Trueshopping MFS260HT, Assembly & Owners Manual

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Using the provided tool, place the
socket over the spark plug and firmly
strike the screwdriver rod with the
palm of your hand in an anticlockwise
direction to loosen the plug, then
unscrew the rest of the way to
remove.
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At this point, if you are exchanging
the plug, discard the old one and pick
up a new plug. Remove the dust
shield by pulling it off the spark plug
cover and push the plug into the
rubber cover cap ensuring it goes all
the way in.
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To check for a spark, the tip of the
plug must touch a metallic surface.
The easiest method is to push it
against the metal area on the engine
next to where the plug normally sits.
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Finally, position the switch to the “I
“setting on the throttle control.
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With the plug held against a metal
surface (
and ensuring that you are
hold of the rubber plug cover to avoid
electric shock
) pull the recoil starter
while observing the gap between the
electrode and the earth contact for a
spark (
fig 1)
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