Nik's Poulan Thread
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Chris J.
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Meh.........I suppose it might be considered a good deal if you like scoring large cc rare chainsaws in good shape for small money. :jester:
parrisw
Tree Freak
I bought a few old saws when I first started doing this, then realized I'd probably never cut any wood with them, so I mainly just buy saws now that you wouldn't mind fueling up and cutting a tree down with.
nick 55
ArboristSite Guru
I am in the exact opposite mindset. I am looking for sweet old saws that I can fuel up and cut some wood with. I'm not saying I'd abuse it or fell and buck trees all day, but I'd use it. There's a guy restoring an old sand cast Stihl Lightning on the forum, and if I were doing that, I'd have to at least cut some cookies with it.
Nick
Wagnerwerks
The underdog..
Adding to the pile.
Well, on a whim I ran over to the local saw shop and asked to see in his attic. He had more old Poulans than I have seen in one pile. Most were old xxv's and 2000's and such, but he had a few others too. One was complete with low comp. I'd guess around 50-60cc and much older than my 3400-4000s. Maybe a 70's model?
So I picked up another 3400 in pieces, a pair of 2300s, and my favorite, an XX with the original bar and chain. It looks just like this one but with a sprocket nose bar and mine a bit nicer. http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/6/3/5/6/6/6/webimg/524101017_tp.jpg
I should have taken pics, but I tore into the XX right away, finding it of course needs new lines. They are a super nightmare to replace on that little bugger and I'll need to find a manual for the routing. I already had to pull the jug off to get to the remaining piece of what i think is an oil pump hose that goes into the crank case. So anyway, pics as soon as I can.
Also, If anyone is interested in the other saws, I can buy them at my leisure. Let me know if there are any hard to find parts to look for.
Well, on a whim I ran over to the local saw shop and asked to see in his attic. He had more old Poulans than I have seen in one pile. Most were old xxv's and 2000's and such, but he had a few others too. One was complete with low comp. I'd guess around 50-60cc and much older than my 3400-4000s. Maybe a 70's model?
So I picked up another 3400 in pieces, a pair of 2300s, and my favorite, an XX with the original bar and chain. It looks just like this one but with a sprocket nose bar and mine a bit nicer. http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/6/3/5/6/6/6/webimg/524101017_tp.jpg
I should have taken pics, but I tore into the XX right away, finding it of course needs new lines. They are a super nightmare to replace on that little bugger and I'll need to find a manual for the routing. I already had to pull the jug off to get to the remaining piece of what i think is an oil pump hose that goes into the crank case. So anyway, pics as soon as I can.
Also, If anyone is interested in the other saws, I can buy them at my leisure. Let me know if there are any hard to find parts to look for.
Gibsito
New Member
Unthreaded Cylinder
Hi folks. First time poster here. Not sure if I'm posting this to the right location but my question is regarding a Poulan saw, so hope this is the right place.
I was cutting wood with a Poulan Pro 262 when it seized up. No apparent reason for it, other than I was working it pretty hard. I was using the same gas/oil mix for a couple of days without a problem until this happened. The saw is maybe 4 years old but doesn't have a lot of hours on it - maybe 10? Left it overnight hoping it would loosen up after it cooled down. No dice. So ended up taking it apart to find the cylinder and piston scored, but was able to break the piston loose eventually. Ordered a replacement piston and cylinder, but when they arrived I was surprised to see that the mounting holes in the cylinder were not threaded. Just clean bores. The four cylinder mounting holes, two carb mounting holes, and two exhaust mounting holes were all this way.
I contacted the parts supplier and they said most people use self-tapping bolts so they come unthreaded. I am not a mechanic by trade, but I've done lots and lots of my own mechanical work over the last 45 years or so, and this is the first time I ever heard anything like this. I have a tap & die set so threaded the holes myself and got the thing back together. The saw is running great now.
Do people really use self-tapping bolts on these things?
Love this site, by the way. Just found it the other day. I worked for Homelite as a parts/shipping clerk way back in the mid 70s and have had a soft spot in my heart for chain saws ever since. Kind of nice to mess with them again.
Hi folks. First time poster here. Not sure if I'm posting this to the right location but my question is regarding a Poulan saw, so hope this is the right place.
I was cutting wood with a Poulan Pro 262 when it seized up. No apparent reason for it, other than I was working it pretty hard. I was using the same gas/oil mix for a couple of days without a problem until this happened. The saw is maybe 4 years old but doesn't have a lot of hours on it - maybe 10? Left it overnight hoping it would loosen up after it cooled down. No dice. So ended up taking it apart to find the cylinder and piston scored, but was able to break the piston loose eventually. Ordered a replacement piston and cylinder, but when they arrived I was surprised to see that the mounting holes in the cylinder were not threaded. Just clean bores. The four cylinder mounting holes, two carb mounting holes, and two exhaust mounting holes were all this way.
I contacted the parts supplier and they said most people use self-tapping bolts so they come unthreaded. I am not a mechanic by trade, but I've done lots and lots of my own mechanical work over the last 45 years or so, and this is the first time I ever heard anything like this. I have a tap & die set so threaded the holes myself and got the thing back together. The saw is running great now.
Do people really use self-tapping bolts on these things?
Love this site, by the way. Just found it the other day. I worked for Homelite as a parts/shipping clerk way back in the mid 70s and have had a soft spot in my heart for chain saws ever since. Kind of nice to mess with them again.
rms61moparman
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Anyone know where to order clutch springs for my S25CVA?
Thats a new one on me?
tomdcoker
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OK, trying to troubleshoot this oiler. First one went fine, second no luck. I have the plunger quad O ring ordered for it. Until that shows up, I have taken it apart and cleaned it out again. I was looking at it, tracing how the impulses must work, and noticed this in the housing assembly in the pic (scratch awl indicator). This is an inlet/outlet area for the impulse (I think). You can't see it in the pic, but down in there is a tiny spring and a ball bearing, they are in there good, not coming out that way. Put in before the two pieces of the housing were glued together it looks like. I am assuming this is a check valve. However, on the outside of the hole, there are three indented bosses. What I am wondering, does another little piece fit right there, and those three indentations show where it gets pressed in to fit? A screen maybe, like the little screens in carbs? Or some other do-dad?
I don't know, but if nothing goes there, I see no need for the three bosses, either, and they are definitely there and done on purpose. There is nothing indicated for that hole in the IPL, and I don't recall seeing anything there when I had the other one apart. Thanks in advance if anyone knows the answer! I'll try it again when my other little part comes in, but I would rather know before then if I am just slap missing a critical part.
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It looks like the boss's are to hole the dark circle piece with the hole in place. Tom
nick 55
ArboristSite Guru
Good luck! I have 6 of those, with 4 clutches. I would like to reproduce them for people.
Me too!
Nick
zogger
Tree Freak
Geez, maybe I am blind
You could very well be right. I'll look at it again tomorrow in bright sunlight with a magnifying glass. Thanks!
I'm at the point I freekin need quad focals it appears. Getting harder to see up close stuff, even with my fairly new glasses.
You could very well be right. I'll look at it again tomorrow in bright sunlight with a magnifying glass. Thanks!
I'm at the point I freekin need quad focals it appears. Getting harder to see up close stuff, even with my fairly new glasses.
I have a really nice running C5 Homelite but I can't imagine spending a day in the woods cutting with it...Same way with my Homelite Buz or Zip. I have a couple of old McCullochs, a 1-40 and a 1-42. All these saws are just too heavy for me at my age to go out and use much. I have several of the 10-10 based saws that aren't that bad though. For small stuff I'd probably just use my Wild Thing.
mweba
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It must be that I've had such good luck with saws lately.....this one fought me at every turn. Spent the better part of two days worth of free time replacing near every thing that meant something on this saw. Started with seals on a what i believe is a 3700 case and cylinder. Mark and I came up with a Timken 253747 which is a single lip seal. I ordered four of these and the skf equivalent 6120. Turns out the Timken has a very small tapper in the seal case and was near impossible to get started in the saw case. In turn I ruined all four lol. The skf has a larger tapper and slide into place much easier.
The carb straightened out with a US cleaning and carb kit but such things as the HD starter pawls where damaged so on went the 3400 set up. This saw turned out to be quite the mutt but hey I now have a countervibe of some form in the collection
O yes and how far into the build can a guy get before realizing the saw has no bar studs..........:angry2:
The carb straightened out with a US cleaning and carb kit but such things as the HD starter pawls where damaged so on went the 3400 set up. This saw turned out to be quite the mutt but hey I now have a countervibe of some form in the collection
O yes and how far into the build can a guy get before realizing the saw has no bar studs..........:angry2:
mweba
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True. They can't all be easy. Hope to get it in some wood today if it doesn't rain. I should have measured the bore, it has a chrome liner with a thin ring piston so I assume it is a 3700? Will have to investigate further.......
Putting the thing together is half the fun...isn't it?
8433jeff
Aftermarket connoisseur
The first two or three times can be, then it get quite repetitive, in a hurry.
I've put more than that together in the last week...makes you kinda want to go play golf or something.
