BentWrench1
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Well my step son was gifted an older Poulan 2150 LE Woodsman. Since I've been repairing several small engines and chainsaws in the past few years as well as being the family mechanic he asked me to check it out. Being hesitant, and warning him about Poulan's reputation we agreed to limit the repair costs.
So after the usual Carburetor/ Tune Kit, and Oil Pump parts I have it running pretty good with the exception of the infamous over-oiling condition. Now I read that's pretty common with these and even saw "the fix" where a set screw is installed into the oil pick up elbow allow to choke down the uptake of oil. So, that gave me an idea. I removed the elbow and inserted a small length of ball point pen tubing, flaring the end with a hot nail. This made the orifice approximately half the original size. It still seemed to over produce oil! So now I've drained the "All Season" bar and chain oil out and replaced it with 80w 90 Gear Oil.
Hoping the experience of the forum members reading this could chime in. Is this best I can hope for on this saw?
So after the usual Carburetor/ Tune Kit, and Oil Pump parts I have it running pretty good with the exception of the infamous over-oiling condition. Now I read that's pretty common with these and even saw "the fix" where a set screw is installed into the oil pick up elbow allow to choke down the uptake of oil. So, that gave me an idea. I removed the elbow and inserted a small length of ball point pen tubing, flaring the end with a hot nail. This made the orifice approximately half the original size. It still seemed to over produce oil! So now I've drained the "All Season" bar and chain oil out and replaced it with 80w 90 Gear Oil.
Hoping the experience of the forum members reading this could chime in. Is this best I can hope for on this saw?