Nik's Poulan Thread

[s sidewall]

Looks like you've been busy. All I did yesterday was work on three and got a Kawasaki kdx225 running that's been sitting for three years, love that sounds of a 2stroke when she comes on the pipe.

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Guess the next saw to look at will be my son in law's Remington Mighty Mite, looks to be fun.

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Does it look like the crank is bent or is than an optical illusion? I just have a picture to go by? It’s a Craftsman 3.3

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Only way I know to be sure is the pull the clutch and watch the crank while turning it over, unless you want to get technical, mount a dial indicator on the saw and watch the needle on the gauge for any deflection.

Steve

 

[fossil]

Well Tim, it appears the flywheel was the problem. Switched with a 3400 flywheel and though I ran it for only a minute or so, it runs fine. Next step is to swap pulleys so I can put the original cover back on. This 3700 has the 4000 dogs where the 3400 flywheel has the standard dogs. Very frustrating and time consuming process.

I have knocked the splined dog studs out from the back of the flywheel and wouldn't hesitate to do that and add a a bit of JB weld when they go back in. Changing a pulley is easier if you have one. It seems no one is making 3400 pulleys now so they will get scarce fast.

I've changed one of my 3700's over to a 3400 set up due to a broken starter pulley.

 

[brandonstc6]

Does it look like the crank is bent or is than an optical illusion? I just have a picture to go by? It’s a Craftsman 3.3

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The clutch cover looks like this. What caused this groove? It’s more pronounced on the bottom.

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[brandonstc6]

Only way I know to be sure is the pull the clutch and watch the crank while turning it over, unless you want to get technical, mount a dial indicator on the saw and watch the needle on the gauge for any deflection.

Steve

Saw is on eBay, I don’t want it, if it has a bent crank. I am very hesitant about placing a bid.


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[redunshee]

Cutting with 365

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lotta wood there!

 

[Acornhill]

lotta wood there!

I had to cut it all up today because tomorrow even more is coming


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[redunshee]

I have knocked the splined dog studs out from the back of the flywheel and wouldn't hesitate to do that and add a a bit of JB weld when they go back in. Changing a pulley is easier if you have one. It seems no one is making 3400 pulleys now so they will get scarce fast.

I've changed one of my 3700's over to a 3400 set up due to a broken starter pulley.

Yea, that was option #2. Much easier to replace the pulleys, which took 10 minutes. Guess I'll punch out the dogs on the bad flywheel and save them for future use.

 

[s sidewall]

The clutch cover looks like this. What caused this groove? It’s more pronounced on the bottom.

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See what you mean, would be a gamble on that.

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Possible bent crank or a warped clutch cover.

Steve

 

[ChipsFlyin]

Does it look like the crank is bent or is than an optical illusion? I just have a picture to go by? It’s a Craftsman 3.3

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Could be a shot needle bearing. If it has a bent crank bad needle bearing - neither are good for a saw if run for any period of time...

 

[blk05crew]

Sold off most all of my saws over the last year, but recently found a few. Picked up this 4900 yesterday.

 

[s sidewall]

Nice, yours has stickers still.

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

I'm gonna have to make some rubber bushings for my top cover, single screw cover with corner pins.

Steve

 

[hotshot]

Found two old sets of OEM gasket/seals kits 530069190 for the 3400-4000 series saws, sweet! That’ll save some time instead of making them.

 

[fossil]

I'm gonna have to make some rubber bushings for my top cover, single screw cover with corner pins.

Steve

Steve,

I used those little rubber nubs they used to put on toggle switches. I picked them up from the bins of odd fasteners section at a big box store.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

There is 3 saws for 60 in north ohio. 1 of the saws is a 4000. Not worth the hour drive for me. Maybe someone up north grab them

 

[hotshot]

Wished they would have included the oil pump diaphragms in the kits, but they don’t.

Still have to cut those suckers...one at a time!

 

[JonCraig]

Question: will a bow bar from a Countervibe 3400/4000 fit on a 245a?

Thank you guys!

—JC