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I purchased that at a fire department related flea market in Milwaukee 30 years ago used. FD‘s were transitioning to the bladder type for better storage on trucks back then. It was rare to find one in stainless as most were galvanized. And no, it‘s currently filled with some of Lake Michigan! A...

It has been the opposite for my 550. Failure to start at ambient temperatures of -22 (-8 on the German scale). MS460 arctic would not start either, yet I grabbed the 30 year old Dolmar 6000i and it started on the 3rd pull with the fuel injection choke. Here is the pictograph on the 2017 550 with...

Even on a powerstroke V-8 with decent synchros, lol. Ah, inlines👍

The larger jet may allow you to tune without having to defeat limiter caps.

Looking up the specifications of the referenced Dominator 2T oil, it‘s viscosity is listed in the US SAE 20 grade range so it should not be too thick.

32:1 is easy math. An ounce of oil per quart of gasoline. What is that, like 3.165% oil concentration up from 2%?

I‘m running a .76 in mine with an open dual port muffler. From what I‘ve learned the .68 was for USA emission regulations. The 046‘s apparently had a larger main jet.

I am wrong with my assumption! The numerals are 05. I thought they had already changed to the sugar scoop shaped engine cover by 2005.

A 651 in good condition recently aquired. I am guessing early ˋ90s vintage from the faded red nipple on the toggle switch it has, the same era of Stihl red levers.

I was looking forward to attending a first ever GTG until this happened last week. I’m essentially useless!

Possibly, everywhere except USA?

That actually means on that date in the past 10 years it has rained 3 times, as at this point they don’t know for sure what’s going to happen. The fish fry forecast will be more accurate.

Thanks to this thread I have gotten my act in gear and rebuilt the pump on this 5 gallon stainless steel Indian Pumper that was long overdue. A nice companion to have in the woods when conditions are tinder dry.