Garage sale Saw Poulan 2.3 2400 model 16"

So I picked up a saw by chance at a garage sale. Guy wanted $5 so guess what he got? Five dollars. The wife said "you already have a 2.3 saw, that little red Craftsman (poulan)." So I had to tell her "but I don't have a neon green one........" At any rate, I figured if the oiler check valve worked it was worth twice that to me. The seller said it had been used some in the past but hadn't been run for years, he wasn't sure if it would even work but didn't want to put it in the rubbish, so added it in to the other stuff at his garage sale he was clearing out since he was moving to another assignment. This was down on Hickam AFB this morning, I didn't even bother to kick the tires on it, just picked it up and handed over Abe Lincoln and said thanks. And here's what you're all waiting for:





Piston and cylinder looked pretty good to me. In the shot of the cylinder, it looks like 2 odd stripes on the back wall--those are not really there, just a reflection from the light. Honest......





It even has good compression. The bore was pretty dry, maybe shoulda put some mix in it first but it pulls over fine.



Inside of the muffler looks pretty clean, like it really hasn't been used too much at all, then was just set aside to languish in the garage.



And yes, I am real familiar with this type oiling system now from my Craftsman 2.3. I pulled out the check valve and it works, that's a real bonus so I don't have to use my spare on it.





Honestly speaking I realize this woulda been way way cooler and I'd get more applause had it been an 028 Super (which I am really looking for now), but its a nice little saw that deserves to be worked over and run by someone with CAD. I suppose I'll add it into the chorus. I fired up 4 saws a few days back and just let them idle in chorus/4-part harmony. Now I can add a 5th to the group.
I think the wife acquiesced since I actually painted 2 bedrooms down stairs this weekend and changed out 7 electric outlets as well.

Nice find for $5, a little fuel system work and you will be good to go probably.

I just worked over a Sthil 028 woodboss myself this weekend, I'm betting the 2400 could kick its butt and weighs alot lighter. :msp_biggrin:

Really though that little rear handle Micro will be a handy little trim saw with enough power to work that 16" bar fairly well.

Congrats !

Your 2400 is in a lot better condition than my Craftsman version , & it was a lot cheaper .

It runs.............

Well, I pulled it down, but didn't pull off the jug. Found it has spark, the fuel lines are old, likely original. I cleaned up all the accumulated gunk and stuff and it really looks as if it has had very little use. Cleaning off the bar, there aren't even scuff marks on the logo, just some dirty oil. To be completely honest, I really don't mind dirty stuff, but it has to me my dirt, and it has to be today's dirt. Someone else's old dirt just won't cut it.

I blew some cobwebs and dead spiders out of the tank and carb, fueled it and it RUNS!!!! It runs very nicely in fact. It even looks like the oiler works as well, but I'm going to hold off on spiking the ball in the endzone on that one until I get it into some wood at speed.

So here's the plan: will get a rebuild kit for the little Walbro and install that, replace the fuel lines and filter and it should be GTG.

Good job. In a year's time you'll have four times that many saws. You're at a slight handicap being over there on them islands with the clear waters and the pretty girls (and expensive shipping costs from the lower 48)..................otherwise I'd say you would have six times as many saws. You've got it bad my friend. I'm glad your lady doesn't sweat you too much for spending $5 on a saw after doing all that "honey do" work....

After tear-down and cleanup

Figured I'd show how it turned out after it got worked over and cleaned up.





Bottom of the case looks like they only ever laid it on carpet.







Bar really does look new. Maybe it was just used for ice carving?



So on to replacing the fuel line before I run over my photo limit on this post.

for five bucks? Hell yeah!

Replaced the fuel line

I had a length of fuel line of the right size so put that in. Seems reasonable when the original looks like this.



It was a pretty easy task on this saw, just had a little added complexity of the line being wrapped/protected by a coiled spring-like sleeve. In case anyone is interested, here's my favorite way of doing this (that is, in my 3 months of accumulated experience compared to what the rest of you have been doing for a lifetime......) I thread some fishing line into the tank first.



Then reach in the tank with my long skinny grasper and pull the line out thru the fill hole.



Start with the right size hose about twice as long as you are going to need, cut the end of the line in a long taper and tie the fuel line to the end of the fishing line coming out of the filler hole. It helps to tie the line as close to the tip of the taper as possible, it's just less bulk to fold over to come thru the fuel tank hole for the fuel line exit.



Then pull the line thru, and out the little hole in the tank. It helps to hold some resistance on the hose, that way it stretches it some making it smaller diameter so it pulls thru the hole easier.



Then threaded it thru the spring/shield with the same technique, cut off the taper and put it on the carb. You can then draw back on the line so it isn't too redundant by pulling the excess back thru the fill hole, then cut to length, put on your new filter, and Bob's your Uncle!



I fired it up to get it warm and tune it a bit/set idle etc. Found that the bar/chain oiler does indeed work and lubes the chain, so that is a definite thumbs up on that. Did I say this was a $5 saw yet??

Next up is to play with it some and see if it needs a new D/G kit for that Walbro WT 310 carb, or if I should just run it as it stands.

IT cleaned up very nice!

That saw could almost pass for NOS.

It's being displayed on the kitchen table for now. Table not really used, we eat at the bar. It's pretty soft cherry wood so it shouldn't damage the powdercoat on the bottom of the saw.

I'm going to see if it will endure the next day or 2, then I'll put it's cousin Craftsman 2.3 up there with it for color contrast. Will see how long it stays there before the spouse tells me to move it. I think a pair of them would look nice on the granite countertop in the Master bathroom..........

Soft lights, chainsaws, balmy ocean breezes etc.

Pics or it didn't happen......................you know the rules!!!:jester:

Just make sure you loosen the oil filler cap to 'burp' the system before decorating that cherry table with it. These saws have a tendancy to mark their territory...........especially if pressure is built up in the tank. You may wanna put a rag under it just to preserve domestic tranquility and not loose your future saw purchasing rights.....

I burped it



snif.....you can trust me......there it sits. My 10th grade baby boy has an assignment in his English class to write a poem (gag). He chose to write about chainsaws. It's there for inspiration as in the garage you have to step around yakked up cat hairballs. The table is solid cherry, I made it right about 1997, and it was the last piece of furniture I made. Just haven't had the inspiration lately to need to make any more dressers, bookshelves. The boys have all done their homework on it for years, and their handwriting is pressed thru their papers into the soft wood so I'll never refinish it. It only cost about $300 of 4 quarter cherry and about 20 hrs work in the woodshop, made it because I could never afford anything as nice as that. So there it is, chainsaw on the table.

Nyah!