Nik's Poulan Thread

[PogoInTheWoods]

You didn't mess up nuthin'.

But askin' any question in a Poulan thread on any forum anywhere can result in some rather unusual responses.

Tough crowd.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Sorry for messin up your Poulan thread......

I'll go back to STIHL & Dolmar land..

You didnt mess nothing up. The poulan 2600 crosses over to husky versions. His wasnt on the list is all. I bumped up a thread elsewhere for you with all the info. Plus seal numbers etc. Seals are cheap for those.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

I see a lot of the Husqvarna "EM" trademarks on a lot of parts n pieces

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

I see a lot of the Husqvarna "EM" trademarks on a lot of parts n pieces

LOL

the latest poulan.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Who needs a puller when you have a BFS

 

[s sidewall]

Husky wanted what Poulan had, just like all the others the Husky group bought out.

Sent from my Prism II from T-Mobile, Steve

 

[rocketnorton]

Found it. It took 1/2 hr to post it s the site is up and down. Seems to be more frequent lately.

Post 31887

http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/poulan-thread.98495/page-1595

thx. tim.

 

[s sidewall]

Has anyone but me tried model airplane fuel line in your saw, forgot I had installed it my 2800 years ago and it still looks like new.

Sent from my Prism II from T-Mobile, Steve

 

[OhioGregg]

Has anyone but me tried model airplane fuel line in your saw, forgot I had installed it my 2800 years ago and it still looks like new.

Sent from my Prism II from T-Mobile, Steve

Yes, as a matter of fact I have. Obviously the clear to blueish looking fuel line for glow fuel powered airplanes & helicopters will not work in a saw. They were for alcohol & nitro based fuels. All the lines I used in gasoline powered planes were Tygon. Same line we use in our saws.

Gregg,

 

[OhioGregg]

Oh, Just wanted to add. That blueish fuel line I was talking about, is silicon based line. Good for alcohol, but not gasoline.

 

[s sidewall]

Haven't had much problems with it yet, left overs from my airplane hobby days, besides the gas we get here is e-10.

Sent from my Prism II from T-Mobile, Steve

 

[fossil]

Here's a real deal on a 3700. Too bad it's 250 mi away. Cast handle dealer add on chain brake as well. I love those country vibes.

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-power-tool/ottawa/poulan-chain-saw/1064310853?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

[OhioGregg]

Here's a real deal on a 3700. Too bad it's 250 mi away. Cast handle dealer add on chain brake as well. I love those country vibes.

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-power-tool/ottawa/poulan-chain-saw/1064310853?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Thats a great price! Especially for a Country Vibe! All of mine must be Urban saws..

Thats like the other day I found another Super 250A Poulan for sale, on Craigslist. S25DA

Gregg,

 

[Hoggwood]

Here's a real deal on a 3700. Too bad it's 250 mi away. Cast handle dealer add on chain brake as well. I love those country vibes.

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-power-tool/ottawa/poulan-chain-saw/1064310853?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Nice Canadians. Giving perfectly great stuff away for nothing. And to think, that is like $5 US, give or take, for an original 3700 Country Vibe. Probably used 5 times.

 

[jerrycmorrow]

got another great deal. this time on a 3400. got it torn down for cleaning. compression seemed a little low (no compression tester) so I measured squish (0.72) before taking cylinder off. got the following measurements:

bore - 1.807"
ring pin width - 0.055"
measured gap (in cylinder) - 0.103"
actual gap w/pin - 0.103 - 0.055 = 0.048"

per Otto Gas Engine Works I should have a ring gap of 0.4% to 0.8% of the bore; 0.0072" to 0.0145"
including pin width these translate to 0.0622" - 0.0695"

should I spring for new rings or just use the old ones?
i'm ditching the cylinder gasket to get smaller squish. will new rings make that big a difference?

 

[ILikesEmGreen]

Gotta love good deals on those Jerry! Squish seems a little much though. Since you are taking out the gasket (which helps), I'd go ahead and swap the rings while you have it loose if you suspect low compression. The rings aren't that expensive. Although, the 3400's weren't notorious for blowing high on a gauge anyway even though they were pretty strong runners. You swap the rings, take out the base gasket, and open/modify the muffler, and it'll be a great saw.

 

[jerrycmorrow]

thanks, already got the muff modded. getting rings.

 

[ChipsFlyin]

Picked up s25cva over the weekend. Will try to get a pic in after I clean it up. The guy had a 306A and 245A all in parts but no p/c's with one of the rods broke. All of the covers are in fairly good shape with hardly any damage to the decals. What's the stuff worth and how hard to find a p/c at least for the 245A?

 

[Acornhill]

the P/C's are out there, just need to be @ the right place right time. I have one of each. for back up.

 

[redunshee]

thanks, already got the muff modded. getting rings.

Jerry, do you use a diff. name on the other site? I saw a question exactly like this.