550XP dying/bogging at initial throttle application

[Andyshine77]

What year was yours?

13

 

[Brent Nowell]

13

Good to note, stay away or highly inspect first gens

 

[Andyshine77]

They really didn't have generations, just lots of different updates, basically ever major component on the saw has been updated. My saw had the second carb so I guess you could call it second generation. I wouldn't even consider messing with a pre 2016/17 saw and you want the AT12 carb.