Houston.. we have a problem.

That was rather well played.
I like it!!!!!

 

I was born and raised here, and partially in Penn. where my family hails from.
I do have a fond connection to this area, the woods, the hills, the critters I eat.

I've been in many places, and can call "home" where I'm at. But my wife on the other hand, has been many places, and doesn't wish to be anywhere else.

I will say that since I have a choice on where I live rather than the military deciding it for me, I know that I will NEVER live in the flat southwest again.

That is not meant to bash on those that do, just that I don't/won't.

start pouring sarcasm..
Besides, taxes are only money.. and the "SAFE" act makes me safer, right??
What's not to like??
stop pouring sarcasm

 

The newer Poulan oil pumps have a "plunger" with a plastic gear on the end. The gear turns by a metal spring on the crankshaft. When plastic gear teeth wear, plunger doesn't turn every time-may hit a dead spot = less or no oil. I'll try to get pics later.
Clutch tool on an air ratchet/hammer sure is easy but probably not worth the expense to do once every few years. You can make a clutch tool with a heavy mending plate. You contact both shoes rather than 1 with a hammer and rod, so clutch comes off easier - whack with a hammer after you've roped the piston. LHT - ClockWise is OFF.

 

Here are oil pump pics. See the nylon gear on the plunger. Those teeth wear.

 

Awesome posts dougand3 .

I ordered the clutch tool yesterday, but I appreciate your posting of the homemade tool. I definitely like that design.

I don't get the impact gun out enough anyways.

Kinda bummed but doesn't look like I'll get the oiler till Monday, but tool and clutch drum should get here tomorrow.

Replaced spark plugs and air filter last year, so those are good for now.

I'll try to get a vid of how little it's oiling now and after the new oiler.

 

Woot!! Woot!!

I got some good news.. and I got some great news.

Got the clutch drum and clutch removal tool as expected.

But wait, what's this??


Well.. I know this winter was long, bit didn't realize it was time again.
The oiler wasn't supposed to be here till Monday. Looks like the weekend just got more interesting.

So, now I have ALL the parts to make my little PP4218 all healthy again. (i like the first one, kinda looks like a doctor going in for surgery)

Not sure what time my buddy wants to go leek gathering tomorrow, I actually have been transplanting for many years in order to get them to thrive here. So I travel, dig up leeks, come home, dig and replant leeks. Kinda crazy I know, but I can't wait till I have a HUGE patch going.

Weather should be nice, so I'll try to get a quick vid of the saw as is with the oiler, then another after the new oiler is in.
I have no doubt that there will be a world of difference.

Other parts I got..

 

All right, let's see if this worked.
I posted the videos on Youtube, it logged in as Jill, but oh well no biggie.
This one is before replacing the oiler.

 

Ok, so that worked.

Here's the vid after the oiler was replaced.

 

That oiler definitely fixed her right up.
Here's the problem we saw with the old oiler.

 

And on the way back from leek gathering, I asked my BAM (Brother from Another Mother) to grab his saw so I could give it a try.
He runs a Stihl MS260Pro, so of course we took a couple video's of that also.

First up, the PP4218..



And now the Stihl 260Pro



His saw took mine handily.

 

Oh, and hopefully I won't get banned from the site for chainsaw abuse.

I think I've found one more item I need to include as regular maintenance, that is tearing apart and cleaning it more often than once in 18 years or so. This is what I allowed to happen over the years of owning and running this saw.



I'm a bit embarassed to post those pics, but it had to be done.

 

Meh, that isn't that bad. You could clean it every year and it would be like that. I've seen way worse.
Nice work on the DIY repair.
BTW, the vids no worky...just says not available.

 

Huh, I'll take a look, I probably did something wrong.

They played on the computer.

Thx for the heads up

 

Well, the saw is back up and running well,
Had to get some work done today.

After mowing the lawn, it's time for a little wood-work.



Here's all I've got left, then will be ordering in another tri-axle of logs and getting after the downed and busted trees here on the property.

 

Agree you can't keep area under sprocket very clean. And it not a problem unless grit gets on the plunger gear or in plunger tube and blocks hole. But very low risk.