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Poulan 2150 chainsaw problem

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Hubie

12-14-2002 08:56:13




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I have a Poulan 2150 chainsaw that started giving me problems. I've had it 6 yrs and it always cranked with no problem until this spring when the piston ring chipped and scored the cylinder wall and the piston. I replaced them and it cranked good. I used it around the farm for small stuff all summer. Last week we had an ice storm and a lot of stuff came off trees so I took it out to help some friends cut up branches etc. Well it cranked ok but died under a load. I took the carb apart to see if it needed to be cleaned and there was a little metal cap that goes over a screened orifice that had popped off. I put that back on thinking that was the problem, but it still does the same thing. I also sprayed out the carb with carb cleaner while I had it apart just in case it was gummed up. I rebuilt the carb and put a new fuel filter on it this spring when I replaced the jug and piston. Has anyone had similar problems?

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Hubie

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gasline

11-17-2006 20:20:40




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 Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Hubie, 12-14-2002 08:56:13  
I have the same problem model 3500 replaced gas line and vacuum line in tank there is one other line that was broken on my carb mine starts the stops there are three 1/16" lines (tank with filter line to carb) ( air line in gas tank with pinch hose to stop gas tank vacuum problems ) the third is on left side of carb should it have a filter on it for air to carb.



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Slowpoke

12-15-2002 00:43:59




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 Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Hubie, 12-14-2002 08:56:13  
I use model airplane fuel line for replaclng the old cracked factory line on my chain saws. There's a couple different kinds so mention it's for gasoline use. It seems to last longer and it's cheaper, like 70 cents/ft. Take a sample of the old line or a fitting to match ID. You might also get out your wallet and buy a new diaphram. When they're around for a long time they get old and wrinkled, just like people, and they don't want to work any more. Slowpoke

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Mac

12-14-2002 15:14:23




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 Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Hubie, 12-14-2002 08:56:13  
Had a problem very much like that on my poulan. Finally replaced ALL gas lines and it ran fine.
As other poster sez, might check exhaust muffler, if it has the small spark arrestor screen in it, they are prone to plug up. It might idle but will not rev.



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Chris

12-14-2002 13:11:46




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 Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Hubie, 12-14-2002 08:56:13  
My Poulans did the same thing. Idled OK then no power/died under load. Turned out to be cracked fuel lines drawing air.They get a bit stiff and crack inside the case where you can't see it. Easy and cheap to replace. Made all the difference in the world!



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Scott V

12-14-2002 10:20:08




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 Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Hubie, 12-14-2002 08:56:13  
I don't know if you have checked the muffer for clogging,but it sounds like it.I did the same thing with my weedwacker.



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Hubie

12-14-2002 15:13:41




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 Re: Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Scott V, 12-14-2002 10:20:08  
I took the exhaust all apart and cleaned it. Took the carb out again and checked and sprayed it out again. That carb has been out so many times it will just about come out now when I ask it to. I don't know. The darn saw is fixing to become an anchor for my john boat. It starts when I choke it, but when I push the choke in, it sputters and dies, regardless of whether or not I push the gas trigger. It's starving for gas but I'll be darned if I know why. I even tried mixing a new batch of gas, thinking that there might be to much oil in it but it didn't do any good.

Ideas?

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Hubie

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Gary in TX

12-15-2002 07:33:26




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 Re: Re: Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Hubie, 12-14-2002 15:13:41  
Have you put in the new diaphram in the carb. if its starving for gas it would sound to me like it would be either stopped up fuel line or the diaphram not pumping or could be the reed valves in the engine not producing enough suction. Muffler being stopped up would do it too. I know this post is nothing new but thought it worth menioning again.



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bob

12-14-2002 20:32:12




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 Re: Re: Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Hubie, 12-14-2002 15:13:41  
borrow a carb off another saw just like it that does run good. Probably isnt an electrical problem, so must be fuel or plugged exhaust. Plugged exhaust usually wont run at all.



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T_Bone

12-14-2002 22:26:49




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to bob, 12-14-2002 20:32:12  
Hi Hubie,

If the saw will run while choked and will vary rpm with choke setting, then you still have a idle/main/or both passage circuit plugged up.

I use Berryman B12 for rebuilding diesel injectors and it'll melt the carbon as you spray it on. Good stuff.

If the B12 won't unplug the blockage, then I would use a fine strand of copper wire with a filed sharp point and prob the passages. Be careful here as you can screw up a passage way very easy. CU is soft so it usally won't do any damage but AL is also very soft.

If it's water scale causing the blockage theres nothing that will disolve the scale and the only way is to push it out with a wire cleaner.

T_Bone

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Hubie

12-14-2002 12:10:59




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 Re: Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Scott V, 12-14-2002 10:20:08  
Not yet Scott. I'll do that and let ya know.

Thanks,
Hubie



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Scott V

12-14-2002 17:09:42




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 Re: Re: Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Hubie, 12-14-2002 12:10:59  
Hubie,maybe you crank seals are bad?Check to see if there is any slop in the the crank.I seen a few poulans with that problem.I have owned two of them,and one had that problem. I hope its not that.
Scott



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Hubie

12-15-2002 10:22:59




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Scott V, 12-14-2002 17:09:42  
Thanks for all the input. I will 1st try the Berrymans and small soft wire. Hopefully that is it. I hope it's not the crank seals. As I said in my first post I had the whole thing apart earlier this year and I don't want to have to do that again. Not that it was difficult but I don't think it would be economically feasible to dump any more money into it. I went to e-bay the other day and you can get re-manufactured 2150s all day long with a warranty for 70 bucks. Not that I would buy one but there comes a time... If push comes to shove and it turns out to be something expensive I'll probably get a Stihl or a Husky this time around. They cost a little more but it's a matter of pay me now or pay me later. :^) I only bought this Poulan because they were on sale for about $89.00 at the time I got it.

Thanks again for the input. I'll repost after I try your suggestions.

Hubie

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Andy

12-30-2002 15:25:31




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: poulan 2150 chainsaw problem in reply to Hubie, 12-15-2002 10:22:59  
Just finished replacing fuel line in my old poulan, which I had given up all hope on. Now it screams. Same symptoms as yours, I'd be willing to bet that if you replace the fuel line as well as the other return line and breather line, it will fix it.

( I did all the same stuff to the muffler and carb before I figured out it was just the old cracked lines)



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