Poulan 3400, worth fixing?

NWCS · Jun 20, 2006

i just got ahold of a nice looking Poulan 3400 with low compression. i notice readong Mike Acres site the cyl bore is alum and the piston was chrome plated. is this beast even worth a set of rings? maby i should sell it as-is or part it out?

NWCS · Jun 20, 2006

well, after pulling the top cover and spotting the carb flopping around, bolted the intake manifold down and the ugly green thing runs and cuts wood now.
heck i think i will sell it as it is.

deercatcher · Jun 20, 2006

poulan 3400

When they were new and the lightest thing out there, many loggers used them to nubb off tops and such and the poulan dealer would ring them fairly regularly, saying it was easier than a carburetor cleaning. So, ringing them was routine and easy.

buck futter · Jun 20, 2006

I have to pre empt my statement by saying that site is the most comprehensive reference we have. but.... with that much info sometimes I believe there is typos and slight errors. a aluminum bore and chrome piston makes absolutely no sense what so ever if they were to plate something wouldn't they plate the bore?
My BIL has two of those saw for fire wood and seems fairly happy with them.

Buck

NWCS · Jun 20, 2006

most briggs & stratton low end models are alum bore chrome piston.

SawTroll · Jun 21, 2006

buck futter said:
but.... with that much info sometimes I believe there is typos and slight errors. ..

You are right about that. CSCC is a great site, but the info there are not allways reliable. Some pictures are misplaced (on the wrong model) also, at least in the Partner section.
The info has to be double checked before basing serious decisions on it.

Justsaws · Jun 23, 2006

Some of the Poulon saws seem to have been chrome piston and non-plated bore. Do not know for sure it just looks that way. I like the 3400 for what it is. Nothing special by todays standards but easy to work on and easy to run.