also, my poulan crankshaft is WAY long with fine threads on the end of it. would i be able to swap the crank from another poulan so i could get a short shaft version? or at the very least something with threads CLOSER to the engine?

av8tor, should i give it a try with the homelite before i assume it wont work then? (i already have, due to everyone saying that you need to downsize the plans for a 25cc, lol)