3400 Poulan Counter Vibe

[rms61moparman]

It operates a diaphram every time the piston moves up or down. Has a check valve to keep the oil flowing in the right direction.
Lots of people talk poo about them but they are probably the most reliable oiler ever invented.
I've only ever seen one that was bad and the old guy ran used motor oil for bar oil from the time the saw was new. (12-15 years)
I wish I could buy a new lightweight saw with the impulse automatic oiler and manual over-ride still today. I'd be on that like a settin' hen on a housecat!!!
When you pick up a 3400/3700/4000 for the first time each day you can hit the manual oiler as you set the throttle lock. Pull the choke, hit the ignition and crank 'er up. You know the chain has proper lubrication from the first time it fires.
The gear drive oilers, especially when its cold, may not get oil to the chain for 30 seconds or more and if it is REALLY cold you can strip the gears in them trying to pump super thick oil and not get any at all.

Mike

 

[Newbee.pgh]

ive been reading various posts for months now looking for answers. More than half the time i was able to figure things out from others wisdom. Im mechanically inclined but these small motors are a different animal. Ive been tring to stick to some of the same make saws looking to see similarities but i keep buying different brands just becausr its a solid model of the make.. You seem to lime the poulans so im asking for advice. I bought a dayton 17in 50+ year old saw pratically brand new. Poulan 361. So when i bought it im convinced old gas killed it. The put full choke on 1 pull and it would have kept running i believe if he would have slid the choke to half quickly. Thats how strong it turned over. After that it never started again. I toom the screws off the top of tge choke( first person to ever do that) and it loomed decent. I tired to force to to run by drowning it with starter fluid after changing tbe gas pf course. Unconventional buti gpt itto run without any good trigger response by running it with one carb screw removed. Basically i wad just able to keep it running. I cant even figure out how to remove the carb for cleaning. Its so clean from observing tge top that it doesnt need rebuilt. I know i seem like a lost cause but id appreciate if ypu could tell me something