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REMEDY
H. TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
SYMPTOM
CAUSE
REMEDY
Engine will not
start or will run
only for a few
seconds after
starting.
1. Fuel tank empty.
2. Engine flooded.
3. Spark plug not firing.
4. Fuel not reaching carburetor.
6. Carburetor requires adjustment.
6. None of the above.
1. Fill tank with correct fuel mixture
2. See "Starting Instructions."
3. Install new plug/check ignition system.
4. Clean fuel fflter; inspect fuel line.
5. See "Carburetor Adjustments."
6. Contact your Service Dealer.
Engine will not
i(Ue properly.
1. Carburetor requires adjustment.
2 None of the above.
3. Throttle tri^er screw too tight.
1. See "Carburetor Adjustments."
2. Contact your Authorized Service Dealer.
3. See the "Throttle Cable" section.
Engine will not
accelerate,lacks
power, or dies
under a load.
1. Air filter dirty.
2. Spark plug fouled.
3. Carburetor requires adjustment.
4. Muffler outlets plugged.
5. None of the above.
1. Clean or replace air filter.
2. Clean or replace spark plug and re—gap.
3. See "Carburetor Adjustments."
4. Contact your Authorized Service Dealer.
5. Contact your Authorized Service Dealer.
Engine smokes
1. Air filter dirty,
excessively.
2. Fhiel mixture incorrect.
3. Carbiiretor requires adjustment.
1
.
2
.
3.
Clean or replace air filter.
Refuel with correct fuel mixture.
See "Carbtiretor Adjustments."
Engine runs hot.
1. Fuel mixture incorrect.
2. Carburetor requires adjustment.
3. Spark plug incorrect.
4. None of the above.
1. See "Fueling Your Unit."
2. See "Carburetor Adjustments."
3. Replace with correct plug.
4. Contact your Authorized Service Dealer.
Cutting attachment
turns at idle
speed.
1. Carburetor requires adjustment.
2. Throttle cable binding.
3. Clutch requires repair.
1
.
2
.
3.
See "Carburetor Adjustments."
Contact your Authorized Service Dealer.
Contact your Authorized Service Dealer.
Cutting attachment
stops under a load
or does not turn
when engine is
accelerated.
1. Drive Shaft not engaged.
2. Drive shaft broken.
3. Carburetor requires adjustments.
4. Clutch requires repair.
1. See "Assembly, "Tube."
2. Contact yom: Authorized Service Dealer.
3. See "Carburetor Adjustments."
4. Contact your Authorized Service Dealer.
Line does not
advance or breaks
while cutting.
Line welds on sjwol.
Line releases
continuously.
1. line improperly routed in head.
2. line improperly wo\md onto spool.
3. line size inconrect.
4. Too little line outside head.
5. Dirt accumulated on cover cut-outs.
1. line size incorrect.
2. Incorrect spool
3. Crowding Une against material being cut.
4. Cutting at hi^er speed than necessary.
1. Line improperly routed in head.
1. Remove cover. Check line routing.
2. Rewind line tightly and evenly.
3. Use only .080" (2 mm) line.
4. Remove cover. Pull 4" (10 cm) of line out.
5. Clean cover cut-outs.
1. Use only .080" (2 mm) Une.
2. Use proper spool
3. Cut with tip of line.
4. Reduce cutting q)eed._
1. Remove cover. Check line routing.
Line usage is
excessive.
1. Line improperfy routed in head.
2. Line size incorrect.
3. Cutting at hi^ speed around hard objects.
4. Crowding line against material being cut.
1. Remove cover. Check line routing.
2. Use only .080" (2 mm) line.
3. Reduce speed aroxmd hard objects.
4. Cut with tip of line.
line pulls back
into head.
1. Too little line outside of head.
2. line size incorrect.
Remove cover. Pull 4" (10 cm) of line out.
Use only .080" (2 mm) line._
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