Nik's Poulan Thread

[s sidewall]

LL

Steve

 

[Boomer 87]

part of the modification I did on the 475 like. I opened up the indsides too but I kept it factory appearing as possible.

 

[Efisher26]

I would deffinetly twist thoes vents slightly and paint it. You can get grill paint that can take 1200deg. I did both of mine. They look brand new


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[Boomer 87]

Thats the plan

 

[GeorgiaVol]

Got my hands on this here 2300, pretty good shape other than the bar tabs on either side of the bar stud. They are broken. Pretty cool little top handle. Just not sure if I will be able to find another one to fix it.

 

[stubnail67]

whats broke?

 

[s sidewall]

Good lil saws and not to hard to work on, got one 2300 in craftsman red I bought new in the 80's and two 2000 I acquired in the passed two years. They are loud, that I will say.

Steve

 

[MS460WOODCHUCK]

whats broke?

Sounds like the case.

 

[Boomer 87]

I think I have one for parts. Actually it ran when I gave it a shot

 

[Boomer 87]

Mine looks to be older as more of it is metal but maybe it could do you some good I'm not gonna mess with it as I have a 1800 and a 180 pro to go through to sell.

 

[GeorgiaVol]

whats broke?

Yeah it's the case. Its going to need a donor or it will be a donor. One or the other.

Boomer, what would you want for that one?

 

[s sidewall]

Been nice these saw would have had a gear drive pump instead of the impulse pressure type system, but at least we can rebuild the check valve. Poulan would have discontinued the gear drive and would have been hard to repair.

Steve

 

[jerrycmorrow]

Anyone got a complete clutch cover for a 306A? Someone in the past tightened the bar nuts down without seating the cover. Result - 4 cracks; foot is gone too though that mayve been a separate issue. Got lots of Poulan stuff to trade

Never did find a clutch cover so decided to fab a foot and just live with the cracks. Fabbed foot does double duty as a foot and chain catcher. Not pretty but redneck functional.

 

[67L36Driver]

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Never did find a clutch cover so decided to fab a foot and just live with the cracks. Fabbed foot does double duty as a foot and chain catcher. Not pretty but redneck functional.

I had one like that for a spell. My friend in Indiana took pity.[emoji6]

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

View attachment 528668 part of the modification I did on the 475 like. I opened up the indsides too but I kept it factory appearing as possible.

Havent seen that one.

Here is what I did on one.

after top, stock outlet 2nd one. Remove the whole baffle.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

 

[brandonstc6]

What's the deal with the aluminum cylinders and chrome piston on some Poulan saws? Wouldn't the rings wear out the cylinder quickly. I had a older craftsman saw that had an aluminum cylinder and a chrome piston. The compression was low but everything looked good so I re-ringed with caber rings and the compression was still low. I had a couple top handle Poulan with low compression but the piston looked good through the muffler and the cylinder was scored on the side opposite the carburetor. Are these aluminum cylinder/chromed piston not as durable as the conventional chromed cylinder arrangement?


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[Boomer 87]

Personally I think the chrome bore bare piston is a superior design. However I've seen some 3400 countervibes with a ton of hours on them. Why they tried chrome piston bare bore idk.

 

[s sidewall]

Cylinders probably had a hard coating of some type, I know some 2 strokes have a coating in the bore and can't/ shouldn't be honed.

Steve

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

My dads bare bore 3300 was bought new around 1989 or so. It has been used alot on the land and when I went through it a few years ago the piston and cylinder still looked like new. Cutting some stuff it shouldnt be ask to do IMO.

That said I do prefer a plated bore if given a choice, but have no problems with bare bores.