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Pulling on the Poulan is getting old.....
I have a Poulan chainsaw (Farmhand Pro, model 295) that is about to become a boat anchor. This saw kicked butt since new in 2004, but no more.
I got ambitious and was all set to tackle a cutting project, so I broke out the "trusty"
Poulan. After fueling up with fresh gas/oil, (which I always drain if the saw is to sit 2 or 3 months) I began with a shot of ether, switched her on and it was downhill from there. After the third pull I kept cool and tickeled the choke a bit. Fire and die, fire and die.
From here, I saved energy and began the overall checks. Spark, (the trusty "grab the plug wire" method) ouch
, it has spark. Checked the plug for fouling and gap, checked for compression, (scientific method of "finger in the cylinder")...it blew it out. I proceeded to check the air filter even though I always keep it clean and the in tank fuel filter which is free flowing.
After "gently removing"
the well intentioned limiter caps from the hi and lo fuel adjustments, I began an attempt to dial in a satisfactory mixture.....best I could do was achieve a decent idle, relatively crisp throttle response, but never made the triumphant rpm horsepower it used to have.
Hours later and three little crappy four inch soft wood logs, my elbow and shoulder had enough. Start, adjust, start adjust...I could have cut more wood with a spoon and burnt up less energy!!
Any thoughts?? Sharpen the spoon and dump the saw in the lake??
What the???
I got ambitious and was all set to tackle a cutting project, so I broke out the "trusty"
Poulan. After fueling up with fresh gas/oil, (which I always drain if the saw is to sit 2 or 3 months) I began with a shot of ether, switched her on and it was downhill from there. After the third pull I kept cool and tickeled the choke a bit. Fire and die, fire and die.From here, I saved energy and began the overall checks. Spark, (the trusty "grab the plug wire" method) ouch
, it has spark. Checked the plug for fouling and gap, checked for compression, (scientific method of "finger in the cylinder")...it blew it out. I proceeded to check the air filter even though I always keep it clean and the in tank fuel filter which is free flowing.After "gently removing"
the well intentioned limiter caps from the hi and lo fuel adjustments, I began an attempt to dial in a satisfactory mixture.....best I could do was achieve a decent idle, relatively crisp throttle response, but never made the triumphant rpm horsepower it used to have. Hours later and three little crappy four inch soft wood logs, my elbow and shoulder had enough. Start, adjust, start adjust...I could have cut more wood with a spoon and burnt up less energy!!
Any thoughts?? Sharpen the spoon and dump the saw in the lake??
What the???
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