I ported this saw for a member in NY........after a few hours of run time, it developed the dreaded 562 bog. He was ready to pitch it under a skidder, but instead he traded it to me on a 346XP I had. I ran the saw for about an hour one day.....and sure enough......the bog was there, and most annoying. I bought a new EL44 for the saw from TK and fitted it with the module from the EL46. I also shimmed the pickup on the throttle position sensor (TPS) out a little. That makes the TPS get a cleaner signal. I've ran the saw for about half a tank since the new carb was installed.......and the bog is gone. Total run time on this unit is less than 7 hours. Now someone had been asking me about this saw.......but I get so many PMs......well, I can't recall who it was. At any rate.......I wanna sell it. Never a shelf queen......this saw has a few blemishes. The silver never fairs well on these things..... The muffler has been modded with one of Jon's custom deflectors.....and is still screened. Yeah.....it's a flippy cap saw. The squish has been cut .030", and the base cut .007". It is not running a base gasket. No chain rash....but no super cleanup either. Just blown off with an air hose. I got some smaller stickers just for these saws. Price? $750.00 shipped.
Dang it so tempting I've been thinking about one of these for a blocking saw. Somebody buy it quickly.
