SECTION 8: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
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| ENGINE WILL NOT START | On/Off Stop Control in the STOP | Turn the On/Off Stop Control to START | |||||
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| Empty fuel tank |
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| Fill fuel tank |
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| Primer bulb wasn't pressed enough |
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| Press primer bulb fully and slowly |
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| Engine flooded |
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| Use starting procedure with choke |
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| control in the RUN position |
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| Old or improperly mixed fuel |
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| Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel mixture |
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| Fouled spark plug |
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| ENGINE WILL NOT IDLE |
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| Air Filter is Plugged |
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| Old or improperly mixed fuel |
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| Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel mixture |
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| Improper carburetor adjustment |
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| ENGINE WILL NOT |
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| Old or improperly mixed fuel |
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| Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel mixture |
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| Improper carburetor adjustment |
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| ENGINE LACKS POWER |
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| Old or improperly mixed fuel |
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| Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel mixture |
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| Improper carburetor adjustment |
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| CUTTING ATTACHMENT |
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| Cutting attachment bound with |
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| Stop the engine and clean cutting |
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| WILL NOT ADVANCE LINE |
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| Cutting attachment out of line |
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| Refill with new line |
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| Inner reel bound up |
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| Replace the inner reel |
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| Cutting head dirty |
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| Clean inner reel and outer spool |
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| Line welded |
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| tion and rewind the line |
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| Line twisted when refilled |
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| Disassemble and rewind the line |
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| Not enough line is exposed |
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| Push the Bump Knob and pull out line |
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| until 4 inches (102 mm) of line is out- |
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