Nik's Poulan Thread

[Acornhill]

here is the latest project 245A Bow bar, it looks to be very clean and not abused, has issues with spark, flywheel nut is either wrong or has been cross threaded. I re gapped points and coil and need to investigate my parts stash for a new flywheel nut etc. Bar looks ok and is painted black, I may leave it that way to match my 361 bow bar.

 

[Acornhill]

here is the bow bar

 

[redunshee]

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.

I did one a year ago on my 4200. As I recall it took a bit of finagling.

 

[Acornhill]

update on the 245A, I almost gave up but had to go in and clean the points twice and re gap to .015 (I did .017 1st) what is the factory setting? I re gapped the coil and unplugged the kill switch and she fired up ( I also checked compression 145) so I am a happy Poulanite (new word)

I do have a question though, one of the bar studs has been changed out to a regular bolt and it is spinning around, I see in the oil tank the head of the bolt, is it as easy as extracting out through the oil tank and inserting the correct bolt like the 3400 series?

I did restore the bow bar last night as well, will post picture later tonight , I went with Black bar & green dogs

 

[Acornhill]

Getting there

 

[Acornhill]

Here she is Ready to put in the wood

 

[Acornhill]

Another

 

[Acornhill]

Here is the 245

 

[ILikesEmGreen]

AnotherView attachment 362730

The wife said she'd trade you all of my Poulan's for that Plymouth. haha

 

[3000 FPS]

Here is the 245View attachment 362732

You have been a busy guy. They sure are pretty.

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

You have been a busy guy. They sure are pretty.

Yes. Very nice.

 

[Acornhill]

I used my reach magnet through the oil cap hole and inserted a new bar nut stud, it took all of 5 seconds

 

[cobey]

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

are these size poulans not popular saws?

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

I used my reach magnet through the oil cap hole and inserted a new bar nut stud, it took all of 5 secondsView attachment 362912

I thought everyone did it that way. I do.

 

[Acornhill]

I have never done it before

 

[s sidewall]

Question, what would cause a saw to serge in a cut?

 

[fossil]

High side too rich? I've had it happen and it was always a bad adjust on the high side. I can't remember for sure but I think it was too rich.

 

[fossil]

are these size poulans not popular saws?

I think they are. The easiest way to see what interchanges is to look at the IPL's

2700 IPL
http://www.barrettsmallengine.com/partslist/poulan2700chainsaw.pdf

2800 IPL
http://www.barrettsmallengine.com/partslist/poulan2800chainsaw.pdf

 

[s sidewall]

Thanks for the reply, it just started surging, had been running great til yesterday, possible my dads gas mix, you think. Will
check out the setting next weekend.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

I just got done fixing a saw that was surging in the cut and it had a air leak. Dont mean that is your problem though.