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WARNING!
Incorrect spark plug installation
Can result in serious engine
damage!
Starting a flooded engine
1.
Disconnect the spark plug lead, and use the spark plug
wrench to remove the plug in a counterclockwise direction.
2.
If the spark plug is fouled or is soaked with fuel, clean or
replace the plug as required.
3.
Clean excess fuel form the combustion chamber by cranking
the engine several times while the spark is removed.
4.
Install the spark plug and firmly tighten it with the spark
plug wrench. If a torque wrench. If a torque wrench is
available, torque the spark plug to 148-165 inch-pounds.
Reconnect the spark plug lead.
5.
Repeat the starting procedures for “ warm engine”
6.
If the engine still fails to fire or start, refer to the
troubleshooting flowchart at the end of this manual.
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