Craftsman 2.3

[Opihi59]

Well, I do intend to use the saw. Not abuse it though, but I do expect to use it, as I expect to use both my Roper 3.7's, my Husqvarna 55, the sturdy little Poulan 2050, etc. Of course, I have used all of them but for the 55 that I have just acquired and rebuilt carb, etc. It'll get its chance.
This 2.3 I want my wife to use since she thinks it is cute. I am working on installing windows in 4 bedrooms, and between that I'll play with the saw this weekend, at least on Sunday.

Of course, I intend to acquire several more saws and use them as well, as I am enjoying this venture and really like this forum and its contributors. Why did I have to get into my 50's before I discovered this?

 

[JimMorrison]

Well, I do intend to use the saw. Not abuse it though, but I do expect to use it, as I expect to use both my Roper 3.7's, my Husqvarna 55, the sturdy little Poulan 2050, etc. Of course, I have used all of them but for the 55 that I have just acquired and rebuilt carb, etc. It'll get its chance.
This 2.3 I want my wife to use since she thinks it is cute. I am working on installing windows in 4 bedrooms, and between that I'll play with the saw this weekend, at least on Sunday.

Of course, I intend to acquire several more saws and use them as well, as I am enjoying this venture and really like this forum and its contributors. Why did I have to get into my 50's before I discovered this?

Your last sentence is so right on. Looking forward to the utube video of your wife cutting wood, with this saw.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I've always been able to find about any part for the 25 or the micro series saws, sometimes I have to buy a complete parts saw to get what I need though. I'm currently just finishing up a Craftsman version of the micro.

Guess I'm gonna have to wait awhile before I get it finished. Just bought a compression tester and found the compression is way too low on this one so I've ordered a piston ring for it. Cylinder and piston looked good but the ring didn't.

 

[s sidewall]

Well I found a piston assem. and a jug for Craftaman 2.3, but almost 100.00 for them,,,,,, I'll wait til I find a junked out one around here before I spend that much. Money is tight right now, so she will have to wait. Got another one but it's a 2.0 that I pulled apart. It was my dad's, found the same problem with it, it's Poulan 2000.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Well I found a piston assem. and a jug for Craftaman 2.3, but almost 100.00 for them,,,,,, I'll wait til I find a junked out one around here before I spend that much. Money is tight right now, so she will have to wait. Got another one but it's a 2.0 that I pulled apart. It was my dad's, found the same problem with it, it's Poulan 2000.

Generally you can find a complete, running saw for way less than that on ebay. I might even take the route of buying a good running one and using the other one for parts if it were me.

 

[s sidewall]

Well I would like to get this one going, was my first saw, I bought new from Sears back in the early 80's. Still looks new, just have to get it out of the case and clean it.:msp_biggrin:

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Well I would like to get this one going, was my first saw, I bought new from Sears back in the early 80's. Still looks new, just have to get it out of the case and clean it.:msp_biggrin:

What I did once with a saw I wanted to keep (it was a Poulan Micro) was take it apart and change the engine but put the outside parts back on it. You couldn't tell it was almost a completely different saw from the outside. I did the same thing with a Homelite XL, put a Super 2 engine in it when the compression got real low. I usually try to keep a spare engine for Homelite and Poulan small saws because I get so many.

 

[s sidewall]

May look into that, if I found one around my home town for ''free'', be even better.

 

[s sidewall]

Well yall made me do it dangit :msp_angry:!!!!!!! Got home from work today and went to the barn and pulled out my old Craftsman 2.3, looked it over, pulled off the muffler and reinspected the piston. It doesn't look as bad as it did 25 years ago. Pulled on the rope and felt like it had good compression. So I poured a little gas mix through the exhaust port and pulled a few times and it hit. It HIT :msp_w00t: . So I added a little more and fired it back up and it idled, so I added more and tried it again and it took full throttle. Well I may just pull the jug and maybe do a light honing and clean up the slug and go from there. Just needs a good bath before I get started. I hate to work on something small and dirty. Always hard to find all the nuts and bolts. May just post a new picture of it to see what yall think after I clean her up abit. DANG YALL SAW JUNKYS,,, LOOK WHAT YALL DID TO ME.... :msp_biggrin:

 

[Opihi59]

Well yall made me do it dangit :msp_angry:!!!!!!! Got home from work today and went to the barn and pulled out my old Craftsman 2.3, looked it over, pulled off the muffler and reinspected the piston. It doesn't look as bad as it did 25 years ago. Pulled on the rope and felt like it had good compression. So I poured a little gas mix through the exhaust port and pulled a few times and it hit. It HIT :msp_w00t: . So I added a little more and fired it back up and it idled, so I added more and tried it again and it took full throttle. Well I may just pull the jug and maybe do a light honing and clean up the slug and go from there. Just needs a good bath before I get started. I hate to work on something small and dirty. Always hard to find all the nuts and bolts. May just post a new picture of it to see what yall think after I clean her up abit. DANG YALL SAW JUNKYS,,, LOOK WHAT YALL DID TO ME.... :msp_biggrin:

Bwa ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!

Come on in, the water's FINE!!

 

[s sidewall]

BUT NOW ITS GETTING TOO COLD OUTSIDE TO WORK ON STUFF.:msp_sad:

 

[s sidewall]

I couldn't believe the piston still had an oily film on it after all theses years. The jug looked slick and wet,,, clean wet.

 

[Opihi59]

BUT NOW ITS GETTING TOO COLD OUTSIDE TO WORK ON STUFF.:msp_sad:

..........and it's really getting frosty here in Honolulu as well. Brrrrrrrr. Only got to 83 today. I've practically got snotsicles hanging from my nose.

 

[s sidewall]

Lucky you, may see 32 in the morning and I'm not going hunting,,,got to get use to this cold weather again,,,, have to bulk up on coats and such.

 

[redunshee]

Well yall made me do it dangit :msp_angry:!!!!!!! Got home from work today and went to the barn and pulled out my old Craftsman 2.3, looked it over, pulled off the muffler and reinspected the piston. It doesn't look as bad as it did 25 years ago. Pulled on the rope and felt like it had good compression. So I poured a little gas mix through the exhaust port and pulled a few times and it hit. It HIT :msp_w00t: . So I added a little more and fired it back up and it idled, so I added more and tried it again and it took full throttle. Well I may just pull the jug and maybe do a light honing and clean up the slug and go from there. Just needs a good bath before I get started. I hate to work on something small and dirty. Always hard to find all the nuts and bolts. May just post a new picture of it to see what yall think after I clean her up abit. DANG YALL SAW JUNKYS,,, LOOK WHAT YALL DID TO ME.... :msp_biggrin:

If you have any issues with the saw, scoot over to the POulan Thread in the "Stickies" section. Everyone there has one or more S25DA's, which I assume your Craftsman 2.3 is. Plenty of help.

 

[s sidewall]

Well I pulled the carb. and cleaned it out. The rubber parts looked great after all theses years. I replaced the fuel lines, cleaned the saw and added fuel. Started saw up and ran it for awhile to set the carb.. Now I know I will need to replace the piston and jug. It was blowing fuel out the carb while revving up the motor and at full throttle. What do yall think, reed valve maybe? I will also end up replacing the crank seal unless it goes back to being a shelf gueen.

 

[DSS]

Well I pulled the carb. and cleaned it out. The rubber parts looked great after all theses years. I replaced the fuel lines, cleaned the saw and added fuel. Started saw up and ran it for awhile to set the carb.. Now I know I will need to replace the piston and jug. It was blowing fuel out the carb while revving up the motor and at full throttle. What do yall think, reed valve maybe? I will also end up replacing the crank seal unless it goes back to being a shelf gueen.

Probably nothing wrong. I have an S25DA and it spits back out of the carb. There's nothing wrong with it that I know of, comp is good, carb is fresh.

Most saws do this to one degree or another.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Probably nothing wrong. I have an S25DA and it spits back out of the carb. There's nothing wrong with it that I know of, comp is good, carb is fresh.

Most saws do this to one degree or another.

You beat me to the punch on that one. I have several small Poulans and I think they all do that. It's probably a good idea to adjust the carb a little leaner because when you put the cover back on it will breathe the unburned fuel back in again. Poulan probably should have made a way to adjust the carb with the cover on it.

 

[s sidewall]

It was kind of dumb not being able to adjust this with it on. With it off it soaks my hand, I mean dripping wet. With the cover on it pours out from under the cover and runs down the sides of the saw. I will have to lean it down some to make it run right with the cover on.

 

[Opihi59]

It was kind of dumb not being able to adjust this with it on. With it off it soaks my hand, I mean dripping wet. With the cover on it pours out from under the cover and runs down the sides of the saw. I will have to lean it down some to make it run right with the cover on.

I've had that issue before, on one of my Ropers. I put a rebuild into the carb, and it no longer pours back on me. Not sure if that's your issue, but that was my result. I'm not really smart enough to know why though, on my own.

I have been totally unable to work on saws this weekend, I spent all day on the Jeep and will likely do the same tomorrow. Gotta get the vehicle to run before I work on the saws.