Yep.. No fuel or oil. They run them through an Aux line. Being a 12 mm? I don't think the build date matters. The rubber lines will all still be fine. I've drooled over this saw since his first Sale thread. It was NIB (sealed) until a few of us requested pics. Now it's opened (I feel bad for that.. ). A new in box 440 looks just like a new 440. For those wondering.
They dont run all the saws just some saws of each model for making the carb adjustments, then another machine adjust only the carbs before they put them to the saws