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We recommend all service and adjustments | IGNITION TIMING | |||
Ignition timing is fixed, | ||||
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CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT |
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Your carburetor is equipped with limiter caps. | NEED ASSISTANCE? | |||
Damage will occur if you turn the needles be- | ||||
Call | ||||
yond the limiter caps. Carburetor adjustment is | ||||
a complicated task. We recommend that you | NEED SERVICE PARTS? | |||
take your unit to an Authorized Service Dealer. | Contact your dealer or call |
TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE
WARNING: Always stop unit and disconnect spark plug before performing any of the recommended remedies below other than remedies that require unit to be operating.
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Engine will not | S | Engine flooded. | S | See “Starting Instructions.” | |
start. | S | Fuel tank empty. | S | Fill tank with correct fuel mixture. | |
| S | Spark plug not firing. | S | Install new spark plug. | |
| S | Fuel not reaching | S | Check for dirty fuel filter; replace. | |
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| Check for kinked or split fuel line; | |
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| S | S | See “Carburetor Adjustments.” | ||
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Engine will not | S | Carburetor requires | S | See “Carburetor Adjustments.” | |
idle properly. |
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| Contact an Authorized Service Dealer. | |
| S | Throttle trigger problems. | S | ||
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Engine will not | S | Air filter dirty. | S | Clean or replace air filter. | |
accelerate, | S | Spark plug fouled. | S | Clean or replace spark plug | |
lacks power, or | S | Carburetor requires | S | and | |
dies under a | See “Carburetor Adjustments.” | ||||
load. |
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Engine smokes | S | Fuel mixture incorrect. | S | Empty fuel tank and refill with | |
excessively. | S | Air filter dirty. | S | correct fuel mixture. | |
| Clean or replace air filter. | ||||
| S | Carburetor requires | S | See “Carburetor Adjustments.” | |
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Engine runs hot. | S | Fuel mixture incorrect. | S | Empty fuel tank and refill with | |
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| Spark plug incorrect. |
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| S | S | Replace with correct spark plug. | ||
| S | Carburetor requires | S | See “Carburetor Adjustments.” | |
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Line does not | S | Line improperly routed in | S | Check line routing. | |
advance or |
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breaks while | S | Line improperly would | S | Rewind line tightly and evenly. | |
cutting. |
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S | Incorrect line size. | S | Use only 0.080” diameter line. | ||
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| S | Not enough line outside | S | Pull 4 inches of line outside of head. | |
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| S | Dirt buildup on cover. | S | Clean cover. | |
Line welds | S | Incorrect line size. | S | Use only 0.080” diameter line. | |
onto spool. | S | Incorrect spool. | S | Replace with correct spool. | |
| S | Line is being crowded | S | Cut with tip of line fully extended. | |
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Line pulls | S | Too little line outside of | S | Remove cover and pull 4 inches | |
back into | S | head. | S | of line outside of head. | |
head. | Line size incorrect. | Use only 0.080” diameter line. | |||
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