Nik's Poulan Thread
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Hey guys. Picked up a Sears Craftsman 3.7 yesterday. 358.356090 poulan pedigree perhaps?? I love this thing. It's a 60 cc saw, 20" b&c. Starts up and runs ok and everything seems to work. Big issue is it has NO compression. Two fingers and you can start it. I'm exaggerating a little but it's weak. I need to find a good saw guy in or close to my neck of the woods that would be willing to look this thing over for me. I'd like to get it running right. Thanks
Hey guys. Picked up a Sears Craftsman 3.7 yesterday. 358.356090 poulan pedigree perhaps?? I love this thing. It's a 60 cc saw, 20" b&c. Starts up and runs ok and everything seems to work. Big issue is it has NO compression. Two fingers and you can start it. I'm exaggerating a little but it's weak. I need to find a good saw guy in or close to my neck of the woods that would be willing to look this thing over for me. I'd like to get it running right. Thanks
No it's not. Good thing is there are all kinds of parts still available for it. They, sears direct, priced me $167.90 for a new engine today. A little digging revealed their "engine" is actually a crank case in my eyes. Maybe I can get it rebuilt.
Wagnerwerks
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It's either a 3700 or a 3800 poulan. Some of these guys can tell you by the #, but thin rings bare piston is a 3700. Ring it and go if it still starts. These are not very hard to start if they are at 120-130 psi. I'd do a compression test and get that muffler pulled. That happens right away to every saw that comes in my shop.
You can't tell much by looking at the piston on the 3800. The piston might be good but the aluminum cylinder could be worn out. Mine looks great but only has 120 psi. Mine is the aluminum cylinder model. Not sure it would help to re-ring it.
From your model number it's a Poulan 3800 saw.
Compression on these is typically low. Do you have a compression tester so you can get a real number?
If it starts and runs OK it may be OK. Lots of guys on here with 3800's that could give you an acceptable range for the compression if you can test it.
If you fell comfortable pulling the front cover off the muffler and looking the piston and cylinder through the exhaust port for scoring, that will tell you if you have a problem there.
Magnumfloyd
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Okay so I decided to pull the cylinder on my 3400 ]today to tighten the intake gasket and I find a ring broken into two I don't think this happened pulling the cylinder but would explain not running the best so know I need a cylinder if anyone has any good ones around let me know
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Are there any 3400s that have thin rings? My 3.7 Red Craftsman has the same thickness rings as my 3400 but they don't appear to be as thick as those in the picture.
Wagnerwerks
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Sorry... I meant look to see which saw it was... 3700 or 3800.
I have a 3400 with 120 that runs and looks like new and a 3800 with 130 that runs great too.
You're right about the bad chance for a re ring on the 3800. You or bob I believe we're the one that told me that in the first place.
. I have cleaned a few 3400s up after they got a bit scored. Worked out ok.
Anyone know what the Sears part number is for a Craftsman version of a 3600/PP365???
Interesting. That's the second part number at Sears that I've seen that has been recycled. It's also the number for their 5020
358.354830 Chainsaw from Sears.com
The other was when I was trying to figure where the 23389 pistons were used and found the model # which was attached to a 25 series saw and also to a new saw
I think this may be the saw. You can likely tell by looking at this IPL. I don't have a hope in hell.
358.351990
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/par...47/1503220?pathTaken=&prst=0&shdMod=358351990
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Magnumfloyd
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That would make this a $140 saw don't think it's worth that
Magnumfloyd
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Yeah that would be great jeremiah. those marks are in the exhaust port if I make the port square
Well you asked.
Welcome to the world of old chainsaws, where the parts cost more then the saw. :msp_biggrin:
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