Sold Poulan 3400 Countervibe Chainsaw with 20" Bar / Chain for repair

[m21bmr]

I am selling a Poulan Countervibe 3400 chainsaw that is in good physical condition. It is currently not running, and appears to need carb work to get going. It will run briefly with fuel mix poured down the carburetor throat, but will not run otherwise. The only thing I noticed that is not stock on the saw is the pull-start handle. It has been replaced at some point with an aftermarket pull-start handle. There is a small cut or tear in the foam wrap on the front handle.

The 20" bar and chain are included in the sale. The chain may need to be sharpened, but has good life left. I have not had it running to be able to assess the functionality of the oiling system. I did a compression test and got a reading of 128 psi on my gauge. From a little reading, that seems about average for this model. Asking $100 shipped for the saw.

 

[m21bmr]

Bump and update...
I tried to start the saw over the weekend, and after turning the carb adjustment needles out, I did get it to run some near idle speed but only with the choke on. The manual for the saw states that the base setting for the needles on the carb is 1 turn out. I didn't get it to run at all with 1 turn out, but opening each screw to about 2 turns out, it did run poorly when the choke was kept on, so this helps confirm to me that it would run with a good carburetor. The carb on this saw could possibly be cleaned and or rebuilt to function well. The only thing that is a little off, when turning the adjustment needles on the carb, each of them seems to be bent some. (The ends of the adjustment screws move relative to the center axis of the screw as they are rotated.)

 

[Acornhill]

Can't believe not sold yet

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[m21bmr]

I added a some pictures of the piston / cylinder as viewed through the exhaust port. The piston looks good to me. There are some of what I would call superficial scratches on the piston, but I don't see anything I would be worried about if I were going to keep the saw to run. The cylinder photo didn't come out as well as the piston ones, but I didn't see any problems with the cylinder.
The first picture is the top of the piston, the second further down on the side of the piston, and the last photo is the intake side of the cylinder.

 

[m21bmr]

Any interest at $90 shipped?

 

[redunshee]

Any interest at $90 shipped?

If I didn't have four I'd be on this.

 

[Acornhill]

If I did not have 24 I would

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[m21bmr]

Sold on ebay.