Nik's Poulan Thread

[67L36Driver]

BTDT Mike. Many times......:msp_unsure:

Yup, picked up a carcass for the coil yesterday. This morning I cleaned it up and threw on a flywheel and recoil starter just to check the compression. It was low-ish. Clean piston and cylinder.

Need another parts saw.

 

[wendell]

Picked up a carcass of a 3300 with a real nice P/C and plastic today.
Now I need a parts saw for my parts saw!!!


Mike

I may need that P/C and the AF cover Mike. :msp_thumbup:

 

[bert0168]

Any one here interested in an 1100?

My father dropped off his 1100 he wants me to sell for him. Saw is all original and runs strong. Nothing broken or missing (except some paint :hmm3grin2orange

I kind of have an idea what they are worth, but I thought I'd offer it up here to those who appreciate them before I would put it out to CL and have someone get it who will only beat the piss out of it.

I'll get some pictures of it up later today

 

[fossil]

New to me 3700

I bought a 3700 yesterday for $50 in what seems to be pretty good mechanical shape. I have looking for an older Poulan for a whlie to see what they are all about. I put some gas and oil in it at the sellers and it fired up in 6 pulls and ran pretty well after it warmed up. I can't tell if the auto oiler works as everything was so crudded up but the manual oiler works great. When I got it home and looked at the completely plugged air filter, spark arrestor and the carbon build up in the muffler ports I couldn't believe it started.
I have the covers off and it needs a few things.

The fuel line is original. There are two lines coming out of the tank. I assume the one which is routed along the rear of the body near the handle is a vent tube. Would that be right?

What is the material that they used for fuel line?

Is there an impulse line on this saw as I can't seem to find one?

Thanks for any input. I am looking forward to getting this saw ripping.

 

[OhioGregg]

I bought a 3700 yesterday for $50 in what seems to be pretty good mechanical shape. I have looking for an older Poulan for a whlie to see what they are all about. I put some gas and oil in it at the sellers and it fired up in 6 pulls and ran pretty well after it warmed up. I can't tell if the auto oiler works as everything was so crudded up but the manual oiler works great. When I got it home and looked at the completely plugged air filter, spark arrestor and the carbon build up in the muffler ports I couldn't believe it started.
I have the covers off and it needs a few things.

The fuel line is original. There are two lines coming out of the tank. I assume the one which is routed along the rear of the body near the handle is a vent tube. Would that be right?

What is the material that they used for fuel line?

Is there an impulse line on this saw as I can't seem to find one?

Thanks for any input. I am looking forward to getting this saw ripping.

Great older saw you got there! Fuel line is Tygon, like most any other saw. You are correct, that line up at the rear, is a vent line. There should be a duckBill valve on the end of that line, inside the tank.

The impulse (passage) is through the intake manifold, directly into the carb. Be wise to rebuild the carb while your at it, along with a new fuel & air filter also.

Good luck with her.


Gregg,

 

[fossil]

Great older saw you got there! Fuel line is Tygon, like most any other saw. You are correct, that line up at the rear, is a vent line. There should be a duckBill valve on the end of that line, inside the tank.

The impulse (passage) is through the intake manifold, directly into the carb. Be wise to rebuild the carb while your at it, along with a new fuel & air filter also.

Good luck with her.


Gregg,

Thanks Gregg.

Fuel filter, air filter, clutch bearing and maybe a rim are all in order for sure. I will get a rebuild kit for the catb as well.
I identified the saw with piston pics from this site. It has a 3700 clutch cover and a 3400 starter. I assume the starter was replaced some time ago due to breakage.
The saw is not pristine but appears to have low hours on it. The piston (Al) and chrome bore look great through the exhaust port.

PS got the duck bill. Thanks for the tip.

 

[OhioGregg]

Thanks Gregg.

Fuel filter, air filter, clutch bearing and maybe a rim are all in order for sure. I will get a rebuild kit for the catb as well.
I identified the saw with piston pics from this site. It has a 3700 clutch cover and a 3400 starter. I assume the starter was replaced some time ago due to breakage.
The saw is not pristine but appears to have low hours on it. The piston (Al) and chrome bore look great through the exhaust port.

Thats the beauty of this series of saws. Just about all the parts are interchangeable. And over this many years, you never know what might have been replaced from a donor saw.:msp_thumbup: Most things can be had from site sponsors, and or Ebay. There is all ways a plethora of parts and what not on there for these saws. Sometimes, even decals. If your in need of a bar for this saw, they use the Oregon D176 style mount. A 20" bar, 70 dr link chisel or semi-chisel chain, on the 3700, makes a great powerful midsize saw.

Here is a pic of the one I have,

Gregg,

 

[Eccentric]

Thanks Gregg.

Fuel filter, air filter, clutch bearing and maybe a rim are all in order for sure. I will get a rebuild kit for the catb as well.
I identified the saw with piston pics from this site. It has a 3700 clutch cover and a 3400 starter. I assume the starter was replaced some time ago due to breakage.
The saw is not pristine but appears to have low hours on it. The piston (Al) and chrome bore look great through the exhaust port.

Since parts have been swapped around, I suggest you measure the bore. Put a popsicle stick in the bore 'til it bottoms out against the far wall, then carefully run the piston up until it pinches the stick in the ex port. Wiggle the stick a bit (LOL) so the piston and port marks it, then take it out and measure to the mark made on the stick. What I'm thinkin' is that there's a small chance that somebody put a 4000 P/C on the saw..........since they were swapping parts around. If it turns out that it's "only" a 3700 then you still of course did very well however......:msp_thumbup:

 

[OhioGregg]

Hey Aaron, I hope you don't mind, but I pilfered your Poulan logo...:msp_ohmy: I like that!, and its to the point. Been meaning to do that for some time. Then I saw yours!!! LOL


Gregg,

 

[bert0168]

My father dropped off his 1100 he wants me to sell for him. Saw is all original and runs strong. Nothing broken or missing (except some paint :hmm3grin2orange

I kind of have an idea what they are worth, but I thought I'd offer it up here to those who appreciate them before I would put it out to CL and have someone get it who will only beat the piss out of it.

I'll get some pictures of it up later today

****! I don't know how this ended up here, supposed to be in the Pioneer thread :bang::bang:

I'm gonna repost it there.

Carry on

 

[Eccentric]

Hey Aaron, I hope you don't mind, but I pilfered your Poulan logo...:msp_ohmy: I like that!, and its to the point. Been meaning to do that for some time. Then I saw yours!!! LOL


Gregg,

I noticed that a couple days ago Gregg. I like it. Don't worry about pilfering it. I just grabbed it from a Google search anyways. You're not the first guy to raid my sig line. Wendell swiped the "Mac in the Box" logo for his sig line a while ago.

 

[fossil]

Thats the beauty of this series of saws. Just about all the parts are interchangeable. And over this many years, you never know what might have been replaced from a donor saw.:msp_thumbup: Most things can be had from site sponsors, and or Ebay. There is all ways a plethora of parts and what not on there for these saws. Sometimes, even decals. If your in need of a bar for this saw, they use the Oregon D176 style mount. A 20" bar, 70 dr link chisel or semi-chisel chain, on the 3700, makes a great powerful midsize saw.

Here is a pic of the one I have,

Gregg,

I don't think mine will ever look that pretty.

It’s got a 16" Oregon bar on it now in OK shape with an Oregon 72 safety chain. I was going to grind the safety bumpers off as the chain is in good shape.
I guess the good news is that I just got a new D176 mount Laser bar (not sure who makes it but it's made in Germany) 20" bar and chisel chain for my Echo CS-6700 so I can try that out as well.

I just got some Tygon line and replaced the fuel and vent lines.

Looking forward to firing it up when I get the air filter. Then on to the carb.

Eccentric,


Since parts have been swapped around, I suggest you measure the bore. Put a popsicle stick in the bore 'til it bottoms out against the far wall, then carefully run the piston up until it pinches the stick in the ex port. Wiggle the stick a bit (LOL) so the piston and port marks it, then take it out and measure to the mark made on the stick. What I'm thinkin' is that there's a small chance that somebody put a 4000 P/C on the saw..........since they were swapping parts around. If it turns out that it's "only" a 3700 then you still of course did very well however...... .

Thanks for the tip re the bore size. I did check it yesterday with a vernier but could not find info on the 3700 bore size anywhere. Do you know what it is?

One more quick one. I'm going to pull the clutch off and am guessing that the nut is a left hand thread. Before I put the impact gun to it I would like to be sure.

Tim

 

[Eccentric]

I don't think mine will ever look that pretty.

It’s got a 16" Oregon bar on it now in OK shape with an Oregon 72 safety chain. I was going to grind the safety bumpers off as the chain is in good shape.
I guess the good news is that I just got a new D176 mount Laser bar (not sure who makes it but it's made in Germany) 20" bar and chisel chain for my Echo CS-6700 so I can try that out as well.

I just got some Tygon line and replaced the fuel and vent lines.

Looking forward to firing it up when I get the air filter. Then on to the carb.

Eccentric,


Since parts have been swapped around, I suggest you measure the bore. Put a popsicle stick in the bore 'til it bottoms out against the far wall, then carefully run the piston up until it pinches the stick in the ex port. Wiggle the stick a bit (LOL) so the piston and port marks it, then take it out and measure to the mark made on the stick. What I'm thinkin' is that there's a small chance that somebody put a 4000 P/C on the saw..........since they were swapping parts around. If it turns out that it's "only" a 3700 then you still of course did very well however...... .

Thanks for the tip re the bore size. I did check it yesterday with a vernier but could not find info on the 3700 bore size anywhere. Do you know what it is?

One more quick one. I'm going to pull the clutch off and am guessing that the nut is a left hand thread. Before I put the impact gun to it I would like to be sure.

Tim

The 3700 bore is 1.875". The 4000 bore is 1.935". The clutch hub (called a 'spider' by Poulan) threads onto the crankshaft with a LH thread.

 

[OhioGregg]

Just a quick note there Tim, on taking off the clutch. Yes it is left threaded. You want to take it easy when using an impact gun on it. Just a quick jolt will do it. The first one I ever did with an impact gun, I had springs, clutch shoes, etc. fly and bouncing off every wall, ceiling and floor in the shop.:msp_scared: That was an eye opener!! LOL


Gregg,

 

[fossil]

The 3700 bore is 1.875". The 4000 bore is 1.935". The clutch hub (called a 'spider' by Poulan) threads onto the crankshaft with a LH thread.

Thanks

It's a 3700

 

[rms61moparman]

Just a quick note there Tim, on taking off the clutch. Yes it is left threaded. You want to take it easy when using an impact gun on it. Just a quick jolt will do it. The first one I ever did with an impact gun, I had springs, clutch shoes, etc. fly and bouncing off every wall, ceiling and floor in the shop.:msp_scared: That was an eye opener!! LOL


Gregg,

And when you complete it and fire it off, DO NOT run it with the clutch cover off!!!
You will know what an eye opener exactly is!!!
Or possibly an eye closer.


Mike

 

[fossil]

And when you complete it and fire it off, DO NOT run it with the clutch cover off!!!
You will know what an eye opener exactly is!!!
Or possibly an eye closer.


Mike

Thanks guys.

Always gentle with the impact gun on crank assemblies. Just a nudge to get the nut moving. Came off easily. I need a bearing as I suspected and the rim is getting pretty worn so I will do that as well. Thanks for the tip on the cover. I've never run any saws without a bar and chain and the cover on, but I've seen others do it on you tube.
What happens with the Poulans when you do that?

 

[rms61moparman]

Thanks guys.

Always gentle with the impact gun on crank assemblies. Just a nudge to get the nut moving. Came off easily. I need a bearing as I suspected and the rim is getting pretty worn so I will do that as well. Thanks for the tip on the cover. I've never run any saws without a bar and chain and the cover on, but I've seen others do it on you tube.
What happens with the Poulans when you do that?

IF you are LUCKY the clutch will spin off when the engine is idling back down and go shooting across the shop floor, up the wall, and fly off into the flourescent light and burst the bulbs.
(Just don't worry about how I know that!!!)
Or go racing out across the yard like a rat on crack (right Jeremy?) with all or some parts never to be seen again.

If you aren't so lucky when it starts to clear the drum, the spring that holds the whole shootin' match together will;
1) Break
or
2) Come off
thus unleashing a force and shrapnel very similar to a low grade grenade!!!

Almost everyone who fools with these old Poulans has a story to share about a similar incident (some of us lower intelligence types have more than one story because naturally.......Well it probably won't do that again....Yeah, RIGHT) to share but some take a bit of "High Life" inducement to limber their lips!!!!!LOL


Mike

 

[3000 FPS]

IF you are LUCKY the clutch will spin off when the engine is idling back down and go shooting across the shop floor, up the wall, and fly off into the flourescent light and burst the bulbs.
(Just don't worry about how I know that!!!)
Or go racing out across the yard like a rat on crack (right Jeremy?) with all or some parts never to be seen again.

If you aren't so lucky when it starts to clear the drum, the spring that holds the whole shootin' match together will;
1) Break
or
2) Come off
thus unleashing a force and shrapnel very similar to a low grade grenade!!!

Almost everyone who fools with these old Poulans has a story to share about a similar incident (some of us lower intelligence types have more than one story because naturally.......Well it probably won't do that again....Yeah, RIGHT) to share but some take a bit of "High Life" inducement to limber their lips!!!!!LOL


Mike

Been there got the T-shirt.

 

[fossil]

IF you are LUCKY the clutch will spin off when the engine is idling back down and go shooting across the shop floor, up the wall, and fly off into the flourescent light and burst the bulbs.
(Just don't worry about how I know that!!!)
Or go racing out across the yard like a rat on crack (right Jeremy?) with all or some parts never to be seen again.

If you aren't so lucky when it starts to clear the drum, the spring that holds the whole shootin' match together will;
1) Break
or
2) Come off
thus unleashing a force and shrapnel very similar to a low grade grenade!!!

Almost everyone who fools with these old Poulans has a story to share about a similar incident (some of us lower intelligence types have more than one story because naturally.......Well it probably won't do that again....Yeah, RIGHT) to share but some take a bit of "High Life" inducement to limber their lips!!!!!LOL


Mike

Thanks Mike. That's good info.

I guess all of us have done stuff like that before. Something laugh to at down the road and always memorable.