Nik's Poulan Thread

[s sidewall]

I picked up a gas cap and oil tank cap three years ago for my wild thing. These haven't given me any problems. The original ones fit after leaving them in the sun for a week, saving those just in case I need a backup. Also I guess it depends on what has you are running also. Non e gas I have no problem with the caps.

 

[EngineNoO9]

I'll say the 3 other poulans I had used the same caps but the 4218 has been the worst oddly.

 

[s sidewall]

I think I got mine from Ereplacement.com

 

[s sidewall]

Well I was on and in something green today.

Steve Sidwell

 

[EngineNoO9]

Must be camo cause I can't see it!

 

[Todd Loosli]

When you use that do you back into it or just go blindly forward.

 

[s sidewall]

Just go foward, if there's a small tree, you'll know it when the cutter hits it. Must have been an ant mound subdivision in that field, couldn't see but red dust at times.

 

[s sidewall]

Missed out on a 3400. My daughter was in Asheville North Carolina this week and tried to get her to go by and pick it up for me but you know how that can be. So if anyone around that area, a guy on CL has one listed for $35.00. I can post a link to it if someone is interested.

 

[3000 FPS]

It's a 3700. I re-ringed it a few months back.

So you must have done a compression test then.

 

[EngineNoO9]

Yes. Haven't tested since initially doing it which was around 130 I think.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Missed out on a 3400. My daughter was in Asheville North Carolina this week and tried to get her to go by and pick it up for me but you know how that can be. So if anyone around that area, a guy on CL has one listed for $35.00. I can post a link to it if someone is interested.

Yup I saw that .

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

So I'm at this point with the 361 poulan beaird... what is the best way to get the old seals out (without messing anything up)?

 

[s sidewall]

Man, that one seal on the clutch side looks like a pita to get out.

Steve Sidwell

 

[Todd Loosli]

I drill a small hole, have the vaccum going, and use a slide hammer that I made to pull them out.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

I drill a small hole, have the vaccum going, and use a slide hammer that I made to pull them out.

Do you drill just one hole or 2 for an even pull?

 

[hotshot]

I’ve always used my cheap $10 Lisle 58430 seal puller on those, grind the claw edge a bit narrower, wedge it in the seal/shaft first, then attach (bolt/nut) it to the pry handle. IIRC the shaft was too long for my Stihl seal puller with two claws.

When you go to pop it out, put a folded piece of cardboard or popsicle stick under the fulcrum rod end, so you don’t scratch the paint or poke a hole in the case, lol.

Works slick.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

I’ve always used my cheap $10 Lisle 58430 seal puller on those, grind the claw edge a bit narrower, wedge it in the seal/shaft first, then attach (bolt/nut) it to the pry handle. IIRC the shaft was too long for my Stihl seal puller with two claws.

When you go to pop it out, put a folded piece of cardboard or popsicle stick under the fulcrum rod end, so you don’t scratch the paint or poke a hole in the case, lol.

Works slick.

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Thats awsome found it online.

 

[green lust]

Well I was on and in something green today.

Steve Sidwell

You’ve got a good crop of dog fennel looks like

 

[s sidewall]

It was a mess, hate cutting that stinking stuff.

Steve Sidwell

 

[EngineNoO9]

Broke a felling dog bolt off in the hole. Doh!!

Been trying to drill and use an ez-out. So far it hasn't been too easy.

Found out we have a large stash of helicoils at work in the size I need so I think I'm going to go ahead and helicoil it so I can use a longer screw. Any reason I need to be worried about overdrilling this to helicoil? Seemed like plenty of meat around it to work with.