Just got 357xp back from the shop today. It has a new carb last month, don't know what kind. Ran four and a half tanks through it and problems starting it when warm. Called the shop and they said bring it in, new carb made need tweaking when breaking in.
Shop called Saturday, said there was no throttle response, bluuur and quit, like I indicated. Said he dumped my gas and put fresh gas in, and no problem. I use at least 2 1/2 gallons of mix a week, w/Stihl Ultra synthetic. No issues with other equipment. He is saying something separates out in the bottom of the can and does not mix back in.
I use premium. Is the premium stale when I get it. He thinks so, says use regular, or better yet the recreational fuel ($6.00/gal. plus mix at $2.00/gal). Like I said, been doing this for many, many years, three saws, leaf blower, weed whacker...
Is he on the right track?
Picked saw up today, but still feeling under the weather so did not run it yet. I did buy another gas can, and it will be dedicated to this saw.
He also said I don't know how to sharpen, that the points on the chisel tooth were dull. Nice.
It was dull when I took it in.
I use a Stihl three in one file, and touch it up in a bench vise every half cord or so. He also indicated the saw was dusty. It was, but I cleaned the filter when trying to get it started, so that wasn't the problem. It was dusty from cutting some logs of dead oak that were pin holed and felt like pine. Junk wood I cut up to burn in the out building as it can't be sold. Otherwise I'd have a pile of crap logs laying about.
There was no charge for the work, and education.
Is he on the right track?
