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Title: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Tractorsaw1 on February 25, 2014, 08:56:25 am
Well seems like I have missed out a lot on this line of saws, so I decided to join in on the fun.  Were the 380 the only ones to have the yellow tanks?  I will have to see how bad the cylinder is on this one, but I have a new 038 mag cylinder that may replace it.  Also anyone have any of the missing pieces for this one?  Thanks
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Cut4fun . on February 25, 2014, 01:07:11 pm
I'm not 100% sure, but the poulan 380 is the only one of that style I have seen with yellow tank.    What does the sticker say on the tank back right side?

Looks like you have more parts then the 60cc 3450 I am working on very very slowly.  :-X
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Cut4fun . on February 25, 2014, 01:08:01 pm
Oh pop the cylinder cover. The cylinder fins will tell you 54cc or 60cc easily.
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Cut4fun . on February 25, 2014, 01:09:59 pm
60cc left,   54cc right

(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g289/doemaster789/Mac805PP260/3450BB3750bb338637mac003.jpg)

Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Cut4fun . on February 25, 2014, 01:18:51 pm
farmboy shared some tank info in this thread. http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/poulan/poulan-380/msg20941/#msg20941
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Tractorsaw1 on February 25, 2014, 01:44:54 pm
Thanks Kevin, I couldn't zoom in enough on the sticker to make anything out.  I won't have it until friday.  I seen 3000's 3750 video he did on his ported 3750, but if this cylinder is bad, I think the 038 mag is goin on.  I might of gave too much for a parts machine but i didn't think it was is a bad gamble on a 380, unless of course its way worse than I think it is.
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Eccentric on February 25, 2014, 02:04:47 pm
So it was you who outbid my token bid eh?   Glad somebody here got it.8)
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Cut4fun . on February 25, 2014, 02:06:19 pm
Looks like a fair price $60 with free shipping.  Topend worth that if good.
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Tractorsaw1 on February 25, 2014, 02:17:38 pm
I thought i was the only one who bid on it, figuring i really was crazy ;D  I bid with a couple of hours left, thinking well i prolly won't get it & had to go somewhere.  I figured best case would need a piston, rings, recoil, muffler front, air filter & cover, & seals, my my those part saws get kinda expensive pretty fast, but when there up & running good, you tend to forget all those small trinket part orders that kinda added up - priceless.
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Eccentric on February 25, 2014, 02:38:08 pm
Actually now that I think about it...........I may have just had that one in my 'watch' list and intended to bid (but forgot to do so before it ended).  No biggie.  I don't need another project.  I do like the yellow tank Super 380 look the best of that series....

Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Tractorsaw1 on February 25, 2014, 03:30:15 pm
I like most of the parts are still available new.  Choice of nylon mesh or flocked type air filter.  Anyone remake the decals for this saw?
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: farmboy on February 25, 2014, 09:36:10 pm
I was watching it too.  Decided not to bid got toooo many projects.  I haven't seen anything on decals for 380.  I'm kinda sorta looking myself.  My 380 decals aren't too bad but.
Shep
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: 3000 FPS on February 25, 2014, 10:34:26 pm
Yep I was watching it too.    It had to many parts missing for me so I did not bid.    I know the starter pulley is NLA.  But hope fully it is the same as a 3750, 3450, and 330.     In fact the 330 could have a lot of things in common.   I do not have a 380 so I cannot compare.
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Tractorsaw1 on March 05, 2014, 08:34:20 am
Well, its pretty much what I thought iT would be.  Looks like one of the muffler holes is wallered out, guessing the muffler got loose, guy kept on running it, melts the some of the top cover & piston is scored.  I haven't pulled the jug off yet, but the piston really doesn't look too bad.  I'm kinda at the cross roads right now on which direction i should go with it.  I have located almost all of the missing trinkets so thats pretty well covered.  I will need to order at minimum an air filter for it.  You guys that own & have ran these I tryin to decide build it up with a ported 038 mag topend, which was how I discovered this great line of saws to start with, option b Modified mark mention using an 039 piston & porting the 60cc topend, I'm thinking about this option right now as the 039 piston is pretty cheap.  But on the other hand a 52mm piston & closed port cylinder really should be pretty nasty.  Oh & i all ready have a new 038 mag cylinder, but it looks like I will need to install an impulse nipple on the base of this cylinder. 
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Cut4fun . on March 05, 2014, 01:49:12 pm
Show pics of how it is going with 038 match up.

I had once thought about making a 60cc poulan top work on the 3000 3300 305 335 crankcase. Then I though why for 6 more cc's over just using 335 3300. So I dropped the idea.
Now if I was builder a cheater saw for gtg stuff to pull the wool over some eyes that would be different.
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Tractorsaw1 on March 05, 2014, 03:38:48 pm
I will Kevin, first up is the lack of the impulse nipple on the cylinder.  The 1000 series variants have that on the crankcase.  I'm guessing all of the wider crankcase saws ie (330, 380, 3450, 3750 etc) have a nipple on the cylinder base instead of the crankcase.  I was wondering if the 3mm big bore is gonna be worth the troubles, or if anyone else besides Arrowhead over on AS had done one of these conversions.  It is 3mm larger & closed ports.
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Cut4fun . on March 05, 2014, 03:41:34 pm
The 365 3500 60cc has the impulse in the crankcase. Just so you know. Could go that route if easier then installing in cylinder,  install impulse nipple in the crankcase of your 380.
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Tractorsaw1 on March 05, 2014, 03:56:47 pm
Ya, my 3.3 has it in the crankcase, & i may do that.  However I will all ready be machining on the cylinder ;D
Title: Re: Super 380 or 330
Post by: Tractorsaw1 on March 08, 2014, 07:37:35 am
Sorry I didn't take any pictures yet.  It is a 60cc cylinder.  It really only needs a piston & ring, but I got a bigger plans for this 380.  Some observations so far.  The 60cc cylinder has the bolt pattern out wider in one direction than the 038mag cylinder, kinda of a surprise.  I got the rod bushings made up, & the original wrist pin needs shortened for the 52mm piston, kind of another surprise there.