parrisw
Tree Freak
Only sissies care about vibes anyway
LOL, just call me a panzie azzz
Reviving a Poulan 5200
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LOL, just call me a panzie azzz
Yes, that was my main concern as well, fitting under the cover.
I hope it does though so there would be another air filter option for them.
Will, I have heard you say this before and I have to say that I just don't agree with you! I think there pretty darn smooth in fact, especially considering they came out in 1975!
I don't know of anything back then that had better anti vibe on them and there not that much worse then alot of rubber mounted saws made in the last 10 years.
But thats just me!
I strongly agree!
parrisw
Tree Freak
Maybe back then they were good. But not compared to the new Husky's. You're probably just used to running them. I'm not. I never use the old saws for anything.
Well, yes.... Compared to my 575XP your right! But then the 575 is in a class mostly all its own when it comes to antivibe.
All I'm saying is that for what it is the 5200 is very good with its antivibe.
parrisw
Tree Freak
Your probably right, I just haven't run this saw much, just seemed to me to vibrate???
I got the top cover for the 5200 tonight, and it won't fit over the filter
Fortunately, I'm supposed to have two 5200 filters headed this way.
Fortunately, I'm supposed to have two 5200 filters headed this way.
MS460WOODCHUCK
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I got the top cover for the 5200 tonight, and it won't fit over the filter
Well mine must have been the broken one that fit over the filter. It's been a while.
I got the top cover for the 5200 tonight, and it won't fit over the filter
I hate to tell you that I told you so, so I won't :hmm3grin2orange:
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GoRving
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Hello, Brad. I was wondering if it made it to you. Thanks, and feedback left. Hope it's a great runner, although I know it will be when you finish with it...
Hello, Brad. I was wondering if it made it to you. Thanks, and feedback left. Hope it's a great runner, although I know it will be when you finish with it...
I believe all it needs is a thorough cleaning, fuel lines, and carb cleaning. I've already got a top cover, and a couple filters are on the way. Thanks for the fast shipping.
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GoRving
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Thank you!!!!
She lives again, but not without a major fight. I won though! I tore the saw down to the crankcase. This thing was nasty. I'm talking the old tarry kind of gum that doesn't want to come off. The P&C looked great, which I decarboned. Some yo-yo had used silicone to put the carb back together! Yes, you read that right. A couple trips through the ultrasonic cleaner, welch plugs removed and replace, and I gave up on in. It wouldn't hold an idle and would not tune correctly, no matter what I did. Who knows how much later, I had heavily modified a Walbro WT and made it work. This required swapping the throttle and choke shafts, and plugging and relocating both the fuel inlet and impulse passage. It was no easy talk. It's now running like a clock. Idles great, good throttle response, and tunes as it should. Of course, the real test will be when I get it in some wood. I didn't take any pics tonight, but will in the morning. The batteries in my camera are dead.
Oh, the heavy varnish in the fuel tank cleaned up nicely. I used a couple cans of Berrymans B-12 and #8 lead shot. I'm amazed how clean it came!
Oh, the heavy varnish in the fuel tank cleaned up nicely. I used a couple cans of Berrymans B-12 and #8 lead shot. I'm amazed how clean it came!
If anyone has a lowdown on where I can get them, I need one AV mount, and the throttle lock.
With this lousy cold I've got, I couln't sleep again, so here are the pics. BTW, I've not yet cleaned up and worked on the bow bar. I replaced the pull rope, new reed block and carb gaskets, repaired the kill switch wire, decarboned the P&C, replaced the carb, replaced the fuel line and filter, and cleaned everything.
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Yup, that's a Stihl carb.
What's up with this tank vent? It's just a fitting with a hole in it. I'm guessing I'm missing a valve of some kind.
What's up with this tank vent? It's just a fitting with a hole in it. I'm guessing I'm missing a valve of some kind.
What do you think? At a minimum, I'm putting new decals on this saw. They're already ordered. Should I paint the whole saw, paint just the top cover which came from another saw, or only replace the decals?
stihlboy
Guess who's back
paint it all, but paint it durable.
about 1k posts till you retire
about 1k posts till you retire
paint it all, but paint it durable.
about 1k posts till you retire
I should be able to retire by the end of the year
I painted the Homelite 1050 with TSC tractor/iimplement paint and used their hardener in it. It looks to be very fuel resistant. The carb cleaner with methylene chloride in it doesn't even seem to touch it.
