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ROUBLESHOOTING
ENGINE PROBLEM TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
Problem Check Status Cause Remedy
Fuel at
carburetor
No fuel at carburetor
Fuel strainer dogged
Fuel line clogged
Carburetor
Clean or replace
Clean or replace
See your BricoTech dealer
No fuel at cylinder Carburetor See your BricoTech dealer
Fuel at cylinder
Muffler wet with fuel Fuel Mixture too rich
Open choke
Clean/replace air filter
Adjust carburetor
See your BricoTech dealer
Spark at end of
plug wire
No spark
Stop switch off
Electrical problem
Interlock switch
Turn switch to ON
See your BricoTech dealer
See your BricoTech dealer
Engine
cranks
-starts
hard/doesn
’t start
Spark at plug No spark
Spark gap incorrect
Covered with carbon
Fouled with fuel
Plug defective
Adjust to 65mm
Clean or replace Clean or
replace
Replace plug
Air filter Air filter dirty Normal wear Clean or replace
Fuel filter Fuel fitter dirty
Contaminants/residu
es in fuel
Replace
Fuel vent Fuel vent plugged
Contaminants/residu
es in fuel
Clean or replace
Spark Plug Plug dirty/worn Normal wear
Clean and adjust or
replace
Carburetor Improper adjustment Vibration Adjust
Cooling System Excessive
Extended operation in
dirty/dusty locations
Clean
Engine
runs, but
dies or
does not
accelerate
properly
Spark Arrester
Screen
Screen cracked,
plugged, or
perforated
Normal wear Replace
Engine
does not
crank
N/A N/A
Internal engine
problem
See your BricoTech dealer