Chainsaw Repair

No its not made of wood.

If you need a tool to adjust that wild thing and don't want to buy one for $20 and wait 2 weeks, you can make one from a clear bic pen or some other type of hard pen.

-Remove the top cover from the poulan to have clear access to the carb.

-Take a clear type bic pen and remove the ink and caps

-Melt the smaller end and roll it on a table to shrink the hole a bit smaller

-Melt it again and when soft squeeze it over the spline screw and let it harden and form a tool. It might take three or four melts to make it perfect but it worked for me.

-Be very steady when holding the melt. it hardens quickly and the slightest movement will make it too loose. you want a nice tight fit so let it harden for 30 seconds at least before pulling it off.

- Adjusting is still a bit tricky, the pen barely fits so you have to put it in the cover and put the cover on at the same time with the pen sticking out.

H and L needed two different sizes of pens for me. It worked great and because its plastic it will not damage the splines like pliers would.


Credit goes to the nintendo game cube tool . this pic is for a nintendo screw but the idea is similar

Pretty slick.

Good job

Get ahold of some 1/8" (I believe) copper or plastic tubing...press on, and you have yourself a tool!  I have access to all kinds of plastic tube, so it's easy for me, plus when/if it strips, you can just cut it off and repeat.  Good luck.

Another redneck idea after a few brews today  . Only works if the black carb grommet is removed so it can reach the spined needles.