Nik's Poulan Thread

[s sidewall]

I've got to make some kind of muffler gaskets. Need one on the cylinder cause the port isn't flat, a "1/6 gap on one side and the the baffle leaks at the bottom of the muffler housing. Someone suggested red high temp rtv, don't know if that would hold up.

Steve

 

[Todd Loosli]

Working on the 5200

 

[s sidewall]

Yesterday evening.

Steve
Thought of putting a drop of finger nail polish on upper threads of the low speed needle to see if that will hold it into place if the o-ring idea doesn't work. Scared to use loctite.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Local getting his 5200 out to work on. Might be searching for parts for him soon.

 

[s sidewall]

NOS 5200 piston kit on the bay, folks slowly bidding on it.

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Well it got sold for $42.50

Steve

 

[hotshot]

I've got to make some kind of muffler gaskets. Need one on the cylinder cause the port isn't flat, a "1/6 gap on one side and the the baffle leaks at the bottom of the muffler housing. Someone suggested red high temp rtv, don't know if that would hold up.

Steve

Website is slow as **** again!, no wonder I only visit once a week...

Felpro Fel-Ramic 3009 sheet from Advanced or O'Reillys & your Dremel tool w/ a thin cutoff wheel & a burr to “mill/drill“ with.

Easy to do, but makes a mess. All my old Poulans, from little S25DA through 306 up to 5200 get one. No more black crap on your painted clutch covers or cases.

 

[s sidewall]

How thick is it, got almost a 1/6" gap on one side of exhaust port at muffler bolt hole.

Steve

 

[hotshot]

Label in pic says 3/64” thick, but sheet actually measures 0.050”. Hope you typod the 1/6” or 0.167” gap dimension, as that is too big for a gasket to make up or seal, & needs to be tig welded.

Make 2, stack them up, then do a Georgian redneck taper on the stack using a belt sander, if you wanted to match your messed up port.

Could add a 1/2 HP (or more?) to your saw, like those copper sheet exhaust gaskets that the idiot on fleabay is selling for Stihl 660s, lol

 

[2stroke_shaman]

Website is slow as **** again!, no wonder I only visit once a week...

Felpro Fel-Ramic 3009 sheet from Advanced or O'Reillys & your Dremel tool w/ a thin cutoff wheel & a burr to “mill/drill“ with.

Easy to do, but makes a mess. All my old Poulans, from little S25DA through 306 up to 5200 get one. No more black crap on your painted clutch covers or cases.

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Great work around .... Going to get myself a sheet .

 

[s sidewall]

1/16", didn't catch it til it was pointed out earlier. That's what I need there. NAPA shows to carry it.

Steve

 

[2stroke_shaman]

Cleaning up and searching for pp325 parts I notice that obselete pp325 isolator rubbers are the same for Jonsered 520 sp and 525 . Another option !
I also see the cyl for the pp325 has a # 503609102 / 503609172 replacement option from a husky. If true that means that some replacement parts are available from the orient as well . Cant always trust the net , anybody tried it?

 

[s sidewall]

Label in pic says 3/64” thick, but sheet actually measures 0.050”. Hope you typod the 1/6” or 0.167” gap dimension, as that is too big for a gasket to make up or seal, & needs to be tig welded.

Make 2, stack them up, then do a Georgian redneck taper on the stack using a belt sander, if you wanted to match your messed up port.

Could add a 1/2 HP (or more?) to your saw, like those copper sheet exhaust gaskets that the idiot on fleabay is selling for Stihl 660s, lol

NAPA has it for $8.00, I'll pickup a sheet from them, in stock. May use Indian Head shellac also to help seal it up.

Steve

 

[Acornhill]

There is a nice 3700 on eBay, $125


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[s sidewall]

$100.00 plus $35.00 shipping is cheap for a runner, looks good.

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Looks like someone modded the front of the muffler but that's an easy fix with a welder. All those hole do is make noise and burn wood, reason mine got welded up.

Steve

 

[Todd Loosli]

When I look at the 3700 it's 100.00 and 51.65. Is that cuz I'm out west

 

[s sidewall]

Coming from Virginia, should still be 30, what I saw.

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Is this the item #-323628871572

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Someone posted a free Craftsman 3.7-18, Wisconsin area, plus a few other free saws, woulda coulda, shoulda, is the posting.
Don't know if it's a Poulan or not.
Steve