mainewoods
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First off this is not an AM parts bashing thread, just my observations after replacing a bad fuel line with AM fuel line. Upon inspection of the new coiled line, I noticed it has a distinct oval,semi flattened shape to it and is very soft and pliable. The new line slid onto the fuel filter with almost no effort, and the other end slid onto the carb fitting with even less effort. After starting the saw and running it for a while, I throttled up the saw and it acted like it was starving for gas. Zip tied the carb end fitting and smeared grease on the through tank hole. Still starving for fuel. Checked out the line and found it flatter than when it was first installed. Looked like it was restricting the fuel flow. Ordered an OEM line, installed it, noticed it was stiffer line with a smaller diameter opening and it fit tighter on the carb and through the tank opening. Filter really had to be twisted to get it on the line. Saw started and ran full throttle like a new one. The AM line was indicated as a replacement for the exact number OEM fuel line that was called for on my 346xp. The AM fuel line was Hyway. Anyone else had a similar experience, or is it just me?