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| We recommend all service and adjustments | IGNITION TIMING | |||
| Ignition timing is fixed,  | ||||
| not listed in this manual be performed by an | ||||
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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- | ||||
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| 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.
| TROUBLE | CAUSE | REMEDY | |||
| Engine will not | S | Engine flooded. | S | See “Starting Instructions.” | |
| start. | S | Fuel tank empty. | S | Fill tank with correct fuel mixture. | |
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 | S | Spark plug not firing. | S | Install new spark plug. | |
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 | 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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 | repair or replace. | |
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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. | |
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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.” | ||||
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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. | |
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 | 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. | ||
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 | 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. | |
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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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