So whats the scoop? Who owns this now?
Mark, someone owns it that has asked me to help him with it. ID and get it running. He needs fuel line etc. Yes you can see lots of green paint under the color.:msp_scared:
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So whats the scoop? Who owns this now?
Mark, someone owns it that has asked me to help him with it. ID and get it running. He needs fuel line etc. Yes you can see lots of green paint under the color.:msp_scared:
Or, You could buy one of these. 
I bought this one from Poulan couple years ago. I assume they are still available, maybe not. Sure makes life simpler.
Gregg,
I bought this one from Poulan couple years ago. I assume they are still available, maybe not. Sure makes life simpler.
Gregg,
Naked Arborist
Hack from way back.
Poulan 3.7 freebee no compresion
Thanks for the tips on that saw. If it can still be had I think I'll pick it up soon. I went through the pile last night and it seems I have rims bars and chains to fit it if needed.
Last night I tore down a Poulan 3.7 3500 Wood? something it said on the side cover. The saw is mega clean and came via freebee It had a pinched up single comp ring from what looked like a spark plug ground strap that let loose. It had dents in the piston dome right on the edge next to the exhaust port. It did not hurt the cylinder. Did noticed it had a brand new spark plug that had never been fired under a run with fuel. This made me think, could it be a broken ground strap cause the pinched ring a scared up piston? I matched the ground strap right up to the dents in the piston dome corner after a quick cylinder removal. It was so easy to just pull the jug right off without tearing the saw down. It runs but lacks any good compression. The ring was pretty beat up so it got a wire wheeling and sanded smooth all around. The piston is beat up but at least I got the ring freed up and it ran, weak at best. Forgot to measure the bore size when it was apart
Where is the best place to get a cheap piston and ring or at the least a ring?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the tips on that saw. If it can still be had I think I'll pick it up soon. I went through the pile last night and it seems I have rims bars and chains to fit it if needed.
Last night I tore down a Poulan 3.7 3500 Wood? something it said on the side cover. The saw is mega clean and came via freebee
It had a pinched up single comp ring from what looked like a spark plug ground strap that let loose. It had dents in the piston dome right on the edge next to the exhaust port. It did not hurt the cylinder. Did noticed it had a brand new spark plug that had never been fired under a run with fuel. This made me think, could it be a broken ground strap cause the pinched ring a scared up piston? I matched the ground strap right up to the dents in the piston dome corner after a quick cylinder removal. It was so easy to just pull the jug right off without tearing the saw down. It runs but lacks any good compression. The ring was pretty beat up so it got a wire wheeling and sanded smooth all around. The piston is beat up but at least I got the ring freed up and it ran, weak at best. Forgot to measure the bore size when it was apart Where is the best place to get a cheap piston and ring or at the least a ring?
Thanks in advance.
Wagnerwerks
The underdog..
Are you sure it wasn't a bearing roller?
Never saw a 3500... Looks awesome on achresinternet. I want one!
Never saw a 3500... Looks awesome on achresinternet. I want one!
The 3500 3.7 looks to me to be the same saw as the Poulan Pro 365. Not sure. I know of a few fellas here that have sweet running 365's. I do know the 3750 & Poulan Pro 380 parts are interchangeable. So the 365 & 3500 might be also. Just guessing here.:confused2:
Gregg,
Gregg,
Wagnerwerks
The underdog..
These saws are bigger bodied than the 3000 or 300 series, right?The 3500 3.7 looks to me to be the same saw as the Poulan Pro 365. Not sure. I know of a few fellas here that have sweet running 365's. I do know the 3750 & Poulan Pro 380 parts are interchangeable. So the 365 & 3500 might be also. Just guessing here.:confused2:
Gregg,
No, not really. The top covers are wider which make em look wider. The recoils are about a half inch wider though.
Or, You could buy one of these.
Gregg,
I knew those were available but I don't work on Poulans very often so don't buy specialty tools if I can rig up something. What you have is better though..
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
Be sure to tell him that they suck. They MUST get rid of the creamsicle-like pain job too...:jester:
Thanks for the tips on that saw. If it can still be had I think I'll pick it up soon. I went through the pile last night and it seems I have rims bars and chains to fit it if needed.
Last night I tore down a Poulan 3.7 3500 Wood? something it said on the side cover. The saw is mega clean and came via freebee
Where is the best place to get a cheap piston and ring or at the least a ring?
Thanks in advance.
I agree that it could be a bearing needle. Seen that more than a few times. I have also seen the aftermath of an escaping spark plug electrode. Usually the result of somebody tweaking it around too much while setting the gap.
I have a PP S25AV that ate something large. There are two deep dents on the edge of the piston crown at the exhaust port. Cylinder looks undamaged from the outside, but I'll of course tear it down to look inside. The dents look like somebody stuck a pair of 1/4-20 screws through the exhaust port while the saw was running. They're side-by-side, about 1/8" apart. Semi-circle, like the objects were round. Almost looks like there are 'thread impressions' in the dents. Will shoot pics when I tear it down. The piston looks like it was in great shape when the 'incident' happened. Still has really good compression and would probably run. That's why we always pull the muffler on a 'new-to-us' saw, even when it has good compression. If the jug's unharmed, then a new piston would get it back in business (unless the cylinder plating got chipped).
Not sure what it ate. Bearings 'feel' fine when turning it over, and the muffler was intact (including the spark screen). The saw was partially stripped, so maybe some ******* put an object or objects in the port to lock the engine while removing/installing the flywheel nut or clutch. Seen the aftermath of that stupidity before. Right now it's a parts saw for me anyways, as it came to me with two other saws that have great P/C's, along with some older S25 parts.
This pic was taken by the fellow that traded me the saws. Those are his boots and his sledge hammer. He got them with a bunch of other 'junk' from a guy liquidating a shut down OPE shop. IIRC the saw that has the 'mystery' piston dents is the one with the green S25DA starter cover on it. The saw on the right with the bar just needs a cleaning and the usual fuel line/carb kit rehab.
The ugliest, most stripped saw on the top has a great P/C. I'll probably swap those parts from it onto a cherry looking S25-CVA that I have. That saw has some transfer to deal with and needs a cylinder acid cleaning and probably a new piston. Now I can pull that jug and clean it up to keep as a spare instead of having to save it for reuse on the saw.
dumbarky
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Ok called around today seems no one has rings for 3400. Called sears they acted like i was on cracked. Told me i just needed to buy a new craftsman saw. I politely replied no thankyou.
Naked Arborist
Hack from way back.
See what that crack does for ya. Thanks
You might look up the dimensions of the rings and find some of that size. Probably some other Poulan or Craftsman saws use the same ring. If not, look up some other brands, Husky, etc. I think the bore on a 3400 is 45mm.
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Naked Arborist
Hack from way back.
Be sure to tell him that they suck. They MUST get rid of the creamsicle-like pain job too...:jester:
I agree that it could be a bearing needle. Seen that more than a few times. I have also seen the aftermath of an escaping spark plug electrode. Usually the result of somebody tweaking it around too much while setting the gap.
I have a PP S25AV that ate something large. There are two deep dents on the edge of the piston crown at the exhaust port. Cylinder looks undamaged from the outside, but I'll of course tear it down to look inside. The dents look like somebody stuck a pair of 1/4-20 screws through the exhaust port while the saw was running. They're side-by-side, about 1/8" apart. Semi-circle, like the objects were round. Almost looks like there are 'thread impressions' in the dents. Will shoot pics when I tear it down. The piston looks like it was in great shape when the 'incident' happened. Still has really good compression and would probably run. That's why we always pull the muffler on a 'new-to-us' saw, even when it has good compression. If the jug's unharmed, then a new piston would get it back in business (unless the cylinder plating got chipped).
Not sure what it ate. Bearings 'feel' fine when turning it over, and the muffler was intact (including the spark screen). The saw was partially stripped, so maybe some ******* put an object or objects in the port to lock the engine while removing/installing the flywheel nut or clutch. Seen the aftermath of that stupidity before. Right now it's a parts saw for me anyways, as it came to me with two other saws that have great P/C's, along with some older S25 parts.
This pic was taken by the fellow that traded me the saws. Those are his boots and his sledge hammer. He got them with a bunch of other 'junk' from a guy liquidating a shut down OPE shop. IIRC the saw that has the 'mystery' piston dents is the one with the green S25DA starter cover on it. The saw on the right with the bar just needs a cleaning and the usual fuel line/carb kit rehab.
The ugliest, most stripped saw on the top has a great P/C. I'll probably swap those parts from it onto a cherry looking S25-CVA that I have. That saw has some transfer to deal with and needs a cylinder acid cleaning and probably a new piston. Now I can pull that jug and clean it up to keep as a spare instead of having to save it for reuse on the saw.
I have all off those top handles. A green , a grey and that yellow one. They never see any use these days. should just move them along but they seems to like their spot on the shelf. I fire them up once or twice a year and then drain them out for storage again.
I guess a Amazon search with be in order to find a piston and ring for the 3.7 3500
As far as it being a needle roller, unless it came from a main it is not a needle that went through the cylinder. I explained how the plug ground fit right it perfect with the piston dents. Oh btw this is far from my first rodeo, more like thousands inside an engine. I have pretty much seen it all and then some.
I'd bet more along the lines of one of those bad Champion plugs made in China about a decade ago. They were used in millions of B&S factory engines and took out hundreds of thousand of them also. I pulled down several car, truck and small engines that had those spark plugs drop a ground off.
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Naked Arborist
Hack from way back.
I will have to pull it back down to get the bore size unless someone here knows what it is. The piston is trashed so I'm better off just replacing both. I don't use sketchy stuff for work or resale.
I got a idea! I know its crazy but why not just order them from Poulan?
PWE530069549 KIT-PISTON 37.59
Too easy, Mark. Let's see if we can find Homelite rings that fit... I couldn't make heads or tails of their website and I haven't seen a Poulan dealer around here for years. How would you get them?
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You know I think $25 is quite a bit for a set of rings also. On the other hand, that saw is over 30 years old, how long do you think its going to be easy to find every single part for it or any other 30 year old saw.
Old saws are fun but there a challange, and you need patiance for the parts to be found, if you really want them rings you may end up just getting them where you can find them and that sometimes means paying the price for them.
If you dont have that patiance or you really need that saw as your only one to cut wood, then maybe you should go buy a brand new one.
You will then have a factory warranty and a easy parts supply. The other thing is that to get a saw today to match the quality of the old Poulan you will have to spend alot of money to do so.
Good luck...
Well if I didnt want to give my small engine shop the bussiness of ordering them I would order them from the PoulanPro website.
I would click on the link at the bottom of the page that says, "order parts". :msp_biggrin:
If you cant make heads or tails of that website, maybe you have a young neighbor kid who could help you out with it. :msp_rolleyes:
I think I am gettin' too old for this...Neighbors don't have computer. I guess I found it after all! I usually don't have to go anywhere but ebay, they have about all I need, I was just curious about ordering from Poulan..
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Well now go back to the Poulan Pro website and look up up the service locator under customer support. You will find quite a few places you can order the parts local.
Ok if your in town Linton the closest one is 20miles from you but there is one in about each direction of you. Its not there fault you live where you do.
Oh, and when ordering from Poulan/Ordertree the shipping is pretty reasonable also.
