ORIGINAL: tim220225

[CH Ignitions cost at least $50.00 less than stated.]

The CH Ignition Poulan kit comes with prop hub, sensor, sensor bracket, twister manifold and ignition unit. It retails for $208.00 I believe.

[Why buy all the parts for a Poulan?]

I don't know, so that you don't have the waste. Or it could be that some may not prefer to shop around for that $100.00 saw when they can buy it everyday at a saw shop. While they are available from time to time, they are not available all the time.


[You can buy the whole saw for less than that at times brand new, sell the leftovers.]

You will have to go through the trouble of listing these pieces on ebay, because most saw shops will not give you $5.00 for your leftovers. I know because I work at one.


[Poulan makes Craftsman.]

And they are often cheaper!


[Remember that BME singles are right out of the Echo chainsaw line. Have a BME 50 in my Wildhare Extra 300LX. Had to invest $650 or so in it. Just started 2 new projects based on the Echo short blocks. CS4400 = BME 44 and a CS510 = BME 50. Paid $350 for both short blocks. Hubs, mufflers, and ignitions will cost me another $250 or so to buy, but I am making everything but the ignitions.]

Now that is a whole different story. The Echo is very strong, very well built and probably one of the easiest engines to convert, the cost is more, but it is a great engine. I have two BME engines, the 44 and 50, the 50 is as every bit as strong as an "airplane engine". This gives you the perfect example of all the other possible conversions that are out there other than the Poulan 46. But I used the 46 as my case in point, because the "conversion kit for Dummies" is available through CH. I have not checked other short-block prices but I would bet for those that do may be surprised at the cost...they aren't that bad.....and they are new.