5
IGNITION TIMING
The ignition timing is fixed, non-adjustable.
SPARK PLUG
Replace the spark plug yearly using a Cham-
pion RCJ--8Y plug. Spark plug gap is .025”.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Engine will not start.
S
Fuel tank empty.
S
Engine flooded.
S
Spark plug not firing.
S
Fuel not reaching carburetor.
S
Carburetor requires adjustment.
Engine will not idle properly.
S
Air filter dirty.
S
Spark plug fouled.
S
Carburetor requires adjustment.
Engine will not accelerate, lacks
power, or dies under a load.
Engine smokes excessively.
S
Air filter dirty.
S
Too much oil mixed with gasoline.
S
Carburetor requires adjustment.
S
Carburetor requires adjustment.
S
Throttle trigger screw too tight.
Line does not advance or breaks while
cutting.
S
Line improperly routed in head.
S
Line improperly wound on spool.
S
Line size incorrect.
Line welds onto spool.
S
Line size incorrect
S
Line improperly wound on spool.
S
Crowding line on material being cut.
Line pulls back into head
S
Too little line outside of head.
S
Line size incorrect.
NEED ASSISTANCE?
Need Assistance?
Call 1-800-554-6723.
Need Service Parts?
Contact your dealer.
LIMITED WARRANTY
ELECTROLUX
HOME
PRODUCTS
NORTH AMERICA, Division of WCI Out-
door Power Products, Inc.,
warrants to the
original purchaser that each new Weed Eater
brand gasoline tool or attachment is free from
defects in material and workmanship and
agrees to repair or replace under this war-
ranty any defective gasoline product or at-
tachment as follows from the original date of
purchase.
2 YEARS--
Parts and Labor, when used for
household purposes.
90 DAYS --
Parts and Labor, when used for
commercial, professional, or income produc-
ing purposes.
30 DAYS --
Parts and Labor, if used for rental
purposes.
This warranty is not transferable and does not
cover damage or liability caused by improper
handling, improper maintenance, or the use
of accessories and/or attachments not spe-
cifically recommended by
ELECTROLUX
HOME PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA
for
this tool. Additionally, this warranty does not
cover tune-ups, spark plugs, filters, starter
ropes, starter springs, cutting line, or rotating
head parts that will wear and require replace-
ment with reasonable use during the warranty
period. This warranty does not cover prede-
livery setup or normal adjustments explained
in the operator’s manual.
THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC
LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY HAVE
OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM
STATE TO STATE.
NO CLAIMS FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR
OTHER DAMAGES WILL BE ALLOWED,
AND THERE ARE NO OTHER EXPRESS
WARRANTIES
EXCEPT
THOSE
EX-
PRESSLY STIPULATED HEREIN.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITA-
TIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WAR-
RANTY LASTS OR THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATIONS OF INCIDENTAL OR CON-
SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE
LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
ELECTROLUX
HOME
PRODUCTS
NORTH AMERICA’S
policy is to continu-
ously improve its products. Therefore,
ELEC-
TROLUX HOME PRODUCTS NORTH
AMERICA
reserves the right to change, mod-
ify, or discontinue models, designs, specifica-
tions, and accessories of all products at any
time without notice or obligation to any pur-
chaser.
U.S. EPA
EMISSION CONTROL
WARRANTY STATEMENT
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OB-
LIGATIONS:
The U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency and
POULAN/WEED
EATER, DIVISION OF WCI OUTDOOR
PRODUCTS
are pleased to explain the emis-
sions control system warranty on your lawn
and garden equipment engine. All new utility
and lawn and garden equipment engines
must be designed, built, and equipped to meet
the stringent anti--smog standards.
POU-
LAN/WEED EATER
must warrant the emis-
sion control system on your lawn and garden
equipment engine for the periods of time listed
below provided there has been no abuse, ne-
glect, or improper maintenance of your lawn
