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Title: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: Dh1984 on April 11, 2011, 11:12:40 pm
Has anyone ever Ported a poulan 295? what all do i need to port it? I asked this onced before on a other site and really could figure out what i needed.I got a spare engine for it and it looks new on the inside of the cylinder.and i was goin to try and port it if i can.Can someone tell me what all i need please
Title: Re: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: Al Smith on April 12, 2011, 02:48:38 pm
I am assuming a 295 is a typical 46 cc Poulan ,clam shell design .Actually because of the design there isn't much you can do with it .Widen the intake and exhaust just a tad, gut the muffler and call it a day .

They aren't bad little occasional use firewood saws but no matter what you do to it ,it will never be an 026 Stihl or 346 Husky .
Title: Re: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: Cut4fun . on April 12, 2011, 02:53:03 pm
Your correct Al, PP 295 is 46cc clamshell design.

Poulan Pro 295 IPL

http://s30387.gridserver.com/partsDiagrams/Poulan%20Pro%20295.pdf
Title: Re: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: Dh1984 on April 12, 2011, 03:09:19 pm
Oh ok i c well i'll take and change the muffler and put this 2 peice muffler on it. and take the baffles out of it and drill a few of them bigger.
Title: Re: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: Al Smith on April 12, 2011, 04:39:54 pm
Well don't put such a big hole in the thing that it won't idle short of blowing black smoke like it were burning soft coal .

I'm not sure if I've worked on that praticular model except to tune one .However if it has that typical steel insert around the exhaust port ,you can remove that thing and smooth out the port which will be about enough width .Don't raise it up because it needs all the grunt it can get .
Title: Re: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: Dh1984 on April 12, 2011, 07:14:05 pm
oh ok i'm just goin to open them a little and then put it back together
Title: Re: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: jred630bb on April 20, 2011, 11:36:13 pm
My 295 was always hard starting. I removed the muffler and took off the deflector and screen. The goofy outlet is in the back of the muffler with a aluminum redirecting shield behind it. there was a 3/8 hole in it. Like I did with my 026 stihl I added a 3/8 hole on each side of the original for a total of 3 3/8's holes. I removed the steel insert in the exhaust port and removed the lip on the sides with a dremel. After reajusting the carb it runs very nice and will start  on the 2nd or 3rd pull every time cold. Before I had to let it run a couple of minutes brfore you could hit the gas. Not any more. Im now running it with a 13" .325- .058 bar with a windsor chisel chain. Made a nice trim saw. Rick!
Title: Re: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: Cut4fun on April 22, 2011, 06:09:13 pm
Then again you could find a show piece like my bro did from a guy at work awhile back.

(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g289/doemaster789/CopyofCoyote2006.jpg)
Title: Re: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: Dh1984 on April 23, 2011, 12:36:53 am
thats what my 295 almost looks like with out the primmer bulb and it's yellow in color though. but i'm trying my hand at porting my spare engine before i start on something high dollar.so wish me luck and hope i don't mess it up to bad LOL.
Title: Re: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: Al Smith on April 23, 2011, 05:27:14 am
The one I have is similar but no primer,no brake Craftsman version .I did basically the same with the steel insert in the exhaust .A little other incidently port stuff .It has the same little lock choke carb a 335 Huskey uses .

For some reason that danged thing would pressurize the tank so I had to put a tank vent on it .

I had the bright idea to pull the air chute out of it .Bad plan .That little thing will over heat if you run it long so it goes back in as soon as I find it .

For what it is though it really doesn't do bad  all things considered .
Title: Re: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: Dh1984 on April 23, 2011, 11:29:06 pm
here are some pictures of what i done to it today i findly got it done.i started on it last night and it took me 3 hours last night and the whole day today to finsh it.but i got her done but i still need help on the intake side so i can port it without messing with the timing on it.
Title: Re: Poulan 295 Porting
Post by: Dh1984 on May 20, 2011, 08:55:11 am
does anyone know how much to take the carb intake side too on one of these saws? i been searching the inter net and haven't found anything yet on how much to take it too.i like to get it goin before the Wildthingy GTG when ever it comes up.