naturelover
Tree Freak
Well, probably no one cares, but here is the Wizard/Poulan 2000 on the bench, the freebie parts saw to my former Poulan 2000. It does run, and has around 100psi compression.
Deciding on whether or not to fix her up, have come up with about $50 for parts w/o b/c. Will probably depend on whether or not I can fix the adjuster plate, though I think I have an idea with a piece of metal tapped and screwed into the oil tank with a hole in it for the adjuster screw. Am hoping that as long as it holds it in there, that the bar should hold it once tightened.
At the minium, will at least need a new ring, carb kit (which I may have already), adjustment screw and oil line/filter, could then see how it well it runs and if compression increased and add sprocket, seals, and so on if I wanted to keep going with it (assuming of course it passes a vac test). That would probably keep it around the $20 range for starters. If I can luck into a 16" bar, I do have some chains for it (though I would rather have a 12 or 14" on it). Would need a sprocket, as that one is pretty much shot.
So will see I suppose. May wait for another one to show up at the junkyard, if I can ever get the time to go look for one.
Anyway, some pics.
Probably why it was junked, though it looks like someone was in here before.
p/c
A prick picks up some roughness around the exhaust port, so it will need some work. Plan on an acid treatment and a sanding to get it as smooth as I can.
The ring gap was over 40 thousands, that was the biggest spark plug gapper I had, that seems wayyy too large. You can see it in the picture of the cylinder above.
It also didn't have a locater pin for the ring and I don't remember from when I tore down mine from before whether or not it is supposed to.
And endplay between the thrust washer and the crankshaft was .016, is that too much?
And I really need a better camera...
Deciding on whether or not to fix her up, have come up with about $50 for parts w/o b/c. Will probably depend on whether or not I can fix the adjuster plate, though I think I have an idea with a piece of metal tapped and screwed into the oil tank with a hole in it for the adjuster screw. Am hoping that as long as it holds it in there, that the bar should hold it once tightened.
At the minium, will at least need a new ring, carb kit (which I may have already), adjustment screw and oil line/filter, could then see how it well it runs and if compression increased and add sprocket, seals, and so on if I wanted to keep going with it (assuming of course it passes a vac test). That would probably keep it around the $20 range for starters. If I can luck into a 16" bar, I do have some chains for it (though I would rather have a 12 or 14" on it). Would need a sprocket, as that one is pretty much shot.
So will see I suppose. May wait for another one to show up at the junkyard, if I can ever get the time to go look for one.
Anyway, some pics.
Probably why it was junked, though it looks like someone was in here before.
p/c
A prick picks up some roughness around the exhaust port, so it will need some work. Plan on an acid treatment and a sanding to get it as smooth as I can.
The ring gap was over 40 thousands, that was the biggest spark plug gapper I had, that seems wayyy too large. You can see it in the picture of the cylinder above.
It also didn't have a locater pin for the ring and I don't remember from when I tore down mine from before whether or not it is supposed to.
And endplay between the thrust washer and the crankshaft was .016, is that too much?
And I really need a better camera...
