Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

This year I decided to get a small single stage that I could use to clear the steps & walkway that I can't reach with my 2 stage. Being the cheap bugger that I am I couldn't resist the $20 for a Homelite 420. Seems to be in decent shape, buy it wouldn't start so I'm assuming I'll have to begin with a carb clean out. Haven't had a chance to open it up yet though.
I looked around on the web & got parts diagrams but I can't find an owners manual. Anyone have any information or experience with these machines?  I've always associated Homelite with pretty good chainsaws.

Cheers

Thanks Borat. Still waiting for a reply from the folks at Homelite as to the engine maker and date of manufacture, but I suspect it could be either a Homelite or a Jacobsen engine. Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of info or parts available on the web on either, so I'll start by a quick clean up and see if she starts & runs and go from there.

EDIT, Another dead end, here is the reply I just got from Homelite, "Unfortunately, there is no manufacturing data available on old vintage products of that type"  LOL, I guess by that definition I am an old vintage product (pushing 60). So these must have been made in the 60s or 70s.