TheAnser
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Back story:
My fiancee and I closed on our first home on June 30. Since that day I have been on a mission to bring the landscaping back from the dispair that the last owner left it in.
Fast forward to yesterday, my buddy was going to come over with his chainsaw to help finish up some of the larger trees/branches. I get a text from him midday that him and his family are going to the local fair tonight and asked if he could drop off the chainsaw so I could do the cutting and then we could do the hauling later in the week. I said "Sure, not a problem."
I get home to find his chainsaw and two jugs, one labeled "Chainsaw Gas" and the other not labeled. I open them both and they generally look the same, so I cracked open the labeled jug and begin to fill the fuel "tank." As I started to pour I noticed that it was quite viscous and stopped immediately. I called my buddy and asked him about the two jugs, at this point he tells me that the labeled jug is actually chain lubricant
So I empty the fuel tank into a seperate container, grabbed the non-labeled jug with the pre-mix and filled up the fuel tank. I then started the chainsaw...smoked like a son-of-a-gun and never seemed to come to full power, I shut it down and put it in the garage.
So, how bad is it? Am I going to be buying my buddy a new chainsaw, getting the engine rebuilt or just simply replacing some easy/less expensive parts?
Lesson learned: When you have two jugs and you say to yourself, "I should call just to make sure." Actually listen to yourself and call before you mess it all up!
My fiancee and I closed on our first home on June 30. Since that day I have been on a mission to bring the landscaping back from the dispair that the last owner left it in.
Fast forward to yesterday, my buddy was going to come over with his chainsaw to help finish up some of the larger trees/branches. I get a text from him midday that him and his family are going to the local fair tonight and asked if he could drop off the chainsaw so I could do the cutting and then we could do the hauling later in the week. I said "Sure, not a problem."
I get home to find his chainsaw and two jugs, one labeled "Chainsaw Gas" and the other not labeled. I open them both and they generally look the same, so I cracked open the labeled jug and begin to fill the fuel "tank." As I started to pour I noticed that it was quite viscous and stopped immediately. I called my buddy and asked him about the two jugs, at this point he tells me that the labeled jug is actually chain lubricant
So I empty the fuel tank into a seperate container, grabbed the non-labeled jug with the pre-mix and filled up the fuel tank. I then started the chainsaw...smoked like a son-of-a-gun and never seemed to come to full power, I shut it down and put it in the garage.
So, how bad is it? Am I going to be buying my buddy a new chainsaw, getting the engine rebuilt or just simply replacing some easy/less expensive parts?
Lesson learned: When you have two jugs and you say to yourself, "I should call just to make sure." Actually listen to yourself and call before you mess it all up!
