dgr
ArboristSite Lurker
Hi guys,
Thank you for letting me be a part of this great site. I recently purchased a new Poulan PP5020. It has a hunting idle and refuses to rev. Feather the throttle or cram it down and it dies. I had to turn the idle screw up a turn and a half to get it to idle without dying. Here is a video of it idling. It warmed up enough that the bar is coated in oil and the top cover is slightly warm to the touch. I simply could not to get it to rev unless I started it at half choke and then feathered the throttle with it already on high idle. I believe it was very lean out of the box. Does the saw sound really lean to you guys?
If I didn't live 1.5 miles from the store and needed the saw tonight, I would have been rather upset. I actually have an adjustment tool due to arrive tomorrow and hemmed and hawed about waiting for the tool to arrive and fixing the mfgs mistake. In the end, I decided to return it and ask for one that would run. Poulan can sell it as a factory refurb. I verified the new one starts and will at least rev before I ran out of daylight.
While researching the saw, I ran down some part numbers other owners may find useful.
72DP060G 60 Drive Link S-70 Semi Chisel Chain, 3/8-Inch - Oregon semi-chisel chain for a 16" bar
160SLHK095 .050" Gauge 3/8" Pitch 16" Pro-Lite Bar - Oregon 16" Pro-Lite bar with K095 mount
72LPX070G 70 Drive Link Super 70 Chisel Chain, 3/8-Inch - Oregon Full Chisel for the stock bar
72LPX060G 60 Drive Link Super 70 Chisel Chain, 3/8-Inch - Oregon full chisel for the 16" bar
160RNDK095 - Oregon 16" Pro-match Bar
Hopefully those will help someone in the future.
Thank you for letting me be a part of this great site. I recently purchased a new Poulan PP5020. It has a hunting idle and refuses to rev. Feather the throttle or cram it down and it dies. I had to turn the idle screw up a turn and a half to get it to idle without dying. Here is a video of it idling. It warmed up enough that the bar is coated in oil and the top cover is slightly warm to the touch. I simply could not to get it to rev unless I started it at half choke and then feathered the throttle with it already on high idle. I believe it was very lean out of the box. Does the saw sound really lean to you guys?
If I didn't live 1.5 miles from the store and needed the saw tonight, I would have been rather upset. I actually have an adjustment tool due to arrive tomorrow and hemmed and hawed about waiting for the tool to arrive and fixing the mfgs mistake. In the end, I decided to return it and ask for one that would run. Poulan can sell it as a factory refurb. I verified the new one starts and will at least rev before I ran out of daylight.
While researching the saw, I ran down some part numbers other owners may find useful.
72DP060G 60 Drive Link S-70 Semi Chisel Chain, 3/8-Inch - Oregon semi-chisel chain for a 16" bar
160SLHK095 .050" Gauge 3/8" Pitch 16" Pro-Lite Bar - Oregon 16" Pro-Lite bar with K095 mount
72LPX070G 70 Drive Link Super 70 Chisel Chain, 3/8-Inch - Oregon Full Chisel for the stock bar
72LPX060G 60 Drive Link Super 70 Chisel Chain, 3/8-Inch - Oregon full chisel for the 16" bar
160RNDK095 - Oregon 16" Pro-match Bar
Hopefully those will help someone in the future.