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SECTION 8: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
ENGINE WILL NOT START
ENGINE WILL NOT IDLE
ENGINE WILL NOT
ACCELERATE
ENGINE LACKS POWER
OR STALLS WHEN UNDER
LOAD
CUTTING ATTACHMENT
WILL NOT ADVANCE LINE
On/Off Stop Control in the STOP
position
Empty fuel tank
Primer bulb wasn't pressed enough
Engine flooded
Old or improperly mixed fuel
Fouled spark plug
Air Filter is Plugged
Old or improperly mixed fuel
Improper carburetor adjustment
Old or improperly mixed fuel
Improper carburetor adjustment
Old or improperly mixed fuel
Improper carburetor adjustment
Cutting attachment bound with
grass
Cutting attachment out of line
Inner reel bound up
Cutting head dirty
Line welded
Line twisted when refilled
Not enough line is exposed
Turn the On/Off Stop Control to START
Fill fuel tank
Press primer bulb fully and slowly 5-7
times
Use starting procedure with choke
control in the RUN position
Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel mixture
Replace or clean the spark plug
Replace or clean the air filter
Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel mixture
Refer to MAKING ADJUSTMENTS,
Section 5.
Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel mixture
Refer to MAKING ADJUSTMENTS,
Section 5.
Drain fuel tank / Add fresh fuel mixture
Refer to MAKING ADJUSTMENTS,
Section 5.
Stop the engine and clean cutting
attachment
Refill with new line
Replace the inner reel
Clean inner reel and outer spool
Disassemble, remove the welded sec-
tion and rewind the line
Disassemble and rewind the line
Push the Bump Knob and pull out line
until 4 inches (102 mm) of line is out-
side of the cutting attachment
Trouble
Possible Cause(s)
Corrective Action