Craftsman 2.3
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Not saying for sure but it's a possibility you might need to adjust the lever on the inlet needle. If it's too high it will flood the engine and if it's too low it won't get enough fuel. I haven't read the full thread, not sure what you've done to it so far but if you haven't cleaned the carb and put a new kit and air filter on it that might be something to look into.
Mark, from his description it sounds like it's doing it excessively. I never noticed fuel running down the side of the saw when they run. On my saws it's just a mist, not a flood, but that is their nature to spew a little fuel.
Its more than a mist, its a shower, been through the carb., never saw a 2-stroke motor blow this much for as many I have worked on, but like I said earlier, has some wall and piston scoring so I'm thinking blow-bye.
I thought I'd show the pics of my mustard colored 2.3...
I haven't fooled with it much since I bought it at the flea market in the spring. I think I gave $15 for it. It pops on a prime and the compression is good.
I haven't fooled with it much since I bought it at the flea market in the spring. I think I gave $15 for it. It pops on a prime and the compression is good.
Nice Craftsman but that is a completly different series of saw then the one that this thread was started about.
I thought it was just different cosmetically. So is mine older or newer or just a totally different animal? Different internals?
I can't get my head around all these small poulans.
Well I hope theses pictures of my saw uploads.
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
Silly bovine. That saw (and the green/black Poulan next to it in the pic) is in the Poulan XXV/25/S25 family. NOTHING in common with the Poulan Micro family saws being discussed in this thread. Poulan borrowed a page from Homelite and reused some model # designations however (to add to the confusion I guess). The Micro family saws have a two piece 'shell' outer case that encloses the engine (and plastic fuel tank). The XXV saws have a crankcase/oil tank casting with clutch and flywheel covers that bolt to it. The fuel tank is a two piece mag unit that hangs behind the cylinder.
There are Micro saws that have "XXV" and "25" as part of their model designation. Other than sharing some digits (and sometimes displacement), they are completely different. Sears/Craftsman reused "2.3" a few times (between the Micro and XXV family saws they sold) and also reused "3.7" with their Roper and Poulan built saws. Homelite of course did the same thing with "EZ" and "XL"...............dammit.
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Eccentric
Mister Wizard
You've got it Chris. That saw with the chainbrake is indeed of the Micro family. There is one thing both saw families share (that I forgot earlier). The bars and chains interchange....
If you are looking for a p/c for that saw I'd look at a Poulan Pro 180 setup. It will fit the same and is a little more durable unit (plated cylinder).
So what you are saying is that a p/c from a pp180c will fit my saw. I know a husky 23c is the same, but parts for it are hard to find.
Well I checked compression 2day and had 100psi,,, well that lets me know that I have blow-by. Pulled the reed valve and bent it slighty to make it seal better and it seemed to help some.
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Opihi59
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Mighty nice buncha parts on that, more than just a P/C.
I guess if nothing else happens I'll probably tear my micro down tomorrow morning and see about re-ringing it. I wouldn't do it if it was marginal but it only shows about 50 or so psi. It's kinda fun tearing these little saws down, unlike some saws I've torn into.
Well I pulled the top handle and inspected the reed valve and saw it had a big gap ,so I bent it some till it was flush and tried it again. It stopped most of my fuel shower, now its to a mist. So now thats fixed so now to get the oil pump working, check valve swaped with a good one, so time to work on the pump.
I tore into the 2.0 Micro today and put a re-ring on it...took me a whole half hour to take it apart and put it back together and get it running. It really made a difference in the starting and running of the saw! These Micros are sure a lot easier to re-ring than something like a Stihl or Husqvarna or even a later model Poulan. Seems they forgot how to make the good chainsaws nowadays.
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