Nik's Poulan Thread

[a. palmer jr.]

This one followed me home yesterday. I will try to clean it up and see if I can make it go. The guy I got it from said simply he couldn't make it run.

Seems I don't know how to post photo's again, why do they keep changing things?

Mark

I'm thinking you brought it home because of the challenge of the other fellow saying he couldn't get it to run. At least that would motivate me to take it.
I read the description of how to post pics using the typing and I still couldn't follow it. To me that would be a bigger challenge than fixing the saw!

 

[jerrycmorrow]

Hiya Jerry.

The "cut finger girl" is her older sister. This one is 3, and her sister is 10. She's healing up fast. The stitches were removed on Thursday. Everythings all closed up. I wish I healed as fast. It'd taken me a month to heal as much as she has in a week and a half.....

it would take me a good deal longer as well. glad to hear the stitches are gone. now she can display her wound and impress all her friends and relatives. i remember when mine were that age. time flies bro. cherish the time.

 

[jerrycmorrow]

I'm thinking you brought it home because of the challenge of the other fellow saying he couldn't get it to run. At least that would motivate me to take it.
I read the description of how to post pics using the typing and I still couldn't follow it. To me that would be a bigger challenge than fixing the saw!

tell ya what. you fix all my project saws that are collecting on and under and around my bench and i'll post your pix. ha!

 

[rms61moparman]

You can lead a horse to water, but it will run back to the kool-aid. As long as Stihl is in the cut-off saw and commercial side of it, people will buy them to use at home, no matter how crappy they get. Thats the way it is.

And as long as the dealers stock parts for them.
That is the one thing that I can really say Stihl has going for them.
There is a dealer on every corner and they usually have a real good supply of parts.
But the more I get involved in saws the more I begin to see parts supply is about the only place Stihl is ahead of the competetion.

Mike

 

[Showme]

Screw painted stuck

I'm trying to remove a screw at the rear of a Poulan 3400 to access the carb and the previous owner painted the saw including the screw. It's stuck tight and I'm afraid of messing up the head. Any ideas how to break it loose?

 

[rms61moparman]

I'm trying to remove a screw at the rear of a Poulan 3400 to access the carb and the previous owner painted the saw including the screw. It's stuck tight and I'm afraid of messing up the head. Any ideas how to break it loose?

Which screw is it?


Mike

 

[mweba]

This one followed me home yesterday. I will try to clean it up and see if I can make it go. The guy I got it from said simply he couldn't make it run.

Seems I don't know how to post photo's again, why do they keep changing things?

Mark

Not fair Not fair Not fair! I'm not, but if I was a collector of McCulloch saws, rest assured it would never make it past you to my place. How did a nice Poulan like that make it to your garage????


If you find it needs a loving new home, my shop is heated and space is available on the wall.

 

[zogger]

I'm trying to remove a screw at the rear of a Poulan 3400 to access the carb and the previous owner painted the saw including the screw. It's stuck tight and I'm afraid of messing up the head. Any ideas how to break it loose?

Take that manual oiler lever assembly off first, then you can get to the carb screws easier.

Stuck screws in general, use one of those handheld impact drivers, they go forward..or back. Stick the appropriate driver bit in, have it turned the correct way, and give it a light tap, that's it, works really well. No bashing it hard, not needed, just a tap is all it takes. They are like ten bucks new and will come in handy for you forever.

 

[Showme]

Where do you suggest I look for the hand held impact driver? The screw was close to the trigger. Looks like it hold on the top assembly that covers the carb. Air filter set in it. It's at the rear below the air filter.

 

[zogger]

I'm thinking you brought it home because of the challenge of the other fellow saying he couldn't get it to run. At least that would motivate me to take it.
I read the description of how to post pics using the typing and I still couldn't follow it. To me that would be a bigger challenge than fixing the saw!

OK, these ] are the square brackets [

I will substitute these { and show the code, then it becomes obvious. Follow the pattern, just use the square brackets pointing in the same direction as my example. Just use the appropriate picture attachment address for in the middle, it is in your user settings under attachments after you upload it. For this I just used one of my pics as an example. It won't show up, but this is the code.


{IMG}http://www.arboristsite.com/attachments/chainsaw/206571d1320944720-nov10_001-jpg{/IMG}

 

[tomdcoker]

I'm trying to remove a screw at the rear of a Poulan 3400 to access the carb and the previous owner painted the saw including the screw. It's stuck tight and I'm afraid of messing up the head. Any ideas how to break it loose?

I bought a $20.00 set of gunsmith screwdrivers that work for the ones hard to removes. I also have an impact wrench the one described above for the really hard screws. Tom

 

[Modifiedmark]

This one followed me home yesterday. I will try to clean it up and see if I can make it go. The guy I got it from said simply he couldn't make it run.

Seems I don't know how to post photo's again, why do they keep changing things?

Mark

Oh, you will make it run, I'm sure of that. :msp_thumbup: There a very easy saw to work on and I'm sure your already up to speed on the Walbro HDB carbs as I know some Macs used them.

I wrote up a how to on the fuel and vent lines on these saws that you might want to look at.

It looks like you sure scored a low hr beauty in that one, and you dont worry the lime green will grow on you.:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[nick 55]

Where do you suggest I look for the hand held impact driver?

I got mine from a Matco Tool dealer. It cost me about $30 about ten years ago. Here's the link....
Hand Tools, Tool Storage, Automotive Service Equipment, Business Franchise Options - Matco Tools

Nick

 

[a. palmer jr.]

And as long as the dealers stock parts for them.
That is the one thing that I can really say Stihl has going for them.
There is a dealer on every corner and they usually have a real good supply of parts.
But the more I get involved in saws the more I begin to see parts supply is about the only place Stihl is ahead of the competetion.

Mike

I've had many different kinds of saws in the last few years and never had any trouble getting parts for them. You really don't need a dealer on every corner if you know where to look...

 

[zogger]

OK, try this

Where do you suggest I look for the hand held impact driver? The screw was close to the trigger. Looks like it hold on the top assembly that covers the carb. Air filter set in it. It's at the rear below the air filter.

Get your vise grips and put them on the screwdriver handle. Stick the driver down on the screw, get it in place. Hang on to the vice grips and lightly tap on top of the handle with a small hammer, not hard, just some, and turn the screwdriver at the same time.

The trick to screws is get a driver on them that fits perfectly, no slop, not too small, not too big, make sure the screw slot is clean of your paint and any crud so it sets in there good.

You can also go to a T handle driver. This gives your hand more torque. The vise grips on the regular screwdriver is the same deal, more torque, and the tapping down motion will help it break free.

That basically does what the impact driver does, just that one turns itself automatically as it is tapped.

The vise grip trick will cost less though..should have posted that one first.

 

[rms61moparman]

I've had many different kinds of saws in the last few years and never had any trouble getting parts for them. You really don't need a dealer on every corner if you know where to look...

Available parts NOW is what I'm talking about.
I order most of my parts through the internet and having a saw go down isn't really a job stopper for me.
If one quits I do have a couple more that I can use until I get the first one back in operation.


MOST people don't have that luxury!
Believe it or not......the vast majority of the worlds saw owners have only ONE saw!:msp_scared:


Mike

 

[Modifiedmark]

Available parts NOW is what I'm talking about.
I order most of my parts through the internet and having a saw go down isn't really a job stopper for me.
If one quits I do have a couple more that I can use until I get the first one back in operation.


MOST people don't have that luxury!
Believe it or not......the vast majority of the worlds saw owners have only ONE saw!:msp_scared:


Mike

Only one saw? Never heard of such a thing...

 

[joe25DA]

Only one saw? Never heard of such a thing...

I dont believe Mike.

 

[tbone75]

Available parts NOW is what I'm talking about.
I order most of my parts through the internet and having a saw go down isn't really a job stopper for me.
If one quits I do have a couple more that I can use until I get the first one back in operation.


MOST people don't have that luxury!
Believe it or not......the vast majority of the worlds saw owners have only ONE saw!:msp_scared:


Mike

One saw! That is just plain nuts!

 

[OhioGregg]

Only one saw? Never heard of such a thing...

I suppose the next thing he is gonna say is, The vast majority of gun owners, only have ONE GUN too!


Gregg,