I bought an old Sears 14" electric chainsaw model 315.34160 at a garage sale
and cannot locate and online source for an instruction manual for it. I have
used it several times after installing a new chain, and it cuts great, but
cannot figure what one of the controls is. There are three knobs: One is a
silver pushbutton that seems to manually pump oil onto the chain. A knob
just next to it has to be the filler cap for the bar oil, and I have filled
it. Right next to the filler cap is a black knob mounted on a threaded
machine screw, that just moves up and down when unscrewed/screwed. What is
that for? I was guessing it might set the rate of the oil flow with each
button push, but that was just a guess. Also, how often does one need to
manually push the button, in a typical cutting session? I pushed it every
couple of minutes, and it overoiled the chain, causing sprayback. Also, any
hitnts about where to find a manual would be welcome.

Is it possible that the knob is to adjust the chain tension?

"Roger" wrote in message
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I bought an old Sears 14" electric chainsaw model 315.34160 at a garage
sale
and cannot locate and online source for an instruction manual for it. I
have
used it several times after installing a new chain, and it cuts great, but
cannot figure what one of the controls is. There are three knobs: One is a
silver pushbutton that seems to manually pump oil onto the chain. A knob
just next to it has to be the filler cap for the bar oil, and I have
filled
it. Right next to the filler cap is a black knob mounted on a threaded
machine screw, that just moves up and down when unscrewed/screwed. What is
that for? I was guessing it might set the rate of the oil flow with each
button push, but that was just a guess. Also, how often does one need to
manually push the button, in a typical cutting session? I pushed it every
couple of minutes, and it overoiled the chain, causing sprayback. Also,
any
hitnts about where to find a manual would be welcome.

would you like to sell it?

I have a craftsman chain saw with an AUTOMATIC SHARPENER...

with the chain turning, you press the button and it sharpens the top of
the chain.

does not do the sharpening that a round file can do...

turn it down as the chain and stone wear...

I found a parts diagram for mine at:

http://www.sears.com/sr/misc/sears/c...vertical=SEARS

OK Roger, here is exactly what to do:

Go to this Sears parts website:
http://www3.sears.com/
Enter in your number 315.34160 for your electric chainsaw in field number 2
entitled "Type in your model number. Click on "go". Then click on
"Continue" on the next screen which verifies that you are looking at the
right machine. On the next page click on the View Diagram radio button,
then continue, and another window opens with every part on your machine
shown with a part number in an exploded view. Now back on the original
window click on the View Part List radio button, then continue, and you see
the name for each one of those parts. Now just switch back and forth
between these two windows and you can identify every single part on your
electric chainsaw.

Easy as cake.
(I have been doing this recently as I have been fixing up our Kenmore
washer, dryer and fridge...)
Hope this helps,
Tomes

"Roger" wrote in message
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I bought an old Sears 14" electric chainsaw model 315.34160 at a garage
sale and cannot locate and online source for an instruction manual for it.
I have used it several times after installing a new chain, and it cuts
great, but cannot figure what one of the controls is. There are three
knobs: One is a silver pushbutton that seems to manually pump oil onto the
chain. A knob just next to it has to be the filler cap for the bar oil, and
I have filled it. Right next to the filler cap is a black knob mounted on a
threaded machine screw, that just moves up and down when unscrewed/screwed.
What is that for? I was guessing it might set the rate of the oil flow
with each button push, but that was just a guess. Also, how often does one
need to manually push the button, in a typical cutting session? I pushed it
every couple of minutes, and it overoiled the chain, causing sprayback.
Also, any hitnts about where to find a manual would be welcome.

OK Roger, here is exactly what to do:

Go to this Sears parts website:
http://www3.sears.com/
Enter in your number 315.34160 for your electric chainsaw in field number
2 entitled "Type in your model number. Click on "go". Then click on
"Continue" on the next screen which verifies that you are looking at the
right machine. On the next page click on the View Diagram radio button,
then continue, and another window opens with every part on your machine
shown with a part number in an exploded view. Now back on the original
window click on the View Part List radio button, then continue, and you
see the name for each one of those parts. Now just switch back and forth
between these two windows and you can identify every single part on your
electric chainsaw. Easy as cake. (I have been doing this recently as I
have been fixing up our Kenmore washer, dryer and fridge...)
Hope this helps,
Tomes
Thanks for the pointer. Excellent.
Yes, that diagram ID's the silver button as the pump, as I expected, and the
cap as the filler cap, so that indeed must be for the oil. On the mystery
knob, it is still not clear what it does, it is just called an "adjustment
knob". Just *What* it adjusts is not clear. Next time I go into the
chainsaw repair shop, I'll ask the guy there. Thanks again. Roger

"philkryder" wrote in message
oups.com...
would you like to sell it?
I have a craftsman chain saw with an AUTOMATIC SHARPENER...
with the chain turning, you press the button and it sharpens the top of
the chain.
does not do the sharpening that a round file can do...
turn it down as the chain and stone wear...

Phil, I took off the sharpener attachment, on the advice of the chainsaw
repair shop. He said it was nearly useless compared to using the usual round
file for this purpose. Roger

If it says "adjustment" and there isn't another part that says
something like "chain tensioner" then that's probably what it is, since
there has to be one somewhere...

Do you not think that it once adjusted the sharpener before you removed
it?

Glad it helped Roger. I am betting on it being the chain tensioner like the
other folks here. Since you now have my curiosity up, please let us know
what you find out, thanks.
Tomes

"Roger" wrote in message
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OK Roger, here is exactly what to do:

Go to this Sears parts website:
http://www3.sears.com/
Enter in your number 315.34160 for your electric chainsaw in field number
2 entitled "Type in your model number. Click on "go". Then click on
"Continue" on the next screen which verifies that you are looking at the
right machine. On the next page click on the View Diagram radio button,
then continue, and another window opens with every part on your machine
shown with a part number in an exploded view. Now back on the original
window click on the View Part List radio button, then continue, and you
see the name for each one of those parts. Now just switch back and forth
between these two windows and you can identify every single part on your
electric chainsaw. Easy as cake. (I have been doing this recently as I
have been fixing up our Kenmore washer, dryer and fridge...)
Hope this helps,
Tomes
Thanks for the pointer. Excellent.
Yes, that diagram ID's the silver button as the pump, as I expected, and
the cap as the filler cap, so that indeed must be for the oil. On the
mystery knob, it is still not clear what it does, it is just called an
"adjustment knob". Just *What* it adjusts is not clear. Next time I
go into the chainsaw repair shop, I'll ask the guy there. Thanks again.
Roger

replying to Roger, LongtimeUser wrote:
"black knob mounted on a threaded machine screw..." adjusts the amount of
travel of the sharpening stone on the (marginally effective) Power-Sharp
feature. I found my 14" 315.34160 at the curb almost 20 years ago. With a
cleaning and a new chain it's been very useful over the years for light-duty
cutting. Pairs well with a 20" gasoline saw.


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