Nik's Poulan Thread

[hotshot]

Yep, all in with four aces!

That one even has the later & stronger type hexagon cross rod on the rear handle, like your 4000.

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

Is it a collective you want to be "IN"?
Bit of Kiwi ingenuity with the air filter element, few cans of degreaser or brakeclean and you are good to go by the looks....... another Limecicle lives to play another decade or three.

Oh, find a nut for the toggle kill switch as well...... before it shocks you into next week!

Thanks Bob you could of left me to find out that. How nice of you

Might dig out a vacuum cleaner from the skip at work and hot glue the filter on

 

[banshee1]

Yup that's me if the picture is a couple of old chainsaws. Sometimes I take some liberty's with my reviews.

That's you then. Well that's cool.

 

[banshee1]

The crank seals are the same on each side, SKF 6119. Lightly chamfer the seal bores before putting them in first, using a pocket knife or 3 sided file.

Avoid the Timken/Nationals 253747 seal, as it bends & deforms too easily during installation. The sheet metal on them have been cheapened to about 1/2 the thickness that they were, and are now made in Mexico.

Intake gasket is a 530019101 & those two intake flange bolts like to loosen up over time & ruin the gasket. Use blue loctite.

I’ve never tried to remove a 3700 plug wire from a coil, but just looking at one, they're glued in for sure.

Good thing I didnt pull the trigger on the National seals last night.
Found a set that has gaskets for both sides of the carb adaptor/spacer and the base gasket fairly cheap so they're on the way. Carb rebuild kit on the way as well.

May get the chance to cut about 5 cord of mixed hard wood this summer into 3' lengths for my cousins maple evaporator so I might put a couple cord thru the 3700 to see if she's still worthy. Runnin' a 20 or 22" bar right now. No idea on chain as it"s probably over 20yrs old but no signs of rust on it.

I'll clean any carbon buildup on exhaust port and probably open the can up a little to let it breath better. I'll be worse then a kid with a new toy if I get this saw running proper. May just hire myself out some just to put some time on the ol' girl. That's if my body will let me.
Thanks again for all the help hotshot.

 

[old pardner]

Those are some nice yellow Poulans to bad they aren’t as abundant as the rest of those bumble bees. Really like that 415. Gotta get off this site and switch over to simple tractors site since it’s summer and clean up all my other hobby tractor projects, getting to hot for chainsaws. These forums are making me a hoarder.

 

[Marine-piper]

Hey guys,
I have a 3700 that after replacing the cylinder base gasket, isolator and carb gaskets and rebuilding the carb w/ OEM kit it won't run!
It will start and idle real rough and die immediately when I hit the throttle.
It appears to be the saw because I swapped my 3400 carb and it does the exact same thing. I'm looking to see if the isolator is cracked but it has ok compression 90+ psi.
I've never had an issue like this before.
Any help would be appreciated.
I'm going to take the coil out of my 3400 and try that and the isolator.

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[fossil]

I'd be cleaning up that cylinder.

 

[3000 FPS]

90 PSI is way to low. It should be up closer to 150 PSI.

 

[Todd Loosli]

How about a picture of the piston showing the rings, full side view. Might help someone. Thanks

 

[s sidewall]

150 psi on a 3700, I figured 135 to 140 max.

Steve Sidwell

 

[s sidewall]

Those are some nice yellow Poulans to bad they aren’t as abundant as the rest of those bumble bees. Really like that 415. Gotta get off this site and switch over to simple tractors site since it’s summer and clean up all my other hobby tractor projects, getting to hot for chainsaws. These forums are making me a hoarder.

Getting to hot for tractors too. I want to install a fan on our John Deere 3020. Gets pretty hot mid summer.

Steve Sidwell

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Those are some nice yellow Poulans to bad they aren’t as abundant as the rest of those bumble bees. Really like that 415. Gotta get off this site and switch over to simple tractors site since it’s summer and clean up all my other hobby tractor projects, getting to hot for chainsaws. These forums are making me a hoarder.

I know a guy in Pa that has been buying those up right now around him. Thinking he has 3 505 ones now.

So they are around.

 

[hotshot]

I'm going to take the coil out of my 3400 and try that and the isolator.
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“Put on an in/line spark tester & run it at WOT”.

That’s what I posted in your other 3700 thread question a few days ago, It didn't sound like a carb issue.

I’ve seen three of this series saw over the years do the idle only symptom with shot ignition coils.

 

[Gumneck]

I'll read in this thread and others where people get saws out of a "scrap yard". I'm not asking to give away your secret stashes but what scrap yard can you go to that you can find saws? The scrap yards I've been to have loads of heavy junk, washers, car parts that are cut and useless, water heaters etc. Never seen a saw ever....
Yours truly,
scrap yard envy

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

I'll read in this thread and others where people get saws out of a "scrap yard". I'm not asking to give away your secret stashes but what scrap yard can you go to that you can find saws? The scrap yards I've been to have loads of heavy junk, washers, car parts that are cut and useless, water heaters etc. Never seen a saw ever....
Yours truly,
scrap yard envy

Not sure how other places work but our local scrap yard has big bins out the front and they get emptied most days but on the weekends they fill up till Monday. I'll visit it 2 or 3 times a weekend sometimes its incredible what people will throw out. My pro mac 700 came from that bin and a heap of other stuff. My mates whole shed is full of stuff from there. Tool boxes, work benches, bikes,weed eaters, lawn mower's,all the kids bikes and scooters, chainsaws. Things like a kids scooter a rich family will just throw out a 500 dollar scooter as the wheel has warn down and the snotty little sh!t gets a new 1.

Another old guy I know well has a friend at 1 of these places and he saves all the saws for old Dave. Dave is an interesting character he's the 1 with a drum full of waste oil he dunks the bar in when cutting but anyway he's very handy had three nice old mac's from him. No green saws from him yet but he's looking for me.

Best advice I can give is ask around ask ask and ask. Get to know people once you've got a name as a saw nut job they will start piling up

 

[FamilyTradition]

All, good afternoon. I picked up a nice clean Poulan 4000 Bow Saw without the bow nearly a year ago locally from a young man in Goochland VA. Since then I've been looking for a reasonably priced bow and this past Monday I found what I was looking for. I met the lady at Southern States to pick it up and was pleased. It's a NOS bow for the 3400-4000 series saws and it's all there except for the "c clip" mentioned in the paperwork. All decals appear to be in place and it's extremely nice. I'm going to mount it on the 4000 to see what they look like together. I believe this is the smaller of the two bows available and would appreciate learning what size chain I'll need for it. Safe travels and good health, Max.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

I'll read in this thread and others where people get saws out of a "scrap yard". I'm not asking to give away your secret stashes but what scrap yard can you go to that you can find saws? The scrap yards I've been to have loads of heavy junk, washers, car parts that are cut and useless, water heaters etc. Never seen a saw ever....
Yours truly,
scrap yard envy

Well honestly I'll average 180 miles a day for my job ,so alot of times I'll avoid highways and keep my eyes open for old saw shops and junk yards.
Alot of times it's just talking with people who know where the "good" scrap yards are and most of them are privately owned. I find at the big ones most are owned by off shore" foreign companies " and the people are under paid and sh@$#t bags .
Usually when I get a lead I follow it.

 

[green lust]

All, good afternoon. I picked up a nice clean Poulan 4000 Bow Saw without the bow nearly a year ago locally from a young man in Goochland VA. Since then I've been looking for a reasonably priced bow and this past Monday I found what I was looking for. I met the lady at Southern States to pick it up and was pleased. It's a NOS bow for the 3400-4000 series saws and it's all there except for the "c clip" mentioned in the paperwork. All decals appear to be in place and it's extremely nice. I'm going to mount it on the 4000 to see what they look like together. I believe this is the smaller of the two bows available and would appreciate learning what size chain I'll need for it. Safe travels and good health, Max.

According to the 4000 IPL the 13” takes 80 link and the 14” takes 87 links. I use an 80 on the 13” but I use 86 on the 14” . I’ve never seen guards that long on a Poulan before . Nice find !!

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

According to the 4000 IPL the 13” takes 80 link and the 14” takes 87 links. I use an 80 on the 13” but I use 86 on the 14” . I’ve never seen guards that long on a Poulan before . Nice find !!

I take that it's 3/8 ths pitch chain?
I imagine you could run .404 or 1/2" on the old ones.
Yeah that guard is Huge! EPA approved?

 

[3000 FPS]

150 psi on a 3700, I figured 135 to 140 max.

Steve Sidwell

A 3400 125 PSI but a double thin ring 3700 150. I have measured plenty of them. I have dropped the cylinder on a 3700 I got as high as 175 PSI.