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a coworker of mine said Princess Auto in PG had the Poulans for 89 bux, but that was powerhead only, no bar and chain.

thats where my buddy got her poulan from ,apparently it has a short bar and chain but it does have one

Any tips to get this $99 p.o.s. to idle? 1st tank of gas, only fired it up for a few minutes, and it won't idle unless you're on the throttle. Do I need to let it break in? or do I need to fuk with the carb?

I have the poulan wild thing. stalled out quite a bit on my first two tanks of gas. no problem now though

Did you use premium gas?
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Did you use premium gas?
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of course. fresh gas, 92 octane, around 45:1 w/ fuel stabilizer.

poulan should run fine even with regular gas

i think mine was like rat's, might get better after a tank or two.

did you RTFM? does the saw have an idle adjuster screw?

did you RTFM? does the saw have an idle adjuster screw?

RTFM = read teh facking manual? if so, then yes I did, no maintenance/tuning info in there, just a bunch of safety liability stuff, how to adjust chain tension etc.

There is a H/L adjustment, but it doesnt look like its a flat head screw.

I'm gonna run it for a tank or two this weekend and see if it loosens up a bit and starts idling.

if you pop the top cover off you could see what type of screws those are … can't remember

yeah the manual is useless …

does the saw have an idle adjuster screw?

I'll play around with the idle adjuster after work today. Hopefully it's that simple.

I'll play around with the idle adjuster after work today. Hopefully it's that simple.

it seems likely. chances are the idle is factory set for a smoothly running, fully broken-in engine and the (rough) new parts are providing extra resistance, slowing idle down to the point of stalling… ???

the idle adjuster will probably determine how much throttle in applied while the trigger is released.

- I GUESS. -

I have only owned one saw (John Deere).

yep, tightened up the idle screw and she runs pretty good now. After the windstorm today I'm sure I can find some blowdown to buck out tomorrow.

yep, tightened up the idle screw and she runs pretty good now. After the windstorm today I'm sure I can find some blowdown to buck out tomorrow.

points and laughs at forrester that didn't know how to tune a saw