TROUBLESHOOTING
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| Muffler wet with | ss&UEL MIXTURE ISXTOOURICH | ss/PEN CHOKE |
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| Spark at end | No spark at end | ss)GNITION SWITCHNOFF | ss4URN SWITCHSON | |||
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| of plug wire | of plug wire | ss%LECTRICAL PROBLEM | ss!SKSYOUR %#(/UDEALER | |||
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| Spark at plug | No spark at plug | ss3PARKAGAPKINCORRECT | ss!DJUST TO MM | |||
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| ss#OVEREDEWITH CARBON | ss#LEANEOR REPLACE |
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| ss&OULED WITHDFUEL | ss#LEANEOR REPLACE |
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| ss3PARKAPLUG DEFECTIVE | ss2EPLACELPLUG |
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| ss)NTERNAL ENGINELPROBLEM | ss!SKSYOUR %#(/UDEALER | ||
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Engine | Dies or accelerates poorly | ss!IRIlLTERlDIRTY | ss#LEANEOR REPLACE | ||||||
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| ss&UEL VENT BLOCKED | ss#LEAN |
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| ss3PARKAPLUG | ss#LEANEANDNADJUST REPLACE |
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| ss#ARBURETOR | ss!DJUST |
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| ss#OOLINGLSYSTEM BLOCKED | ss#LEAN |
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| ss%XHAUSTAPORT SPARK | ss#LEAN |
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WARNING
Fuel vapors are extremely flammable and MAYACAUSEClREUANDOR EXPLOSIONN.EVEROTEST for ignition spark by grounding spark plug near cylinder plug hole, otherwise serious personal injury may result.
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