What's on your bench now?

Lol....no. I've had my fill of poulan saws that aren't old school beaird poulans. I like that Husqvarna though.

 

I got the carburetor cleaned out and the saw back together. It started after 3-4 pulls and would idle but kept dying once I gave it gas. I check the screen in the muffler and bingo. Completely plugged up. Running awesome now

 

This stupid Poulan… I’m genuinely shocked. All I did was put fresh gas in it and it fired up. It even cut through this shagbark hickory log, albeit slowly. It’s a runner though.

 

Those wild things ain't bad little saws.

 

I’m beginning to think so too. I used to have a Poulan 4218 which was pretty similar, and that wasn’t bad either. They do a good enough job for what they’re intended for.

 

I had a wild thing with no AV. It ran really good but my hands couldn't take the vibes.

 

Got a free 394,, cracked case by bar studs.
Farmertec case. Got some cabers coming.
Crank is in,,

 

That thing looks mint.

 

It basically is. For sure nobody’s done much other than flip the bar a couple times and use it lightly. It’s completely unmolested. A little plastic conditioner here and there and it would almost look like factory. My guess is he couldn’t get the Husky to run right so he bought the Poulan, then when his health faded (the seller was shaking profusely, I assume Parkinson’s disease) he left them in his garage until now.

 

First time for me. Any secrets?

 

Every year, at saw fest in Ohio, one class of saw they run is a wild thing race. It pretty popular. Lol

 

So I’ve recently discovered

I almost feel proud to own one now, if nothing more than for the novelty. I even splurged and ordered a couple spare chains for it

 

I've always liked the color scheme because its kawasaki dirt bike colors. Or close enough anyway. Lol

 

Just did the annual mouse house eviction of the snowblower. They like to summer under the fan shroud. I hate them bastages!

 

Fixing a MS291 that had a toasted piston. Friend of a friend thing. I was able to save the OEM cylinder and ordered a piston and crank seals. It's the older style non-strato version 291.


Still waiting for parts, but while waiting, the jug and muffler got some spinny thing time to open up the muffler, widen the exhaust, and open up the lower transfers for some flow.




Bottom end will get cleaned up real good, the bearings feel good, new seals will go in and a vac / pressure test will be done. Bar oil tank had used motor oil in it and the bottom end of the crank looked nasty but that was probably piston residue... but crappy 2T oil may have been a contributing factor as well as it must have gone lean. Spark plug wasn't in it when it arrived on my doorstep.


I try not to judge, but I'll most likely not be able to stop myself from launching into a soapbox lecture on the evils of crappy oils, dull chains, and filthy air filters... I'll bump the ignition timing up 5* and tune it up good with a sharp chain and get it back to him.

 

That looks like it may have been ran on Stihl Ultra oil by the looks that garbage on most of the piston. If it is, it fits your oil description perfectly.

 

My new larger bore top end should be in later today. In the meantime I’ve made a lot of progress getting the rest of the parts cleaned up. I even took the recoil completely apart, making sure to get every spec of schmutz out of each crevasse.

 

Im stripping off all steel and turning junk into campfire fireworks.

 

Had all the parts to rebuild this for the 346




Rest of the stuff is due today.