Troubleshooting - Ryobi RLT30CDNB User Manual

IF THESE SOlUTIOnS DO nOT SOlVE THE PROBlEM, COnTaCT YOUR aUTHORISED SERVICE DEalER.
PROBlEM
Engine will not start.
Engine starts but will not
accelerate.
Engine starts but will only run at
high speed at half choke.
Engine does not reach full speed
and emits excessive smoke.
Engine starts, runs, and
accelerates but will not idle.
Line will not advance.
Grass wraps round shaft
housing and bump head.
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TROUBlESHOOTInG

POSSIBlE CaUSE
1. No spark.
2. No fuel.
. Engine is flooded.
. Starter rope pulls harder
now than when new.
Engine requires
approximately three minutes
to warm up.
Carburetor requires
adjustment.
1. Check lubricant fuel
mixture.
2. Air filter is dirty.
. Spark arrestor screen is
dirty.
Idle speed screw on
carburetor requires adjustment
1. Line welded to itself.
2. Not enough line on
spool.
. Line worn too short.
. Line tangled on spool.
5. Engine speed too slow.
1. Cutting tall grass at
ground level.
2. Operating trimmer at
part throttle.
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SOlUTIOn
1. Check spark. Remove spark plug. Reattach the
spark plug cap and lay spark plug on metal cylinder.
Pull the starter rope and watch for spark at spark
plug tip. If there is no spark, repeat test with a new
spark plug.
2. Push primer bulb until bulb is full of fuel. If bulb
does not fill, primary fuel delivery system is blocked.
Contact a servicing dealer. If primer bulb fills, engine
may be flooded, proceed to next item.
. Set the start lever to the STaRT position. Squeeze
the trigger and pull the rope repeatedly until the
engine starts and runs. NOTE: Depending on the
severity of the flooding, this may require numerous
pulls of the rope.
. Contact a servicing dealer.
Allow engine to completely warm up. If engine does
not accelerate after three minutes, contact a servicing
dealer.
Contact a servicing dealer.
1. Use fresh fuel and the correct 2-stroke lubricant mix.
2. Clean air filter. Refer to Cleaning the air Filter
Screen earlier in this manual.
. Contact a servicing dealer.
Turn idle speed screw clockwise to increase idle
speed. (Fig. 11)
1. Lubricate with silicone spray.
2. Install more line. Refer to "Line Replacement"
earlier in this manual.
. Pull lines while alternately pressing down on
and releasing bump head.
. Remove line from spool and rewind. Refer to
"Line Replacement" earlier in this manual.
5. Advance line at full throttle.
1. Cut tall grass from the top down.
2. Operate trimmer at full throttle.
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