Comments on: Minor Poulan Chainsaw Repair

By: Roy

Roy — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 01:24:54 +0000

The ethanol in todays gasoline is NO help in this matter. A new product called “Startron” has been introduced to the marketplace. It is rumored to counteract the detrimental effects that 10% ethanol (common now) in our US gas has on small engines and equipment. I just replaced fuel lines today (Tygon, by hand, without drilling) and it was very slow and tedious as the fit was extremely tight going in thru the 2 different sized holes (supply-small…return-larger). It takes a lot of patience to work on these machines, but once you understand most of their ills, it is not too hard. Fuel line deterioration is an extremely common malady and one that causes many people to abandon using that piece of equipment. Fuel line fixes are not too bad, as you have said…it is the Chinese design and engineering that is BAD. By the way, my Poulan 1950LE says assembled in USA (and they don’t mention the foreign parts)!

By: Dartman

Dartman — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:55:22 +0000

Thanks for the input Farmer49. My manual does not show this fuel line routing detail well and I struggled a bit to get things working properly. Unfortunately, I have given the saw away now as further difficulties with it drove me to being emotional and giving it to the repair shop for the time they had spent on it.

By: Farmer49

Farmer49 — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:08:56 +0000

One line with the fuel filter goes to the pump side of the carb. Then one line from the fuel tank goes to the primer on the suck side. The line coming out then goes to the carb. On my poulans the primer went to the bottom tube on the carb. Mine had a WT warbo carb. I am not an expert so I don’t know if this helped. I also have Stihl saws, much better but cost more. When you hook up the primer pump to see if you are getting fuel through it before puttin on the carb., if not reverse the lines. Get the right size line as it could press down enough to keep the motot from geting enough fuel supply.

By: Richard Geringswlad

Richard Geringswlad — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:04:26 +0000

Same problem but how do you configure the lines? There is a push button primer on my Craftsman 14″ and it split and I replaced it, but where do the hoses and filter go as all hoses disintegrated and there was nothing to go by.

By: Dartman

Dartman — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:44:06 +0000

I am glad I wasn’t alone with my problems. It seems the Poulan design could have been better from a reliability point-of-view. Thanks for the comments and suggestions, all.

By: larry

larry — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:40:11 +0000

I have a Poulan WoodShark #1950 with same problem. Lowes has a weedeater hose pack with 2 sizes of hose,small one fits my weedeater, larger one looks like it will fit my chainsaw. i\’ll find out tomorrow.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:19:23 +0000

Same thing happened with (3) Poulan saws I own, including the 2150. Apparently the original tubing was PVC, which gets deplasticized. Replacements are Tygon. Angled cut on new line, and needle-nose or hemostat, gets it installed.
ALWAYS use a fuel filter.
Often when line fails like this, debris clogs inlet screen in carb, mandating teardown. It did with 2 out of 3, for me.
How much did mfg. save? fifteen cents?

By: Raymond

Raymond — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:06:05 +0000

If you cut the end of the fuel line on a 45 degree angle this will make it simpler to feed through the hole in the casing.The angle allows the line feed while aiso causing it to compress slightly keeping the tight fit to aoid leaks.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:48:31 +0000

I had similar problem with fuel lines, I resolved this fitting problem by using wire cutters to shave off half of the lines diameter for about an inch. That made the line easier to push through the hole and grab it with needle nose pliers wich then pulled easily through hole.