I was cutting down some cholla ( large woody cactus you don't want to touch) when I noticed my muffler was on the ground in pieces. Turned the saw off and looked in the port. The piston is scraped and gouged but the cylinder looks ok. Is the piston below the ring supposed to rotate back and forth about 1/16"? The rotation is perpendicular to the pistons running movement. The engine must suck air in through the muffler port. Guess a muffler does more than quiet an engine. Anyone have a piston for a Poulan 2300 38cc pruning saw? This saw was fine for light pruning and messy cactus duties. Cholla really make a mess out of a saw and I don't want to do that to my 50cc saws.Thanks guys
Is it worth fixing?
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sedanman
Just cut the piano!!
Cheaper to buy a new 33cc-42cc saw.Then trying to do top end rebuild on that one from the looks of it. Piston kit for that one is around $40, then $6 in gasket, Thats if the cylinder is able to be cleaned up and honed. Cylinders run about $65.
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another 2300. Know why you want to use the little guy. I got a 2000 33cc weighs 7.8LBS and is one heck of a trimming machine. Mine has went 11 years without problem.
another 2300. Know why you want to use the little guy. I got a 2000 33cc weighs 7.8LBS and is one heck of a trimming machine. Mine has went 11 years without problem.
spacemule
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I'd rather cut with a hand saw than one of those small Poulans with no vibration damping. The vibrations kill your hands after a few minutes and are a gereral pita. To each his own I suppose.Timbermaster said:
rubberducky
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I dont know sawdust it looks pretty bad to me, but its fixable.
I have used my little poulan 2000 33cc for 4-6 hours at a time when doing limb trimming. Only after several hours of work or between refills do I notice the buzzing in my hands. But I do wear a nice leather working glove and that probaly soaks up the vibrations you dislike so much. So light weight to work in the tree with it is worth the trade off. 12" bar for trimming makes her get wild and I have put a 16" bar on her for bigger stuff. Back when I didnt have my other option. The 16 is just to much bar, even though it would take it buried if you went slow as not to bog it down. Like I said bullet proof for 11 years, that comes out to a cost of $9 year service.spacemule said:
Lawn Masters
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Sawdust, I have parts from a saw very similar to yours, I believe they may interchange. if you want em, let me know. at the least, the muffler would probably work.
Thanks for the offer oldsaw addict
The actual saw is a Poulan 2300 CVA, 38cc. It has a very good anti-vibration system. I found the rest of the muffler parts, the screen and spacer fell inside a hollow tree trunk! From what guys say, I guess I need a cylinder too!. I just thought the spot I could see through the exhaust port was still shiney and was hoping the rest looked the same. Oldsaw addict, I would love to try and repair this if you have these parts. I want to do it for the educational value! The piston still moves freely in the cylinder! This sounds like fun! Thanks guys for your help and advice. If I get these parts I will need your collective help again on the rebuild. I love this site!
The actual saw is a Poulan 2300 CVA, 38cc. It has a very good anti-vibration system. I found the rest of the muffler parts, the screen and spacer fell inside a hollow tree trunk! From what guys say, I guess I need a cylinder too!. I just thought the spot I could see through the exhaust port was still shiney and was hoping the rest looked the same. Oldsaw addict, I would love to try and repair this if you have these parts. I want to do it for the educational value! The piston still moves freely in the cylinder! This sounds like fun! Thanks guys for your help and advice. If I get these parts I will need your collective help again on the rebuild. I love this site!
Lawn Masters
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Email me, and I'll let you know what it would cost to ship the parts to you.sawdust said:
