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Denis Marier
 
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Default Unpacked new chainsaw and gas smell

Today I was at Sears looking at their 18" chainsaw.
The salesperson went into the back store and came back with a large box.
We removed the steel staples and unpacked the box. The chainsaw look good.
I removed the gas cap on the tank. I immediately smelled gasoline. I did
not know if the residual gasoline left in the tank was the result of an
engine test before shipping or something else.
Or maybe someone used this chainsaw, cleaned it and repacked it. On the
other hand it could be quite normal that every Sears (Poulan) chainsaw's
engine are tested prior to assembly and shipping. Comments would be well
appreciated.