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...
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.
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.
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.
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