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  • Wayne Smith

    Greg, this web site says buy fuel to last only 30 days. That is one month, right. Your answer is implying this information is incorrect. If I follow the recommendations given elsewhere on this site, your response to this customer is that Husqvarna will not warranty their product even though the manufacturer's recommendation is being adhered to.

  • Wayne Smith

    Only if your blower is 6-7 years old or older will the ethanol soften the fuel lines. But  given what we seeing in Husky equipment, I would not be surprised. I'm going to disassemble my 125B blower,  I think I'll find the cylinder wall may already be scored or worn out after only 12-13 tanks of fuel run through it.  But I will examine the fuel lines to see if they are the old polymer.

  • Wayne Smith

    Frank there is no issue with 10% ethanol in the Husky products built in the last 5-6 years or so.  In the older equipment , the ethanol will soften the fuel lines resulting in leaks.  Also, I have had to replace a carburetor on an older saw. Some of the polymers in the carb must also be attacked by ethanol. The dealer/service center blaming ethanol in fuel is  just their standard answer to customer issues with the products they consider 'disposable' such as this blower.  I'm just amazed that Husqvarna will blow us long time customers off. I still have my first Husky saw purchase in '78 that is running today. I wore it out, honded the cylinder and replaced the piston and it is still on th job.

  • Wayne Smith

    Yes, I know the "sassy" customer service part. Look at the condescending remark about 'different' fuels answer above. I had to exchange my 125B three times to get one that would almost run. My home made carb tool works but sometimes this blower runs very rough. I'm afraid of what I will see when I open it up. I've een buying Huskies since '78 but  it's time to change.  Stihl is my next brand.

  • Wayne Smith

    "By design two stroke engines seem to run rougher than four strokes"?  What?!? I do not know what "design' you were referring to but I have yet to find a two stroke that runs rougher by design than a four stroke in similiar service. By basic design two strokes have much less reciprocating and rotating mass than a four stroke resulting in a naturally SMOOTHER operating engine. Less rotating mass means exponentially less out of balance forces. Small size, smooth operation and high power to weight is precisely why two strokes have dominated handheld internal combustion driven power tools.

  • Wayne Smith

    Ummm why would I take a blower, chainsaw, trimmer to a authorized service center to have the carburetor adjusted?  It is a very simple process to adjust the carburetor IF you have the correct tool. And the saw runs just as clean if I adjust it as it would if adjusted by an 'authorized' service center.