Hi all,
I'm new to saws and inherited a Poulan 3300 from my Dad. I was running it this weekend, and it seemed to be running great until.... it seized mid log. I had replaced the fuel lines and adjusted the carb. It seems I was running it too lean. I had replaced the fuel lines, put in new fuel and chain oil. I was probably a dozen or two dozen cut in chopping a 12"-14" tree into firewood chunks when it gave out. I'm not sure if I was working it too hard or not.
I took it apart and the cylinder, piston, and ring are shot. Major grooves in all of them on the exhaust side and a few small ones on the opposing side. Parts seem almost impossible to find and when I do, are rather pricey. Are there any alternatives to the usual part numbers that I can swap onto this saw to get it running again? It cut great and it'd be a shame to sell it for parts. Search results don't yield much for these older saws.
In the meanwhile I have a Poulan 3500 and something even larger that's unmarked I'll be digging into and hopefully not repeating the same mistakes.
Thanks!
Dale
I'm new to saws and inherited a Poulan 3300 from my Dad. I was running it this weekend, and it seemed to be running great until.... it seized mid log. I had replaced the fuel lines and adjusted the carb. It seems I was running it too lean. I had replaced the fuel lines, put in new fuel and chain oil. I was probably a dozen or two dozen cut in chopping a 12"-14" tree into firewood chunks when it gave out. I'm not sure if I was working it too hard or not.
I took it apart and the cylinder, piston, and ring are shot. Major grooves in all of them on the exhaust side and a few small ones on the opposing side. Parts seem almost impossible to find and when I do, are rather pricey. Are there any alternatives to the usual part numbers that I can swap onto this saw to get it running again? It cut great and it'd be a shame to sell it for parts. Search results don't yield much for these older saws.
In the meanwhile I have a Poulan 3500 and something even larger that's unmarked I'll be digging into and hopefully not repeating the same mistakes.
Thanks!
Dale