WHEN ENGINE DOES NOT START:
fore you take the pump to your Makita dealer.
If you still have trouble after com- pleting the checks, take the pump to your nearest Makita dealer.
Before testing, carefully wipe off spilled fuel.
Put the plug as far away from the spark plug hole as possible. Ground the side of the electrode to any engine ground.
Is there a strong spark
enough com-
failure I pression?
1Isplugthewetsparkwith- fuel?
r 1. Remove the plug and connect it to the plug cap. Pull the starter- handle while putting the plug against the engine ground.
t2. Try with a new plug if the spark is weak or no spark flies.
3.The ignition system is faulty if there is no spark with a new plug.
Take your pump to your nearest Robin dealer.
r1. Pull the starter handle slowly and check if resistance is felt.
2.If little force is required to pull the starter handle, check if the spark plug is tightened firmly.
3.If the spark plug is loose, tighten it.
4.if compression is still low, consult your nearest dealer.
-1. Choke (close choke lever) and pull the starter handle five or six times.
Remove the plug and check if its electrode is wet. If the electrode is wet, fuel is well supplied to your engine.
-2. When the electrode is dry, check where the fuel stops. (Check the fuel intake of the carburetor
-and fuel strainer intake.)
3.In case the engine does not start with well supplied fuel, try using different fuel.
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