Munchausen
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Being so cheap will be my downfall. Led by price alone, I goofed up and bought a Poulan Wood Shark Model 1500
14-inch bar, 36 cc a couple of years ago.
My ECHO 452-VL -- easy to repair, adjust and use -- was getting a little too heavy to haul into trees with me. So I purchased the Poulan. Over time, it got to where it wouldn't keep running without fairly constant pressure on the trigger. So, I did what I always do with my ECHO. I attempted to adjust the carburetor by turning the two slotted screw adjustments (Blue for low and Red for high). Unfortunately, I didn't improve matters any. So, I contacted Poulan and asked for a copy of its service manual. The Poulan representative refused -- albeit politely -- explaining it's against Poulan's policy to explain how to adjust its saws. In fact, the tech told me I would have to take it to an authorized Poulan service tech. Frankly, that irritated me no end. I will not pay $25.00 to have someone else do something that I can do myself. So, since I am heck bent on doing this myself, can anybody tell me how to adjust the darned thing, i.e., the number of turns on each screw adjustment?
14-inch bar, 36 cc a couple of years ago.
My ECHO 452-VL -- easy to repair, adjust and use -- was getting a little too heavy to haul into trees with me. So I purchased the Poulan. Over time, it got to where it wouldn't keep running without fairly constant pressure on the trigger. So, I did what I always do with my ECHO. I attempted to adjust the carburetor by turning the two slotted screw adjustments (Blue for low and Red for high). Unfortunately, I didn't improve matters any. So, I contacted Poulan and asked for a copy of its service manual. The Poulan representative refused -- albeit politely -- explaining it's against Poulan's policy to explain how to adjust its saws. In fact, the tech told me I would have to take it to an authorized Poulan service tech. Frankly, that irritated me no end. I will not pay $25.00 to have someone else do something that I can do myself. So, since I am heck bent on doing this myself, can anybody tell me how to adjust the darned thing, i.e., the number of turns on each screw adjustment?