Some of the best saws ever made!!!
Reviving a Poulan 5200
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Some of the best saws ever made!!!
So Andre, how long is your 4200 going to live in a box
Let's get with it compadre!
I've got a question on my clutch assembly. I have two thrust washers, one on either side of the drum. One is smaller in diameter, but thicker. The other is larger in diameter, but thinner. Which one goes on which side? I had the large thin one against the worm gear, and the smaller one between the drum and clutch. I've switched them around now to see if it makes a difference. I'm thinking my drum/spur may be just a little too thick, and when they saw is used, it torques the clutch on tight enough to bind the drum.
I figured out the fast idle problem. All the parts were ther, just the end of the button is broken off. The problem is that the handle is worn where the pin pushes through, and was allowing the spring to go through. I made a small washer to go in, thus holding the spring. A little tweak of the throttle rod, and it's good to go. A new button would be nice, but it works the way it is.
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Brad, you should have 3 washers if I remember right. A thin one on the back and a small thick one inside and a very large thin one against the clutch itself.
What brand spur sprocket do you have? I have had some trouble myself out of those Herr sprockets.
All my 4200/5200 saws have to be idled down pretty far to keep the clutch from wanting to engage. I even put new springs in them. It's not too bad a problem though and just kinda chock it up to the nature of the beast.
I'm missing the big one that goes against the clutch. I don't see a brand on the drum. I'm having no trouble keeping it from spinning the chain now. I did flip the flat springs over.
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I'll look this weeked to see if the 245 used the same bigger washer, because I may have one of them.
If you didn't see a brand on the drum it probably isnt a Poulan drum then.
Thanks Mark.
Nice saw, Nice vid's, Nice thread.
One saw i don't have.
Think i'm gonna have to change that.
Lee
One saw i don't have.
Think i'm gonna have to change that.
Lee
We have not heard much about your project lately. Too busy porting I suppose.
I went out to the shop and ran mine earlier today. I need to get a big tree to use that thing on.
Keep us posted on how its going
I went out to the shop and ran mine earlier today. I need to get a big tree to use that thing on.
Keep us posted on how its going
The saw is basically finished and running great. I'll not be working on it until I get the paint for it, after which the new decals will go on.
I'm doing a little reviving of my own. Got this one tore apart yesterday and working in cleaning it up. The piston, cyl and crank are all in excellent conditon on this one.
Hopefully before the days over I'll have another tore down as well. If I do them both at the same time, I can paint them both at the same time as well saving some work later cleaning spray guns and such.
Hopefully before the days over I'll have another tore down as well. If I do them both at the same time, I can paint them both at the same time as well saving some work later cleaning spray guns and such.
I hate working on more than one saw at once, but I certainly understand wanting to only have the paint out once. That is the only drawback of using a spraygun. The results are worth it though. Are crank seals available for these?
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I finally got my real 5200 air filter yesterday. Here it is in solid Oak. She's definately a runner. She has good RPMs, yet you can lean on her, and she just digs in a gets to work.
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I'm doing a little reviving of my own. Got this one tore apart yesterday and working in cleaning it up. The piston, cyl and crank are all in excellent conditon on this one.
Hopefully before the days over I'll have another tore down as well. If I do them both at the same time, I can paint them both at the same time as well saving some work later cleaning spray guns and such.
Mark that reed cage looks HUGE from the pic. Your build looks good so far and seems to cleaned up nice. When your done sent it this way
Here's the paint I bought for the 5200. TSC doesn't custom match paint. I'm hoping this paint is as fuel proof with the hardener added.
