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**pat mcgroin** · 05-27-2009, 08:15 AM

I would suggest a new diaphram in the carb.
When they get old they tend to get harder and are less responsive.
I just went through that with my homelite and it and the following made a huge difference.
I think it cost about $8.

Also Im not sure of the Poulan but on my homelite the fuel lines that go into the tank are very soft. It is that ability to compress that creates the seal so I had to pull the line up about 2 mm to get to where the line was soft again.
After years of being in that posistion the line compressed and stayed that way and caused a vacumn and minor fuel leak under the carb.

One other thing that you can try is to turn the idle screw all the way in (be gentle) and count the turns. Then remove it and shhot some carb cleaner in there to make sure there is no varnish in there not allowing the idle circuit to work.

05-27-2009, 08:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
pat mcgroin TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toledo Oh. Posts: 596 OS: XP Professional SP2 Vista Ultimate SP2	Re: Poulan Woodshark I would suggest a new diaphram in the carb. When they get old they tend to get harder and are less responsive. I just went through that with my homelite and it and the following made a huge difference. I think it cost about $8. Also Im not sure of the Poulan but on my homelite the fuel lines that go into the tank are very soft. It is that ability to compress that creates the seal so I had to pull the line up about 2 mm to get to where the line was soft again. After years of being in that posistion the line compressed and stayed that way and caused a vacumn and minor fuel leak under the carb. One other thing that you can try is to turn the idle screw all the way in (be gentle) and count the turns. Then remove it and shhot some carb cleaner in there to make sure there is no varnish in there not allowing the idle circuit to work.