Yeah, brand new saw. The fuel and bar were opposite of my older saw. Filled it up, started it, ran great for a few seconds. Cranked, cranked and then looked at the caps. Crap. Dumped them out and refueled, cranked and cranked, finally started. Couldn't see the tree for a minute or two, but it smoothed out and has been fine for 15 years. I make my mix in a clear/white five gallon jug, so I can see at a glance if I mixed it or not. I get all my fuel on Thursdays because I have one lawn that has to be mowed after noon when the clinic closes.They are right round the corner from a Royal Farms. With my 10 cent discount, and they are 20 cents cheaper than anyone else, I save a lot of money buying all my fuel there. So, on Wednesday, if my mix jug is down to about a gallon, it goes in the John Deere 265. If I run out of straight gas at home, I'll fill the 265 up with mix. Been doing that since I bought it in 1990, never an issue.
I buy a lot of old saws at auctions. My buddy wanted to get a saw for his son. He saw what looked like a brand new Homelite in case with papers and tools. He asked if he should get it? He pulled it over and said it felt like good comp, but others had tried to start it and not so much as a pop. I took the fuel cap off and said buy it. He kept asking me what I saw and how did I know it was OK. He got it for $30, then asked how I knew it was OK. I said the chain is factory sharp, which no homeowner saw is, there are no chips or saw dust on it anywhere, showing to me it never made a cut. He said, well maybe they cleaned it up good? Then I laughed and said, Oh, and he filled the fuel tank with bar oil. He flushed it with mix and got it running. Still runs good, for a box store saw. The Tuesday Auction starts in 2 hours, gotta get ready.