Nik's Poulan Thread
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Really? I have no intention of selling or trading it. It's the perfect saw for my wood working.
That is why I avoid dark alleys, someone twice my size might be in there.
Unless of course I have my buddies with me Smith and Wesson.
2500, 2900, 2750 PP296 PP4620 and a couple others I cant think of right now
Its not, its just a 38"speed tip. I got a 33" Poulan branded OEM bar for it but its .404 and that 6000/152 dont like .404 much as the smallest sprocket I can find is a 8 tooth because they made the end of the cranks so large in dia. Its running a 8 tooth 3/8s on it now and does ok with that.
zogger
Tree Freak
AFAIK, which aint much, the inlet needle, once seated, should work as a check valve, like holding your finger over a straw will keep the liquid in there.
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
When I worked for Sears we never bothered messing with repairing those caps (same cap used on most of the blowers and weedwhackers we worked on, as well as the Micro saws). We just swapped on a new one. Price at the time was about $3.00. Looks like they're a shade over $4.00 now. A bit more expensive than a duckbill, but it's a darn quick fix. We probably replaced at least a dozen a week during the busy season. The current style of caps (pictured in the erp link) didn't seem to be as failure prone as the older ones (with the clear 'dome' inside the cap) too...
Fuel Cap (w/ retainer) [530014347] - $4.62 at eReplacementParts.com
The 'flapper valve' portions of the pump diaphragm have more to do with holding the fuel in the line than the needle/seat. That and the cap vent in the case of these saws.
redunshee
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Is it really a 4000?
Other than recoil side decal doesn't look like a 4000. From what I could see of muffler, i see no deflector.
Poulan Counter Vibe 4000 Chainsaw with 20" Bar and Chain Runs Good | eBay
Other than recoil side decal doesn't look like a 4000. From what I could see of muffler, i see no deflector.
Poulan Counter Vibe 4000 Chainsaw with 20" Bar and Chain Runs Good | eBay
Wagnerwerks
The underdog..
Everything there screams 3400 except the starter. Can the 4000 starter swap right over? I know the other direction requires a flywheel......
I would say NO Bob. Looks to me like a early 3400, that has had parts replaced on it. Has the small screw rear handle, and early style oil cap. Can't say it doesn't have a 4000 p/c, but I doubt it.:msp_confused: I'd be leery of buying it, as a 4000.
Gregg,
I would say this looks more like the real deal.
A Craigslist item, but don't look bad. He obviously knows what they are worth too. Don't often see one of these older Poulan's of this size with a hard case. So, looks to be in great shape.
poulan 4000
Gregg,
A Craigslist item, but don't look bad. He obviously knows what they are worth too. Don't often see one of these older Poulan's of this size with a hard case. So, looks to be in great shape. poulan 4000
Gregg,
redunshee
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I would say this looks more like the real deal.
poulan 4000
Gregg,
Not bad at all
redunshee
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I would say NO Bob. Looks to me like a early 3400, that has had parts replaced on it. Has the small screw rear handle, and early style oil cap. Can't say it doesn't have a 4000 p/c, but I doubt it.:msp_confused: I'd be leery of buying it, as a 4000.
Gregg,
I sent seller a question. Be interested in response,if I get one.
I will say though Bob, It wouldn't surprise me at all, if someone didn't actually know what they had! Just go by what it says on the cover.:msp_mellow: Who knows how many times it was "fixed up" over the years. Parts got from something else to keep it going.
I recently made up a saw for a friend of mine, that cuts with me. All he has had, is a couple Wildthings. It is amazing though, just how much wood he has cut with them. He was kinda wanting a bigger saw. But doesn't have the money for it. So I made up a saw for him with whatever parts I had that could be used, and bought a couple items, and gave it to him for Christmas.
I made a saw with the crankcase from a Craftsman 3400, P/C from a 4000, old style rear handle from a 3400, that I drilled out for the larger screws & counter vibe parts I had. Recoil & top cover are from 3400, 4000 top covers should be black, I think. I put a 4000 air cleaner setup on. It has a 3400 muffler with couple holes drilled in the front. LOL And a 4000 clutch cover I had.
So its a bastardized conglomeration, that somebody would be hard pressed to figure out just what model it is. Here are a few pics of it. This would keep a "Poulan Guy" guessing for a while to come up with an answer.
Gregg,
I recently made up a saw for a friend of mine, that cuts with me. All he has had, is a couple Wildthings. It is amazing though, just how much wood he has cut with them. He was kinda wanting a bigger saw. But doesn't have the money for it. So I made up a saw for him with whatever parts I had that could be used, and bought a couple items, and gave it to him for Christmas.
I made a saw with the crankcase from a Craftsman 3400, P/C from a 4000, old style rear handle from a 3400, that I drilled out for the larger screws & counter vibe parts I had. Recoil & top cover are from 3400, 4000 top covers should be black, I think. I put a 4000 air cleaner setup on. It has a 3400 muffler with couple holes drilled in the front. LOL And a 4000 clutch cover I had.
So its a bastardized conglomeration, that somebody would be hard pressed to figure out just what model it is.
Here are a few pics of it. This would keep a "Poulan Guy" guessing for a while to come up with an answer.
Gregg,
redunshee
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Yea, the starter dogs on the 4000 are differant than the 3400. Rather than having a 90 degree bend on the 3400 dogs, the 4000 typically has flat dogs sorta y shaped at the ends. Consequently the recoil pulley is diff. on both saws.
Bob
redunshee
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I will say though Bob, It wouldn't surprise me at all, if someone didn't actually know what they had! Just go by what it says on the cover.:msp_mellow: Who knows how many times it was "fixed up" over the years. Parts got from something else to keep it going.
I recently made up a saw for a friend of mine, that cuts with me. All he has had, is a couple Wildthings. It is amazing though, just how much wood he has cut with them. He was kinda wanting a bigger saw. But doesn't have the money for it. So I made up a saw for him with whatever parts I had that could be used, and bought a couple items, and gave it to him for Christmas.
I made a saw with the crankcase from a Craftsman 3400, P/C from a 4000, old style rear handle from a 3400, that I drilled out for the larger screws & counter vibe parts I had. Recoil & top cover are from 3400, 4000 top covers should be black, I think. I put a 4000 air cleaner setup on. It has a 3400 muffler with couple holes drilled in the front. LOL And a 4000 clutch cover I had.
So its a bastardized conglomeration, that somebody would be hard pressed to figure out just what model it is.
Gregg,
You may be correct. Only way would be to check bore size and rings. I did ask if the saw had thing rings but again that's no assurance either that its a 4000, but if it does have thin rings we know its not a 3400.
Bob
redunshee
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3300 bore size
What is the piston diameter of a 3300. I have , supposedly three 3000's but I think one is actually a 3300. Problem is the clutch covers and recoils are from parts saws and are from a 2700 and 3000. I did have two 3300's but sold one a couple years ago and should have one 3300 left. Haven't found any info on the piston sizes so not sure which one is the 3300.
Bob
What is the piston diameter of a 3300. I have , supposedly three 3000's but I think one is actually a 3300. Problem is the clutch covers and recoils are from parts saws and are from a 2700 and 3000. I did have two 3300's but sold one a couple years ago and should have one 3300 left. Haven't found any info on the piston sizes so not sure which one is the 3300.
Bob
Of course not everyone would know the difference between a thick ring and a thin one, unless they were pretty well versed in the older Poulans. Probably would just say, it looks pretty thin to me, or vive versa. LOL Hard for someone to say, unless they have both to compare to I suppose.
Same thing with asking if the piston is chromed or the cyl. Some folks I'm sure, wouldn't have a clue.
Gregg,
Bob, Only thing I can tell ya from what info I have is the cyl. bore dia. of 3300 is 1.830 and is chromed. The cyl bore on the 3000 is 1.745 and is aluminum.
Gregg,
I thought the 3300 was a aluminium cylinder and the 3000 was chromed.
