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41cc Petrol Chainsaw – GLPC 41
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Malfunction and remedy (FAQ)
Problem
Problem Cause
Corrective Action
Unit won’t start
or starts but will
not run.
Incorrect starting procedures.
Follow instructions in the User Manual.
Incorrect carburettor mixture
adjustment setting.
Have carburettor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre.
Fouled spark plug.
Clean / gap or replace plug.
Fuel filter blocked.
Replace fuel filter.
Unit starts,
but engine has
low power.
Incorrect lever position
on choke.
Move to RUN position.
Dirty air filter.
Remove, clean and reinstall filter.
Incorrect carburettor mixture
adjustment setting.
Have carburettor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre.
Engine hesitates.
Incorrect carburettor mixture
adjustment setting.
Have carburettor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre.
No power
under load.
Incorrectly gapped spark plug. Clean / gap or replace plug.
Runs erratically.
Incorrect carburettor mixture
adjustment setting.
Have carburettor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre.
Smokes excessively.
Incorrect fuel mixture.
Use properly mixed fuel
(40:1 mixture).
Poor performance
when operated.
1. Blunt chain.
2. Loose chain.
3. Chain on wrong way round.
1. Sharpen or replace the chain.
2. Tension the chain.
3. Fit chain correct way round.
Engine dies.
1. Empty petrol tank.
2. Fuel filter in the wrong
position in the tank.
1. Fill up the petrol tank.
2. Completely fill the petrol tank or
re-position the fuel filter in the
petrol tank.
Insufficient chain
lubrication (the
cutter rail and
chain get hot).
1. Empty oil tank for the chain.
2. Oil lubrication openings
blocked.
1. Top up the oil tank for the chain.
2. Clean the oil lubrication hole in the
cutter bar (Fig. 20c/pos. A) Clean the
groove in the cutter bar.
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