I have always bought Poulan chain saws, at least 4 or 5 in last several years. Maybe no more. The 4018 I have now
is about two years old and the gas cap swells up to the point it is extremely difficult to get on and off. It is off now
and won't go back on. I called Poulan expecting to hear this was a common problem, a new cap had been designed
and one would be sent to me shortly. Instead they acknowledged the problem and suggested I take off the cap and put it
out in the sun for some un-disclosed period of time and it would dry out and go back on. I could also buy another
defective cap so one was always dry and maintaining its correct dimensions to work properly. Is this the state of American
engineering expertise and customer service? Can we make a chainsaw with a functioning fuel cap? Anyone else had this
problem with the Yellow Poulan saws? The old green ones I used to buy had fuel caps that worked properly.
is about two years old and the gas cap swells up to the point it is extremely difficult to get on and off. It is off now
and won't go back on. I called Poulan expecting to hear this was a common problem, a new cap had been designed
and one would be sent to me shortly. Instead they acknowledged the problem and suggested I take off the cap and put it
out in the sun for some un-disclosed period of time and it would dry out and go back on. I could also buy another
defective cap so one was always dry and maintaining its correct dimensions to work properly. Is this the state of American
engineering expertise and customer service? Can we make a chainsaw with a functioning fuel cap? Anyone else had this
problem with the Yellow Poulan saws? The old green ones I used to buy had fuel caps that worked properly.