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Re: Poulan 365
« Reply #160 on: January 21, 2017, 09:55:21 pm »
I agree with you.   I read the other thread also and had commented over there.
It could have been dropped or any number of things that lead to it splitting. 

Who knows what some of these saws have had done to them in the past.   When I bought my 3500 the clutch was welded together on it with no springs in it.   Just the extra weight in the wrong place on that clutch would have caused some imbalance.   
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Re: Poulan 365
« Reply #161 on: January 21, 2017, 11:24:59 pm »
   When I bought my 3500 the clutch was welded together on it with no springs in it.   Just the extra weight in the wrong place on that clutch would have caused some imbalance.   

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Re: Poulan 365
« Reply #162 on: January 24, 2017, 06:31:28 pm »
Could have been a casting flaw in the flywheel.  It also could have been damaged by being whacked with a hammer or dropped onto a concrete floor sometime in the past.

There were a few old Echo models that experienced FW failures.  One is the CS1001VL if I'm not mistaken.  More than a few of them have grenaded the FW.  I know a guy in Pa that has that model in his collection.  The FW blew a while back.  Thankfully, nobody was hurt.

Another Echo model with FW issues was the CS500VL.  There were so many problems that Echo had a recall of the saws.  If your 500VL fit within a certain SN range (mine is after it......dangit), they'd give you a new saw to replace it. In the wording of the recall, they blamed improper R/R of the FW during breaker points service (by homeowners, or improperly trained mechanics).........causing damage to the FW that could later result in a blown FW. 

The 500VL's after that SN range have a stronger FW (and possibly a different crank/FW taper....cannot remember now).  The 500EVL (electronic ign) saws are also not affected by the recall.  Recall is dated 1986 or so.

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Re: Poulan 365
« Reply #163 on: January 25, 2018, 11:41:27 am »
Another 60cc project PP365. Bonus was the 16" K041 3/8 replaceable sprocket nose bar and 3 new 33rsc chains.

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Re: Poulan 365
« Reply #164 on: January 25, 2018, 11:55:38 am »
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Re: Poulan 365
« Reply #165 on: January 25, 2018, 01:21:37 pm »
Figured I would see some scuffing when I seen the broken impulse line.  Piston can be saved but will use a new one. 

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Re: Poulan 365
« Reply #166 on: January 25, 2018, 03:23:31 pm »
The chain that came of 365 was Oregon 76 SL 3/8. If someone needs it for the chassis and drive links for making lighter race chain just trade me a 60dl chain or cost of replacement plus shipping to you.

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Re: Poulan 365
« Reply #167 on: January 31, 2018, 07:48:49 pm »
are parts still available for this line of bigger poulan's?

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Re: Poulan 365
« Reply #168 on: January 31, 2018, 07:51:02 pm »
are parts still available for this line of bigger poulan's?

I have everything they need. But alot is going NLA anymore.

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Re: Poulan 365
« Reply #169 on: January 31, 2018, 07:59:31 pm »
thats what i wanted to know... Thank you for your fast response....guess i should hold on to all the bad micros and s25da saws i bought over  the years that have bad pistons etc...seems like parts on all the older saws are getting sparse....Makes me ill that people scrap the old saws....
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