Heck of a deal??? Maybe

Check the plug for foul then check for compression, did the gas smell like gas or mixed fuel?

I can’t seem to get lil Vernon to grab or do anything any more. He’s acquired some sort of trust issues for some reason.
Took it to the shop. Pulled the plug. It was soaked. Used the ole ground the plug method and it has spark but blue and weak. It actually ignited gas that the piston squirted out the plug hole.
Tried a used plug from a different saw with no luck.
Still on its first tank of gas. Gonna dump it and start fresh tomorrow.

Couldn’t take it. I went back to the shop. Dumped the gas. Blew out the tank until dry. Pulled the fuel filter and cleaned. Blew air in fuel line from a distance. Pulled the plug and blew air in cylinder. Cleaned/dried the plug. Put all back together and she fired second pull. Closed choke and running on 3rd pull. I cut a few pieces of wood to help run some gas through. Ran perfect.

I try to use only non ethanol in small engines.
My old Stihl didn’t want to run last time I tried it . Finally got it going but was some work.
This is a much bigger saw than my others. Don’t know weather to keep it or sell.

Can use general pump gas so long as mix MINIMAL for use, use that up run saws and weed trimmers until stall out then clean ALL the gas out of the tank, I then add a stabilized mix of canned gas to each little engine start and shut them down.  Canned mix gas lasts a long time, the general gas if used up becomes no problem.  Know others that just run the last of season tank with a little stabile in it then run them dry, also not having issues,

One of my Husqvarna's was real particular on gas. More than a couple months old and it wouldn't run. The others can be going on a year and still run.

When I found myself in the market for a chainsaw, I did a little research first which was when I found out that the old AC saws were made by Poulan. Since an AC saw in running condition is well beyond my comfort zone price wise for an occasional use saw, I took a chance on a brand new 16" Poulan saw sold through Lowe's at the time. I was quite satisfied with it as a homeowner doing storm cleanup on my and my in-laws property for many years. It always started every time that I needed it no matter how long it had sat. As far as fuel, I used the same 87 pump gas that I run in my mowers but with the proper oil ratio mixed in. This same gas can also supplies my weedeater which has been fine for many years now too. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of leaving my chainsaw sit outside on the porch 1 night after using it and somebody walked off with it. Needless to say, I will have no problem buying myself another Poulan when I get another saw.

Sugarmaker wrote: Thad,  Good deal. Yes you had compression, (new saw) you had sparky, So the fuel would have been what I would have suspected too. This spring I had several things that had to have fuel drained and changed out to get them to run. Sounds like you got a nice saw for about a third of the price of a new one!  Awesome! Now where are the pictures? Regards,  Chris

I phone no work with this forum. Several of us have tried.

Nice deal on the saw! Sounds like the owner just fouled the plug. Maybe he forgot to turn it on for several pulls, or maybe the switch can be iffy, or maybe the fuel was a bit off. Good luck!

Reminds me of 3 weeks ago!

Try emailing to yourself.

I only have the phone now.

Boss man, I got to unload it myself, so... I don’t very often make them that big due to tires, ease of unloading, steady work flow for helpers, etc. But when we started, I said I want one more big load this year before we round bale the rest!

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Edited by Tbone95 - 26 Jul 2020 at 3:58pm