Neat how the dawg, scrench, allen wrench etc comes with them.
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Neat how the dawg, scrench, allen wrench etc comes with them.
cowroy
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Guys I have helped all I could here Poulan 3700 help. He is wanting to know how many studs come in the stud repair kit for a 3700?
Hey I saw that thread, I think you were doing a great job over there. Don't want to interrupt. :msp_biggrin:
cowroy
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Right after I posted this here, the guy who posted the only post I found in the whole poulan thread with that part number, posted his finding's about the kit
simmslumber66
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That's why I like this thread. You guys ain't nothin but helpful...
3700 stud kit
Got him covered.
My kit came with 2.... one correctly made stud and one defective one. I believe it was meant to be a one stud kit.
Got him covered.
My kit came with 2.... one correctly made stud and one defective one. I believe it was meant to be a one stud kit.
Got him covered.
My kit came with 2.... one correctly made stud and one defective one. I believe it was meant to be a one stud kit.
yes i have learned so much here in so little time. you guys are great for sure.
I've only seen one stud kit and it had a threading wire and one stud.
redunshee
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Agree. I've replaced studs with a split case. Would seem rather complicated to align the square end of the stud to the inside of the case w/o it being split. I imagine it is possible with a little patience, however.
Bob
3.7 P & C Pics and questions
OK snapped some pics after cleaning with Easy Off and scotchbrite. The cylinder is smooth, no scoring, but is the discoloration, the loss of plating?
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The piston looks worse than it actually is. It may be toast? The exhast side looks tore up, but really no nail hangers. The intake has a deep groove.
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The damage is below the rings. Will new rings give it some juice back.....or just get the piston assembly?
Thanks....honest, next time I will bring photos of it all pretty, and no more questions.
OK snapped some pics after cleaning with Easy Off and scotchbrite. The cylinder is smooth, no scoring, but is the discoloration, the loss of plating?
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The piston looks worse than it actually is. It may be toast? The exhast side looks tore up, but really no nail hangers. The intake has a deep groove.
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The damage is below the rings. Will new rings give it some juice back.....or just get the piston assembly?
Thanks....honest, next time I will bring photos of it all pretty, and no more questions.
8433jeff
Aftermarket connoisseur
I would not run that piston, and if I were to spend money on a new piston and rings, I would think hard before I ran the cylinder, unless it was an heirloom or something like that.
Thats my pennies worth of advice.
I will disagree with Jeff on the cylinder as most of the damage is below the exhaust port but agree it needs piston/rings.
Also worth .02 USD............................................
Also worth .02 USD............................................
Wagnerwerks
The underdog..
I'd clean up that cylinder with a bit of 320 wet paper in a side to side sanding with water. It looks to me like transfer yet.
If I used that cylinder, I'd just rearing the current piston and see what I got. I'd hate to ruin a new piston for a 3700.
If I used that cylinder, I'd just rearing the current piston and see what I got. I'd hate to ruin a new piston for a 3700.
Thanks, no heirloom..... it is an 80$ ebay saw that had 130 PSI before the clean up. It peaked my interest....darn old poulan geeks have me curious(I mean the saws are old, not the geeks
). I don't know if a cylinder is happening, but I may blow $60 more on a piston for giggles.... I am starting to see this old stuff is kinda of like the lottery. My 50$ 3400 was spotless to a point, I did not have much to play with. Part of the appeal is working on them, short of throwing money away. Take care.
cmarti, I will agree with both Carl & Jeff... Hows that for a fence sitter! Its hard to judge when ya can't see, touch, feel, smell, lol the thing first hand. I think if it were me, I would be lookin for some replacement parts. When I put my Chraftsman 3.7 together, I found one with a good P/C, but had been busted and rough on the outside. And found one that had a bad P/C, but good externally. Made one good saw out of two. I think I paid like $30 for each of em. So wasn't a bad way to go.
My .2 cents
Gregg,
Hows that for a fence sitter! Its hard to judge when ya can't see, touch, feel, smell, lol the thing first hand. I think if it were me, I would be lookin for some replacement parts. When I put my Chraftsman 3.7 together, I found one with a good P/C, but had been busted and rough on the outside. And found one that had a bad P/C, but good externally. Made one good saw out of two. I think I paid like $30 for each of em. So wasn't a bad way to go. My .2 cents
Gregg,
cmarti, I will agree with both Carl & Jeff...
My .2 cents
Gregg,
I will have to admit that, that was back in the summer of 2008. I was a newb to rerunning these saws, and whole saws or parts saws were WAY much cheaper then. Before we started talking them up on here. :msp_mad: Now not so much.
Gregg,
I appreciate the feedback gentlemen.....OK I fibbed, another question. Is the question on the using the cylinder, because the plating is gone or worry it is scored? It is smooth as glass inside, I don't know if it is transfer or the plating worn....but it is smooth. Are we worried about hanging a ring?
I will begin an internet parts hunt at lunch. Thanks again!
I will begin an internet parts hunt at lunch. Thanks again!
cowroy
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If there is nothing you can feel with a fingernail in that cylinder, then I would just go the piston and ring route. The plating issue is not a huge deal, but you will loose compression with plating gone. To me, for that saw, 130psi is pretty good and I might even use my moparman salvage-ability thinking and try to smooth that piston out with some fine sand paper and put new rings on it, cause them pistons are not easy to remove.........my .02
If the cylinder is smooth inside then get another piston and rings and run it without the base gasket. I just finished a 3.7 and sanded the bottom of the cylinder down to a squish of .028. I got 180psi. out of it. You are right part of the fun is working on them.
you use the glass/sandpaper method? what grit? how long?
