TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
CAUSE
ACTION
Engine will not start | Ignition switch is OFF | Turn switch to ON | ||
| Empty fuel tank | Fill fuel tank | ||
| Primer bulb wasn't pressed | Press primer bulb fully and slowly | ||
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| Engine flooded | Use starting procedure with choke | ||
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| lever in the RUN position Pg. 16 | ||
| Old or Improperly Mixed Fuel | Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel | ||
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| mixture | ||
| Fouled spark plug | Replace or clean the spark plug | ||
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Engine will not idle | Air Filter is Plugged | Replace or clean the air filter | ||
| Old or Improperly Mixed Fuel | Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel | ||
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| mixture | ||
Low idle speed | Improper carburetor | Adjust per instruction Pg. 25 | ||
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Engine will not accelerate | Old or Improperly Mixed Fuel | Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel | ||
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| mixture | ||
| Improper carburetor | Take to an authorized service | ||
| adjustment | dealer for carburetor adjustment | ||
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Engine lacks power or | Cutting head bound with grass | Stop the engine and clean the | ||
stalls when cutting |
| cutting attachment | ||
| Dirty air filter | Clean or replace the air filter | ||
| Old or Improperly Mixed Fuel | Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel | ||
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| mixture | ||
| Improper carburetor | Take to an authorized service | ||
| adjustment | dealer for carburetor adjustment | ||
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Cutting head will not | Cutting head bound with grass | Stop the engine and clean cutting | ||
advance line | ||||
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| Cutting head out of line | Refill with new line | ||
| Inner reel bound up | Replace the inner reel | ||
| Cutting head dirty | Clean inner reel and outer spool | ||
| Line welded | Disassemble, remove the welded | ||
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| section and rewind the line | ||
| Line twisted when refilled | Disassemble and rewind the line | ||
| Not enough line is exposed | Push the Bump Knob and pull out | ||
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| line until 4 in. (102 mm.) of line is | ||
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| outside of the cutting attachment | ||
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