Old Poulan

[Mr. Bow Saw]

Poulan F 200W, Year made 1958 to 1960
82cc, Gear reduction drive, 1/2 pitch chain.

I have been looking for a poulan with the 3 bar stud pattern.
I had found two bars that would fit a 3 stud poulan about two years ago.
I got the saw last week. When I went to pull the starter to see how the
compression was it made a crunching noise. What looked like dirt was
comming out of the bottom of starter. I could see what looked like a
wasp nest in the exhaust opening.

Well I started taking it apart and found a bunch of nests
some looked different. They were even in the air filter.
The saw as good compression but no spark. So I tryed
cleaning the points.Still no go. So I changed out the points condenser
and coil. Then I Cleaned the saw and all its parts. Soaked the carb in
cleaner and installed a carb kit. Put new fuel line and fulter in the tank.
The fuel tank was real clean inside. Also put new oil pickup line in the
oil tank. Its now ready to run, Heres some pic's

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

This stright bar can be mounted from eighter end. So if you were to
were out the tip you could turn it around.

 

[wigglesworth]

Very cool Mr. Bow Saw. I have never seen 3 bar studs on a saw. Is the exhaust missing a deflector? It looks like something mounted on the muffler housing.

 

[barneyrb]

Man, looks like you found a bunch of dirt daubers. Here in the south we have those and they are a type of wasp that may or may not have a stinger. They will pack mud into any orifice they can find and then lay eggs in there.

Great looking saw....

 

[GlenM]

Only good thing about a mud dauber is that each cell that has an egg in it will have a spider for food when the egg hatches.

 

[blsnelling]

Very cool old saw! What are you using for fuel line?

 

[Torin]

Very nice looking saw!!!!!!

 

[OhioGregg]

Great job on that Mr. Bowsaw
Something tells me that it looks better now, than it did when New.
Never had the guts to try my hand at fixing one of those old beautys.
Allways affraid I would just end up with a big aluminum door stop..
Ammazes me, what some of you fellas can do with an old saw!!


Gregg,

 

[lawnmowertech37]

Man, looks like you found a bunch of dirt daubers. Here in the south we have those and they are a type of wasp that may or may not have a stinger. They will pack mud into any orifice they can find and then lay eggs in there.

Great looking saw....

Yep them kind do have stingers
like there cousins do the regular wasps

 

[stihl sawing]

Awesome job, You are the man when it comes to bow saws. Very nice saw.

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

Very cool Mr. Bow Saw. I have never seen 3 bar studs on a saw. Is the exhaust missing a deflector? It looks like something mounted on the muffler housing.

Thanks, Yes its just a flat piece with holes or Louver like slots in it.
On must of the old Poulans there missing.

Very cool old saw! What are you using for fuel line?

Thanks, Im using EL woods colored fuel line or also known as
Fast Flow Fuel Line. I have only found it in 1/4 inch so far
Heres some for sale.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/50-F...157QQitemZ310211158359QQptZRaceQ5fCarQ5fParts

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

Man, looks like you found a bunch of dirt daubers.
Great looking saw....

Very nice looking saw!!!!!!

Great job on that Mr. Bowsaw
Something tells me that it looks better now, than it did when New.
Never had the guts to try my hand at fixing one of those old beautys.
Allways affraid I would just end up with a big aluminum door stop..
Ammazes me, what some of you fellas can do with an old saw!!


Gregg,

Awesome job, You are the man when it comes to bow saws. Very nice saw.

Thanks.....

 

[Modifiedmark]

Cliff, that thing is freaking awsome! Good job.

 

[RandyMac]

I really look forward to seeing your restorations, very fine work. The dedication to the relics is readily appearent.

 

[heimannm]

Hey Cliff, that is one fine looking piece of vintage saw. The red fuel line really sets it off, beautiful work.

Did you resolve the spark issue and manage to get it running?

Love the ingenuity of the double ended bar, engineering thought processes certainly were different in those days!

Mark

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

Cliff, that thing is freaking awsome! Good job.

I really look forward to seeing your restorations, very fine work. The dedication to the relics is readily appearent.

Hey Cliff, that is one fine looking piece of vintage saw. The red fuel line really sets it off, beautiful work.

Did you resolve the spark issue and manage to get it running?

Love the ingenuity of the double ended bar, engineering thought processes certainly were different in those days!

Mark

Thanks,

Yes Mark I had a new coil,points and condenser that fit this saw.
It has nice blue spark now.

 

[FXDL]

Wow that's absolutely awesome! i can imagine what you could with this old one. i would like to find some of this tan poulan paint and make her look new again.
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[boltonranger]

Now THAT is some beautiful work.

-br
How 'bout a video of it running?

 

[leeha]

As always Cliff, Another fine job.
Sweet saw. Don't think i have ever
seen this model before.


Lee