Right! The last I heard, Husqvarna was Swedish. However like most homeowner grade machines it's probably Chinese.

Sorry, the color is called Italian-Orange

Welcome to the joys of ethanol gas and "EPA" non adjustable carbs. Service centers now automatically say when you appear with a new, under warranty item, 1.) You used the wrong gas, or 2. The carburetor isn't covered. There may be other canned responses, but those are the ones I've heard.

Ethanol/gas mix is here to stay thanks to congress and protecting the "mom and pop" farmers who don't really exist anymore, it's all big agribusiness conglomerates who have congress in their pockets. the ethanol gas also robs you of gas mileage and power in your vehicle. An interesting side bar is that since corn can be sold for ethanol production at a better price than selling it for use in all the food products we eat, grocery prices have been impacted as well.

Anyway, what I do is be very rabid about Stabil in any gas for small engines with occasional shots of SeaFoam as well. Those are what I use, lot's of others out there. Before ethanol appeared, I"d already figured out that two cycles start and run better if you up the octane rating, don't buy the cheap stuff. Even with fuel preservative, six months is as long as I'll trust fuel, drain, siphon, etc. and put in your vehicle and replace.

Bought a 21" Poulan push mower from Lowe's a while back, on sale for $99.95, I planned to use it about ten minutes every time I mow the lawn. Much faster for trimming where the big machines can't get to. Lasted two weeks and wouldn't start. Took to authorized service center, after much yelling and screaming and getting Lowe's involved (Good customer) he fixed it and it lasted the remaining month of last year. Ran dry, actually "fogged" the engine, and this spring wouldn't even begin to start. Took to the authorized service center and he said he had dropped being a service center for those. Took to a different service center, WITHOUT even looking, I was told it was the carburetor, $79.95 plus labor. Donated to Goodwill and bought a twenty year old 3.5HP Briggs with a REAL carburetor. Anyone remember adjusting screws and rebuilding a carburetor?

Putting away soapbox now. :-)

I run 89 octane on all my equipment. My dad taught me products like seafoam and stabil and marvel mystery oil are solvents and have their place in 1 tank of gas as a cleaner diring the tune up run. I keep reading these magic mixes are useful, but tbe engines run on gas, and long term exposure to solvents actually hurt aofter components such as floats, seals and polymer seals. Hard starting is from incorrect air and fuel and timing. After some research I have found the cardboard gaskets that come in the carbs are the shortest lived components in the 2 cycle carbs and soon leak air. The makers of the polymer components like the vacuum driven fuel pump state alcohol does not effect their parts even though we hear that anecdotal tale in every post. It turns out they do not make the paper gaskets and the rebuild kits are usually assembled parts from different sources. I cannot imagine solvents help the paper.

Why can I reply directly to any other member?

Octane rating does not really apply to homeowner grade saws due to lower compression . Long or continuous use of solvent only gas cleaners will effect offshore aftermarket carb kits. I only buy premium EPDM or Viton carb kits. Use of Premium Grade Syn Oil will preclude the need of efuel additives . I recommend Amsoil Sabre . If required for spot treatment then use quality additives like Lucas top end cleaner or Startron which both have solvency and lubricity additives . Even quality carb cleaner will provide benefit for fuel treatment in a pinch . P.S. I religiously use Seafoam an engine oil additive just prior to oil change to remove any internal oil sludge or carbon deposits prior to servicing , also for fogging the intake plenum once a yr .

I have way too much equipment to even keep up with all that. Lets say I have a working museum of hydro carbon emitters. But 3 have been supplanted with lithium ion powerplants and I hope more come.

I think you had better move away from that radiation source tricky , lol.