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Re: Poulan 3450 Carb issues
« Reply #40 on: December 28, 2014, 10:17:42 pm »
Yes HDA 164 is the right carb.  Look in Carb fixes & mods there is a fix for the HDA 164 which should be on your saw.
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Re: Poulan 3450 Carb issues
« Reply #41 on: December 28, 2014, 10:49:10 pm »
Yes HDA 164 is the right carb.  Look in Carb fixes & mods there is a fix for the HDA 164 which should be on your saw.
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The fix involves a new high speed check valve.  Don't know if we ever found a source for those.  I have a 164 waiting for one....

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Re: Poulan 3450 Carb issues
« Reply #42 on: December 28, 2014, 11:18:38 pm »
I thought one of the problems with the 164 was with the high speed nozzle leaking at idle because of the one way valve that is in that circuit.   I could be wrong with the ole memory bank.

It was an intermittent problem that sometimes showed up in that particular carb.
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Re: Poulan 3450 Carb issues
« Reply #43 on: December 28, 2014, 11:19:28 pm »
Yes HDA 164 is the right carb.  Look in Carb fixes & mods there is a fix for the HDA 164 which should be on your saw.
Shep

The fix involves a new high speed check valve.  Don't know if we ever found a source for those.  I have a 164 waiting for one....


Looks like you beat me there Aaron.
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Re: Poulan 3450 Carb issues
« Reply #44 on: December 29, 2014, 03:00:26 am »
I thought one of the problems with the 164 was with the high speed nozzle leaking at idle because of the one way valve that is in that circuit.   I could be wrong with the ole memory bank.

It was an intermittent problem that sometimes showed up in that particular carb.

My ailing HDA164 was all over the place.  L and H side were both way out of whack and responded unpredictability to adjustments.  The NOS HDA137 that I swapped on cured things...

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Re: Poulan 3450 Carb issues
« Reply #45 on: December 29, 2014, 03:19:41 am »
"L and H side were both way out of whack and responded unpredictability to adjustments"

This is a symptom of the bad high speed nozzle check valve from my experience
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Re: Poulan 3450 Carb issues
« Reply #46 on: December 29, 2014, 03:44:04 am »
Yep.  That carb sits on my shelf, awaiting a new HS nozzle check valve.  I don't know of a source for them.

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Re: Poulan 3450 Carb issues
« Reply #47 on: December 29, 2014, 06:58:30 pm »
Well I bought the EBAY carb thinking it was new.  Reread the ad and it was pulled from a poulan 330.  Oh well, now I probably have 2 carbs with issues.  Once I get it and inspect, probably time to order another rebuild kit.  :(  Still hoping for the best...

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Re: Poulan 3450 Carb issues
« Reply #48 on: January 04, 2015, 05:15:16 pm »
I got the new carb.  Found that replacing it is a little easier if you cut the 2 bolt a little shorter that hold the carb on.  Bad news - still the same issue.  It has a really high idle and the low speed is needle is rich to keep it running.  Thought some more - must be a leak on intake.  Sure enough, starting fluid shows that the the right side looking from the carb is the area where I need to explore.  I guess I need to get that rubber intake boot off to inspect.  This must have happened during my tank/handle replacement.  At least now I have a spare carb and a little closer to the problem.

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Re: Poulan 3450 Carb issues
« Reply #49 on: January 04, 2015, 06:21:15 pm »
At least you know how to take it back apart and get to the boot.   I learned a few things the hard way my first time at it also.

The 3450 was one of the first saws that I put a new piston in and used the acid method for cleaning up the cylinder.
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