Nik's Poulan Thread
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Chris J.
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Joe, I should've added some kind of ha, ha smiley thing to my post about the spare chain, didn't actually think you didn't carry a spare.
blk05crew
I like 'em green
Very nice 8500! It's definitely on my wish list to find. My father in law has one in the Canadian orange and black.
No problem had it been 10 am instead of 2pm I'd have sharpened it
Guido Salvage
Supreme Saw Whoreder
There was an 8500 listed on CL in Montpelier well over a year ago, never called on it. I found one in Goochland with a bow and 24" bar about 5 years ago. It was a runner, had to buy a Mac 610, a Husky 55 and a Husky 66 with it.
I know where there is a NOS 8500, but it is not for sale.
echoshawn
....Beer is good.....
Pics of it would be nice!
ChipsFlyin
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@redunshee I was looking back through the tread quit a while back and saw that you were thinking about advancing the timing on a 3800. Did you eventually do and how were the results. (page 1204)
Mud dauber wasp nests inside a S25DA, about as welcome as a dose of the crabs, LOL.
Locked it up tight.
He took my cheap $15 offer because he thought it was a bad top end, but it is fine inside. Another reason to keep those muff screens in place!
[QUOTE="Guido Salvage, post: 5733180,
I know where there is a NOS 8500, but it is not for sale.[/QUOTE]
I have three NOS saws, 2 if you don't count the pp330. These 2 are without a doubt
I know where there is a NOS 8500, but it is not for sale.[/QUOTE]
I have three NOS saws, 2 if you don't count the pp330. These 2 are without a doubt
So I got the 25D that I was looking for. An old battle scarred one at that. Went through it like usual, crank seals, carb kit, lines and it runs great. Got to give some thanks to a member here who picked it up for me. Now I just need to find a S25D version to have one of each.
Weird is what it is though, no doubt it is the correct early version light green color but this saw was painted orange before the green. I'm certain this is not a home done repaint either and is factory this way. The serial tag is over the green paint. The instruction tag was on the saw but finished coming off when I was cleaning it up.
Not sure I have seen this before or not and don't know why it was done that way. I have a couple ideas but there just guess's.
Weird is what it is though, no doubt it is the correct early version light green color but this saw was painted orange before the green. I'm certain this is not a home done repaint either and is factory this way. The serial tag is over the green paint. The instruction tag was on the saw but finished coming off when I was cleaning it up.
Not sure I have seen this before or not and don't know why it was done that way. I have a couple ideas but there just guess's.
I also found this when I was tearing it down. 
Some doofus didn't route the wire from the points to the coil under the oil pump and let it rub the flywheel.
Bet that caused problems.
Some doofus didn't route the wire from the points to the coil under the oil pump and let it rub the flywheel.
Bet that caused problems.
Same model or one painted orange underneath?
So what's the story behind this one? 25d's aren't as common as the supers but not rare. The Dayton orange under the green is strange. Def an early one with the red trigger/sliding switch. I had one with black instead. Ill have to look but I had a saw that was the opposite. Dayton branded and orange with green poking thru. That made a little sense
I have three Poulan saws that were re-paints. Two 3700's (yellow underneath) and a Craftsman 3400 (green on the rear handle underneath the red). I think it would have been relatively common to re-paint saws if the inventory mix on parts wasn't right and they had to dip into their painted stock to meet shipments. I suspect they kept inventory in painted form to keep corrosion off the parts.
With so many re-branded saws it may have happened a few times at least. Does that look like Dayton orange?
redunshee
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Wow, that was a while ago as that saw is long gone. No, I never did try to advance the spark. Couple guys here have and guess they had good results. Recollection is using a narrower woodruff key and turn the flywheel counterclockwise.
If I recall, I think someone said to make a key out of a penny and turn the flywheel counter clockwise onto the key.
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