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    PoulanPro 330 revs high and quits

    PoulanPro 330 Help! My saga continues. I rebuilt my PoulanPro 330 and now it has great compression. The problem is that when I put it back together and start it, it only will run on partial choke, implying a leak somewhere in the intake. The intake boot is new and not cut, the carb gaskets...
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    Poulan Pro 330 - help ?

    PoulanPro 330 Just a quick update. I finally got back to working on my saw after a busy year. My summer project was getting a $5.00 self propelled LawnBoy running again, and it works well now (clogged exhaust port). I tried the Pick-up-the-saw by the pull start compression test and the saw does...
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    How to get an old saw running again?

    Getting an old saw running Thomas72, It's the good old ROPER. I attached a couple of pictures. I'm telling you it's a great saw and has a lot of power. Just a bit on the heavy side. Art
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    How to get an old saw running again?

    Getting an old saw running I recently purchased a SEARS Roper 3.7 PS on eBay. The saw was advertised as not having any spark. As it turns out, the spark plug was fouled. I tore it down and spent a couple of hours cleaning all of the gunk that had accumulated over 20+ years and put it all...
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    Craftsman 3.7PS question

    3.7ps The NorEaster caused some storm damage this week and blew down two trees in my front yard. I fired up my 25+ year old craftsman 3.7 and it just purred. It doesn't have a primer like the newer saws, but the compression release made it a breeze to start. After buying it on eBay and...
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    Craftsman 3.7PS question

    3.7ps Hey Drive 1305, I'm sure you're bummed. When I had my 3.7PS & poulan 46cc saws stolen, I thought I got a good deal on a PoulanPro 330. It looked good in the pictures, but when I got it, it was hard to start and had fairly low compression and a mildly scored piston/cylinder. When I...
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    Craftsman 3.7PS question

    eBay Purchase 3.7PS Drive 1305, Let me know how it goes with your eBay purchase. I lucked out myself. I only had to clean up the saw and buy an 18" 74DL square chisel chain. My mochine is ready to rock & roll now. I hope your project goes as well. I bought the chain on eBay at the...
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    Craftsman 3.7PS question

    Good Old Craftasman 3.7 Saw Driver 1305, You can still find these aws around. There is one on eBay that sounds like it is in good shape with 137 lb compression advertised. You should take a look: craftsman 3.7 18" chainsaw new chain, Item number: 230096585313...
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    Need oiler parts for Craftsman (Roper)

    3.7 oiler parts Heeb, I looked up the parts in my manual this morning and as it turns out, your pump is not a gear drive, but a diaphragm type pump. so the parts and access appear to be simple and straight forward. Here is a list of the parts: #37 2211J Metering Stem #38 9962R...
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    Need oiler parts for Craftsman (Roper)

    Craftsman 3.7 Heeb, I have a manual for the saw and will look up the part number for you. You might also consider two things: 1) there are a couple of parts saws on ebay that you could cannibalize for the parts you need. 2) An oil pump is fairly basic. It may be clogged and you could...
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    Craftsman 3.7PS question

    Roper 3.7PS I wanted to tell Drive 1305 that the ROPER 3.7 is an all-metal 57cc saw that came with and without the power sharpener. It has vibration isolators, but no chain brake, just a hand guard. It's a red woodchucker! All you have to do for the PS unit is buy a conventional chain to get...
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    Built-in chain sharpener?

    Sears Barracuda 3.7 This weekend I tore the top-end of the saw apart so I could access the carburetor and linkage. After cleaniing the carb, replacing the rotted foam under the manual oiler linkage and cleaning up all of the gunk deposited over the years, I reinstalled the carb and reassembled...
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    Craftsman 3.7PS question

    Sears 3.7 I just bought o newer model of the old Roper 3.7 Barracuda, red. I have two thoughts to offer. 1) If the compression release valve is leaking, you could feel it when you pull the rope when it's not running and you will hear the hiss, and it won't feel like it has very good...
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    Built-in chain sharpener?

    3.7 Barracuda As I said earlier, the saw is almost 30 years. I pulled the muffler and the cylinder walls look pristine. It was advertised as having compression and no spark. I took it apart, cleaned it up, put the fouled spark plug on a grinder with a wire brush and lo and behold, the thing...
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    Built-in chain sharpener?

    Sears Barracuda Chain Sharpener I agree that the chain sharpener is a gimic that didn't work. It's easy enough to replace the chain with a standard chain and make a really good wood-chucker out of it. The Roper offering was just a good-old rugged saw! :greenchainsaw:
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    Poulan Pro 330 - help ?

    PoulanPro 330 rebuild I broke down and purchased a cylinder for my saw because the old one had a ridge in it from the factory ring being broken with a 1/4 inch piece missing. I put a new ring on the piston and replaced the gasket between the crankcase and the cylinder. That was the cause of...
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    Built-in chain sharpener?

    I bought me a lightly used Sears Barracuda 3.7 I had written earlier that my 3.7 Barracuda had been stolen and that it was my favorite saw because it was a work horse. Well, I have been watching eBay for one over the past couple of moonths and after watching a couple of nice looking ones come...
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    PoulanPro 330 revs high and quits

    PoulanPro 330 I just wanted to throw out a dumb question. After reading a number of reviews and seeing some of the pictures of scored pistons and cylinders, my components don't look so bad. Other than the piston, ring, cylinder and spark plug, are there any other sources for loss of...
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    Poulan Pro 330 - help ?

    PoulanPro 330 I bought a used PP330 and initially it ran OK, but was always a little hard to start. This only got worse with time, so I pulled the muffler and saw verticle streaks on the piston. Thinking I could repair the saw, I purchased a new set of rings and tore the saw down and replaced...
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    Husqvarna 359 running problems

    Husky I read this in a husky review for the 357XP and thought it might be of some interest: I noticed my 357XP seemed to losing power in the cut and reving fast when limbing. It had only cut about 10 tandem loads of spruce logs. I took the saw to the local Husky dealer, he put the RPM...
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