Nik's Poulan Thread

[Acornhill]

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Iron Mike came over yesterday, we worked on the 7700, 655, 455, fueled up the 3700 and it runs great. Also customer came over and we fixed his wild thing and he bought my other wild thing I had for sale. We also mocked up the Bow Bar on the model 54.

I need a chain for the Bow bar, I think it is 7 /16?? Mark is that correct?

 

[Modifiedmark]

Iron Mike came over yesterday, we worked on the 7700, 655, 455, fueled up the 3700 and it runs great. Also customer came over and we fixed his wild thing and he bought my other wild thing I had for sale. We also mocked up the Bow Bar on the model 54.


I need a chain for the Bow bar, I think it is 7 /16?? Mark is that correct?

A 54 should have a 1/2" pitch chain on it. There were 7/16 sprockets that would fit it though. You better check it to be sure, better check the gauge on the bow as well but it probably is .063

 

[racer1970]

Hello all, I just got a pp4218 strato saw cheap it is in good condition no scoring at all. I modded the muffler and retuned and runs great. Now I would like to do some porting on it.... can anyone tell me how much I can widen the exhaust and intake ports. also sould i do anything to the strato ports? also should I raise the
exhaust port or leave it the same.... thanks in advance

 

[turtle561]

Ok I have it Very bad this week 3700 bow that is very complete, anyone like to comment on the super nice bar guard's, feel free I will post the after in a few daysView attachment 361841

i added a lower guard to mine after talking to a guy who wore two scars on his thigh from forgetting the chain is 4-5" lower than a straight one!
you can get a .404 sprocket for your 54 and save the expense of the 1/2" chain.

 

[cobey]

what parts interchange between 2700's and 2800's ????
can I get a rim sprocket drum for a 2800 ?

 

[cobey]

Hello all, I just got a pp4218 strato saw cheap it is in good condition no scoring at all. I modded the muffler and retuned and runs great. Now I would like to do some porting on it.... can anyone tell me how much I can widen the exhaust and intake ports. also sould i do anything to the strato ports? also should I raise the
exhaust port or leave it the same.... thanks in advance

you might post this on the main chainsaw page or ported worksaw page

 

[fossil]

In case some of you don't visit the baconville site I thought I would share this with you.
I suspect some of you may have Poulan Micro's with the oiler check valve which is located behind the clutch. They give up after some period of time as they have a duckbill check valve which dissolves and won't oil.
This will let you know how to renew the valve which is becoming difficult to find.



There is a duckbill and a brass bushing inside. I searched some time ago and someone had repaired them successfully.

The one I took apart looks like this. The screen is missing.

The duckbill goes in flange up followed by the bushing which is stopped by a shoulder in the body and then the screen which is MIA

I cleaned and reassembled the valve parts in the order in the above pic. The duckbill is Poulan PN 530026119 which is readily available.

As mentioned previously, I had filed the top off that valve to remove the screen so I had no room to put the screen back in. I'm not sure how much debris the screen keeps out as the three I have removed had clean screens. I guess I will see if I use the saw for some length of time.

A few notes.

When the bushing, which is a slight press fit goes in, make sure it is firmly seated against the duckbill. If it is not, air will leak back to the crankcase and no pressure will build in the oil tank.

I peened the bushing / valve body to keep the bushing in place.
If I do another I'll pop the rolled lip back with a shaped drift so I can put the screen back in.
Some other member(s) mentioned that they used some JB Weld to put the screen back on but I was a little reluctant as I wouldn't want it to fall off and end up in a bearing.

If you haven't run one of these before make sure you release the pressure in the oil tank by unscrewing the cap or it will keep oiling until the tank pressure bleeds off.

It works great.

 

[Acornhill]

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i added a lower guard to mine after talking to a guy who wore two scars on his thigh from forgetting the chain is 4-5" lower than a straight one!
you can get a .404 sprocket for your 54 and save the expense of the 1/2" chain.

thanks for the tip, i think i already have a couple of those, are you missing the chain catcher on that saw?

 

[turtle561]

thanks for the tip, i think i already have a couple of those, are you missing the chain catcher on that saw?

i took the catcher off, it was interfering with the chain on the bow. your catcher looks different. where does it attach at the front ?

 

[stubnail67]

In case some of you don't visit the baconville site I thought I would share this with you.
I suspect some of you may have Poulan Micro's with the oiler check valve which is located behind the clutch. They give up after some period of time as they have a duckbill check valve which dissolves and won't oil.
This will let you know how to renew the valve which is becoming difficult to find.


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There is a duckbill and a brass bushing inside. I searched some time ago and someone had repaired them successfully.

The one I took apart looks like this. The screen is missing.

The duckbill goes in flange up followed by the bushing which is stopped by a shoulder in the body and then the screen which is MIA

I cleaned and reassembled the valve parts in the order in the above pic. The duckbill is Poulan PN 530026119 which is readily available.

As mentioned previously, I had filed the top off that valve to remove the screen so I had no room to put the screen back in. I'm not sure how much debris the screen keeps out as the three I have removed had clean screens. I guess I will see if I use the saw for some length of time.

A few notes.

When the bushing, which is a slight press fit goes in, make sure it is firmly seated against the duckbill. If it is not, air will leak back to the crankcase and no pressure will build in the oil tank.

I peened the bushing / valve body to keep the bushing in place.
If I do another I'll pop the rolled lip back with a shaped drift so I can put the screen back in.
Some other member(s) mentioned that they used some JB Weld to put the screen back on but I was a little reluctant as I wouldn't want it to fall off and end up in a bearing.

If you haven't run one of these before make sure you release the pressure in the oil tank by unscrewing the cap or it will keep oiling until the tank pressure bleeds off.

It works great.

 

[stubnail67]

i must have lost the brass thing when i didd mine with moto seal..... maybe why it did not work.......good post....

 

[Acornhill]

5200 throttle lock replacement, have any of you performed this task on this series saw? I did it tonight and it was not fun but i did manage to complete the job.

Almost impossible to get the pin out and in the case.

 

[Modifiedmark]

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i added a lower guard to mine after talking to a guy who wore two scars on his thigh from forgetting the chain is 4-5" lower than a straight one!
you can get a .404 sprocket for your 54 and save the expense of the 1/2" chain.

You certainly can put a .404 chain on a 54. It will not cut near as well as a 1/2" pitch chain.

 

[Modifiedmark]

i took the catcher off, it was interfering with the chain on the bow. your catcher looks different. where does it attach at the front ?

His 3700 has the correct chain catcher for running a bow on one. It mounts in the same places as the original does and one should be used on those saws as it is also a handle/AV support.

 

[hotshot]

Some other member(s) mentioned that they used some JB Weld to put the screen back on but I was a little reluctant as I wouldn't want it to fall off and end up in a bearing.

Good post Tim, and they're correct on not doing a proper "redneck fix" like this unless you use
a dab of JB Weld or duct tape to finish it off.

You could probably chuck that oiler up in the lathe & turn the end down to snap on (or JB Weld) a
LawnBoy #607637 main jet filter screen if you wanted to. I believe that the OD of the plastic screen ferrule
is smaller than the oiler thread major diameter at the end, but I've been wrong before.

 

[turtle561]

this is too funny, if it wern't so scary. got a real kick(back) out of it. i know...it's not a poulan.
lucky the chain isn't sharp.

 

[Acornhill]

this is too funny, if it wern't so scary. got a real kick(back) out of it. i know...it's not a poulan.
lucky the chain isn't sharp.

that is scary, I was waiting to see something bad.

 

[fossil]

Good post Tim, and they're correct on not doing a proper "redneck fix" like this unless you use
a dab of JB Weld or duct tape to finish it off.

You could probably chuck that oiler up in the lathe & turn the end down to snap on (or JB Weld) a
LawnBoy #607637 main jet filter screen if you wanted to. I believe that the OD of the plastic screen ferrule
is smaller than the oiler thread major diameter at the end, but I've been wrong before.
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Pogo in the woods came up with a good idea. The screen is quite fine and a carb filter screen would work well. They cut easy with a gasket punch so the right size wouldn't be hard to produce.

 

[Acornhill]

 

[Acornhill]

5200 I received from Hardhat, I have taken it apart already and cleaned everything up, installed new throttle lock, new fuel filter, new chain guides, fixed kill switch wiring, stripped and painted clutch cover and top cover. I will paint saw and recoil later this weekend when I paint the next saw pictured