Nice explanation but not quite accurate. If seizure was caused by piston growth the piston would be scuffed all around not just at the exhaust. HEAT and minimal lubrication = seizure
New Husqvarna burned up using factory premix
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I'm not an expert on the subject but I have some 4 - 5 year old non-ethanol premix that still runs and starts fine, smells fresh, and no perceptible ill effects in anything i run it in...
Warddc
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update. lowes finally gave refund for the saw. husqvarna never returned my call or online chat request for help
Glad you got a remedy. Maybe try Makita next time?
Warddc
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lowes let me keep the saw so i put a new OEM cylinder kit on it for $60. the saw was for my FIL. i have plenty of Stihls. 
Just to confirm, you are absolutely sure it was bad gas that caused the original sieze?lowes let me keep the saw so i put a new OEM cylinder kit on it for $60. the saw was for my FIL. i have plenty of Stihls.
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My FIL was using it when it died. I got it to repair. The cylinder and piston were scored. The gas I dumped out of it looked awfully thin for oil. He's 87 but swears he only used the Husqvarna premix that he bought with the saw. i don't know if i will ever know what really happened but the piston seized.
Scoring on one side of the piston or two? Do you still have the piston to post pics of each side?
Warddc
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The piston and cylinder were only scored on the exhaust side. Both have been disposed of.
That sounds like a lean seize could be from improper tuning or an air leak.
Warddc
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ok. well it's rebuilt and tuned now. we shall see how long the new p&c last. gave it back to FIL.
No clue on the Husky premix, but Trufuel looks very light on dye and smells like carb cleaner, not gasoline. If that's the case for Husky premix, a whiff will tell you the story.
Hell with premix canned fuel , to many stories of saw failures . No appreciable cost saving , only potential for damaging expensive equipment . By non ethanol fuel if possible , mixed with premium FC or FD rated oil at the proper ratio . Never hurts to rinse your mixing cup residual oil into your fuel can also and to vigorously shake your fuel can prior to refilling your saw . I usually check colour of fuel also prior to usage , just in case ! Glad to hear Lowes stood behind their product . 
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Used to work at Lowe's as a manager - if you came in acting like a Karen, I'd tell you that you needed to contact the manufacturer. If you came in, explained what happened, and were decent about it, I'd probably swap it out immediately.
562XP is Auto-Tune. Some have been found to have air leaks.
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I have just about told a few people to GTF out of the store when they went crazy on a clerk for no reason. If my kids are with me I try to not make a scene.
Whew!! That is UGLY! The first "woman" must be drunk & is probably smashed all of her waking hours. The second one is just plain nuts!
