Pro 42CC 2 Cycle Chainsaw, 18″
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R² Drive Link Inboard Clutch
The C-clips tend to fly when being removed. Please wear eye protection and exercise care.
View this; it will help. Your clutch is a left handed thread.
R² Drive Link Outboard Clutch
Check at the IPL for your saw to see if any special tools are needed.
A length of starter cord or nylon rope may be used instead of the piston stop (retain 6″ ± so you can remove it). Make sure the piston is near the top of the cylinder before feeding the cord or it can fall through the exhaust port and damage the piston as it rises.
It is probably a left handed thread (tighten it to loosen it).
You didn’t provide the model number of you saw, I can’t be more specific. You can find an IPL (exploded parts list) that will list any special tools here:
Poulan.com
http://www.ordertree.com/modelinfo/POULAN-WEED-EATER/75.59.html
Let us know how it worked for you. GLLou
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Remove the lock nut on the front of the muffler with an adjustable wrench. Pull the bolt cover off the muffler. Remove the two muffler bolts with an adjustable wrench. Pull the muffler, gasket and metal back plate straight forward and off.
Q: How do I mix gas and oil? A: Mix 3.2 ounces of Poulan 2-cycle air cooled engine oil to one gallon of fresh unleaded gasoline to obtain the recommended 40:1 fuel to oil ratio.
You can find Poulan Pro products both in-store and online at home improvement retailers, hardware stores, and mass merchants all over North America. We are here to help you tackle… ANY YARD.
A muffler delete, or completely removing the muffler from a vehicle, is illegal in every state. There are no exceptions to this law, and police do have the right to pull you over if they see you have none or simply because your car is too loud.
Poulan is a brand name of the Swedish manufacturer Husqvarna AB.
Pre-mixed 2-cycle fuel comes with the chainsaw. To mix your own fuel you must obtain a 50:1 (or 2%) mixture ratio, pour 2.6 ounces of 2-cycle synthetic oil into one gallon of fresh unleaded gasoline.
Common vehicles that are given muffler deletes or “straight pipes” Any vehicle can be straight piped. Any vehicle can have its muffler deleted- if it has one.
There are a number of reasons why a muffler has gone bad. Due to being exposed to moisture and heat, mufflers will naturally degrade over time. Moisture causes the interior of mufflers to rust, which affects its quality. Your muffler may also go bad if your vehicle hits something that knocks against the component.
The answer is yes. With the absence of a muffler, you can still operate your lawn mower, but the sound will be louder. At this stage, no significant damage is rendered to your device.
There are a number of reasons why a muffler has gone bad. Due to being exposed to moisture and heat, mufflers will naturally degrade over time. Moisture causes the interior of mufflers to rust, which affects its quality. Your muffler may also go bad if your vehicle hits something that knocks against the component.
The answer is yes. With the absence of a muffler, you can still operate your lawn mower, but the sound will be louder. At this stage, no significant damage is rendered to your device.
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Poulan chainsaw 18″ 42 cc, pro gas filler cap?
ANSWER : Yep they swell after a while and will not screw in or out!
Sand the threads down so that the circumference is reduced with a course file or plumbers cloth, chamfer the threads a bit on the edges. A new one will do the same thing after a while so just fix the one you have.
Chain falling off on small load
ANSWER : New bar and chain should do the trick. ONCE IT GETS A LITTLE DULL T BUILDS UP HEAT AND STRETCHES. Use a good quality case hardened chain they last longer and are well worth the extra money.
Poulan pro 42 cc, no spark – Poulan Pro 42CC 2 Cycle Chainsaw, 18"
ANSWER : Try diss connecting the earth cut out wire from the ignition unit and try for a spark again, this will rule out the switch and any trapped wires, re set the air gap between the unit and the flywheel to 0.3mm, if there is still no spark the unit is bad and will require replacment, they are normally only held on with a couple of allen screws, and either bolted to the cylinder or the crankcase.
Pull cord is difficult to pull after third pull becomes stuck but will turn if pull hard repeats every three to four pulls.
ANSWER : No response to clarification request.
I have Poulan Pro 42 CC 18″ Chain Saw. When I
ANSWER : Check to see if you have the chain oriented correctly – it is east to put them on backward without realizing it. Th3e teeth should point forward, with the anti – kickback lug in front of the tooth. Let me know if this helps!!
Why my poulan saw excelerates on its own and stalls when I squeeze the trigger
ANSWER : Needs low speed needle on carb turned counter clockwise half turn.
Poulan Pro 42/18 gas Chain saw: The chain oil hole that feeds the upper slot seems to be blocked. Does that rubber assembly just pull out or does the whole area have to be taken apart. Is it gravity feed or is there a pump in there somewhere. Thanks GS
ANSWER : GS, there is a pump driven by the clutch sprocket/drum. Operate the engine with the bar off. There should be oil coming out.
a) If so, the hole in the bar is plugged with saw dust. This is very common on all brands of saws.
b) If not, then remove the clutch/drum assembly and inspect the worm gear drive of the pump.
*note, the threads on all chain saw clutches are Left Hand reverse threads.
Poulan pro 18″ saw locked up.. help
ANSWER : I had the same issue with two of these Poulan 18″ saws. I took the first one back as it never pulled to start. The second just happened today. I took the bar and chain off, then unscrewed the casing around the pull start. When I tried to manually move the fly-wheel, I couldn’t do it. After trying to take the fly wheel off, I discovered that the small black piece just to the side of the fly-wheel was pushing up against the fly wheel. I pushed this piece back while tightening the screws that had loosened around it. The pull and fly wheel have no interference now and it works like new. Hope this helps.
