TROUBLE SHOOTING
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l, | Tines don't turn when throttte | . | Engine is not | seated | properly | on | the gear | |||||||||
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2 | Engine | fails to start |
| • | oil | switch | is ill "o _'position |
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| • | No | fuel in | tank. |
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| • | Fuel | strainer | clogged |
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| " | Fuel | line clogged |
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| • | Spark | plug shorted | or fouled |
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| • | Spark | plug is broken | (cracked |
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| porcelain | or electrodes broken) |
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| • | Ignition | lead | wire shorted, broken or | |||||||||
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| disconnected | from spark | plug |
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| . | Ignition | inoperative |
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3 | Engine | hard to start |
| • | Water in | gasoline or suale fuel mixture | ||||||||||
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| • | Too much | oil | in fuel | mixture |
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| • | Engine under | or over choked |
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| • | CarburEtor | out | of adjustment |
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| • | Gasket leaks | (carburetor | or cylinder | |||||||||
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| • | Weal:. spark at spark | plug |
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4. | Engine | continuously | floods | • | Fuel | tank | vent | line | is | not | in | an | ||||
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_5 There is black smoke | coming from | ......................." Tt_e muffler screen is clogged |
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6. | Engine | misses. |
| • | Dirt in fuel tine or carburetor |
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| , | Carburetor | improperly | adjusted |
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| * Spark plug fouled, broken or incorrect | ||||||||||||
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| , | Weak ot intermittent |
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7, | Engine | laclcs power |
| * | Air fiher | dogged. |
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| . | Carburetm | out | of adjustment |
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| . | Muffler clogged |
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| • | C,togged | exhaust ports |
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| • | Spark | Arrestor | Clogged |
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| • | Poor compression |
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8. | Engine | overheats. |
| , | Insufficient | oil in fuel mLxmre |
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| • | Air flow obstructed |
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9. | Engine | noisy or knoeldng | , | Spark | plug | in incorrect heat | range. | |||||||||
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| • | Bearings | piston | ring | or cylinder | waits | |||||||
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I0 | Engine | stalls under toad |
| Carburetor | adjustment | too | "lean, |
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| . | Engine overheats |
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Remedy
•Rednsta[t engine follo_ving the instructions on page 12 (How to reseat the flange)
•Move switch to "l "
•Fill Tank°
•Replace Strainer
•Clean fuelline
•Install new spark plug
. Replace sparlt plug
•Replace lead wire m attach to spark plug
•Comact )'our local authorized dealer
•Drain entire system and refill with fresh fuel.
•Drain and refill with correct mixture
•If flooded by over choking proceed
according to instructions in operation section If under choked move choke
lever to closed position and crank two or three times,,
•See "Carburetor Adjustment"
•Replace g_kets
•Contact your local authorized dealer"
•Return the fuel tank vent line to the upright position and place it under the cylinder cover in the small "pocket" ill the cylinder cover
'.Clean carbon from multler s'creen (page 12)
•Remove and dean
•See "Carburetor Adjustment."
•Clean or replace spark plug - set gap to 024- 028 in
•Contact your local authorized dealer
•Clean or replace air filter.
•See *'Carburetor Adjustment"
•Clean carbon from muffler,
. Remove muffler, rotate engine until the piston is at top of cylinder With a wooden scraper or blunt toot, remove all carbon from exhaust ports Be careful not
to scratch or damage piston or cylinder wails Blow out all loose carbon with
compressed air Install muffÊer and gasket
•Clean Spark Arrestor
•Contact your Local authorized deMer
•MLx fuel as described in starting instructions
°Clean flywheel cylinder fins and screen
•Replace with plugs specified for engine,
•Contact your local authorized dealer
•See "Carburetor Adjnsunent
. Remove dust and dirt from bet_een fins
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