 50 year old saw that may or may not
be a good one."

HTH