Nik's Poulan Thread

[fossil]

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Good to hear from you Gregg! Glad to hear you're still motoring around.

I'm glad you like that 500. I'll have to pic one up sometime. I remember trying to tune that on my knees on the patio because my wife would have killed me if she saw me crawling around the wood trying to make some cuts on my knees.

Hopefully this late winter will make the wood pile last through the season.

Try to check in once and a while if you're willing. You've been missed.

 

[3000 FPS]

Yep Hello Greg and Mike.

 

[fossil]

I have to say one of the the best parts parts of collecting saws has been meeting my long distance friends in person at GTG's.

 

[muskycraig]

Newer to the site have looked through a lot of posts learned a lot about my some of my Poulan saws. Thanks. My question is that I bought a 36 in poulan bar Poulan #44266 with 104 links which is listed as a bar for the 4400, 5400, and 8500. I have a 4200 I want to mount it on more for show than go. The 36 in bar for a 4200 is Poulan #44111 with 103 link chain. whats the difference in the bars. Thanks for any help.

 

[rocketnorton]

just guessin 5/16 vs 3/8 bar stud slot. my 4200 is 5/16. someone here will know w/o "guess".

 

[muskycraig]

If thats all the s clip spacer would fix that. The bigger question is why the difference in the amount of chain links

 

[rocketnorton]

pondered that too. no guesses.

 

[muskycraig]

From what i can figure the frames on these saws are the same. They also call out the same sprocket. I don't have a chain spinner otherwise I just would order a 104 link and if needed take one out. The local saw shop in town here is an ACE hardware. Their theory is that if it isn't orange and white and start with S they wont touch it. Not that I would in a million years let them work on anything of mine. They're a bunch of hacks.

 

[s sidewall]

Good to hear from you Greg.

Steve

 

[fossil]

Yep Hello Greg and Mike.

Newer to the site have looked through a lot of posts learned a lot about my some of my Poulan saws. Thanks. My question is that I bought a 36 in poulan bar Poulan #44266 with 104 links which is listed as a bar for the 4400, 5400, and 8500. I have a 4200 I want to mount it on more for show than go. The 36 in bar for a 4200 is Poulan #44111 with 103 link chain. whats the difference in the bars. Thanks for any help.

just guessin 5/16 vs 3/8 bar stud slot. my 4200 is 5/16. someone here will know w/o "guess".

I'm guessing slightly different profile on the bars. Stud spacing is the same. Both .404 bars. Most of those bars were Windsor UXL bars which would have come with an "S" clip but I'm just guessing as well.

 

[stubnail67]

Some folks are a chick magnets. I must be a TA magnet . For some reason these TA's find me. I have lost count long ago.

I'll find a owner for this one just like the rest.

I must be an echo magnet.....

 

[OhioGregg]

If thats all the s clip spacer would fix that. The bigger question is why the difference in the amount of chain links

Just guessing here..I have run large mount Husky bars on several of my Poulans that have the 5/16" studs. Besides the need for a spacer to match the studs. The drive link count was off because the Poulans bar studs are closer to the crank (sprocket) than the Husqvarna. or vice-versa, my memory is shot. I had to have a chain made up to fit. Which was fine, but couldn't just swap them back and forth between one of 5200's and my 385xp.

Gregg,

 

[muskycraig]

Just guessing here..I have run large mount Husky bars on several of my Poulans that have the 5/16" studs. Besides the need for a spacer to match the studs. The drive link count was off because the Poulans bar studs are closer to the crank (sprocket) than the Husqvarna. or vice-versa, my memory is shot. I had to have a chain made up to fit. Which was fine, but couldn't just swap them back and forth between one of 5200's and my 385xp.

Gregg,

So probably going with the 104 link chain would probably be better?

 

[Acornhill]

Yes, especially since you are going to just sit it up on the shelf and admire it


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[s sidewall]

If going on a shelf, put a beaded pull chain on it and save some money.

Steve

 

[redunshee]

Working on a 3700 I sold to a guy last year. Symptom: at wot the saw breaks up. Checked wiring and no breaks. Used a good carb and same result. New plug ,no change. Impulse plugged? Bad filter or fuel line? Thoughts? Saw idles fine so I don't believe there's an air leak.

 

[Acornhill]

Coil going bad


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[OhioGregg]

Working on a 3700 I sold to a guy last year. Symptom: at wot the saw breaks up. Checked wiring and no breaks. Used a good carb and same result. New plug ,no change. Impulse plugged? Bad filter or fuel line? Thoughts? Saw idles fine so I don't believe there's an air leak.

Hi Bob! What Acorn said.. Don't sound like there is much left to blame or check. I hate electric problems on anything, its like magic or voodoo is involved.

Gregg,

 

[s sidewall]

Third on coil breaking down.

Steve

 

[muskycraig]

Yes, especially since you are going to just sit it up on the shelf and admire it


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Thanks everyone for all the help. I probably won’t be able to help myself from running it so might as well get a chisel chain for it.