I've been a husqvarna diehard for many years from weed wackers,hedge trimmers and chainsaws but never in my experience have i had a fuel line perish until recently when i purchased a late model 460 chain saw. Thank goodness the warranty covered the repair. has any body here had the same issue or was mine the only one. I was thinking husqvarna may have changed the lines with a new product and may require a recall if mine isnt an isolated case.cheers.
rsr72,
Feb 23, 11:25am
I see Stihl handbooks recommend changing their tank fuel line every year. Thought modern technology was better than that.
mrfxit,
Feb 24, 6:39am
LOL, well that puts me in the danger zone well & truly.
Mac Promac700 (1977) Homelite xl25 (around 1970)
NEVER ever had fuel lines touched & those saws were old when I got them 16 years ago. Pulled the Promac out last week after sitting for about a year & it started fine after the 3rd pull ON the original fuel.
dunwoody,
Feb 24, 7:37am
Quite common ,About a year and they harden up and break. Modern technology andcontrolled obsolesance at its best.
mrfxit,
Feb 24, 7:47am
Old saw & modern fuels Still going fine after 38 years Somebody back then knew what they were doing ;-)
rsr72,
Feb 24, 9:31am
Stihl handbook for hedgecutter.(and probably for others), 'Have the pickup body in the fuel tank replaced every year'.
rsr72,
Feb 24, 11:27am
.It could mean the rubber fuel line with the little weighted end, or just the end bit.
ambo11,
Feb 24, 11:59am
I know that Gull fuel causes huge problems (personal experience) with chainsaws, outboard motors etc, due to the ethanol content. Friends in the states have also had to go through their chainsaws, as the ethanol perished and shrunk their fuel lines as well. I haven't had another problem since ditching Gull fuel.although the new yellowish fuel lineseems to get brittle earlier. I tend to empty saws then run them till they stop, saves having fuels sitting in the lines, carb etc.
zeppar64,
Feb 24, 12:11pm
dont use gullit wrecked my boat fuel linesalso know of others same problem with gull
mrfxit,
Feb 24, 1:17pm
The problem with running the carb dry is the carby diaphragm drys out & shrinks. Next stop is rekit the carby
squeaking,
Feb 24, 3:16pm
Had all of the above prob's even the Clear dome pump on the echo and diaphram in the carb'ie i was told buy a dealerships mehanic to empty the fuel tank after use every time and never store with fuel in.
mrfxit,
Feb 24, 3:22pm
Have you ever seen what happens to a carby diaphragm after it drys up
elect70,
Feb 24, 3:23pm
Petroltoday containsMEK(octane booster ) which is arubber solvent,&hioctanecontains more . Justput in newfuel gradelinehose
squeaking,
Feb 24, 3:58pm
Yep!, so your damed if you do and damed if you dont, i supose if every thing is perfect no one would make any money!
malone4,
Mar 26, 2:01am
interesting info there guys. All my old gear still goes well and never had any problems with fuel lines in any of them but with my 2012 husky! well i suppose they really dont make em like they used to. interesting you say about the fuels of today, I hadnt used gull because I was aware of their mix. And if it were the fault of the fuel im surprised my warranty had covered this. With husqvarna fixing it no questions asked they must have accepted responsibility.
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