model no. 054-5745-0 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218
model no. 054-5745-0 | contact us: 1.866.523.5218
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Tr
oubleshooting
PROBLEM
CAuSE
SOLuTION
Bar and chain
running hot and
smoking.
1. Check chain tension for over-
tight condition.
2. Chain-oil tank empty.
1. Loosen chain tension.
2. Fill chain-oil tank.
Motor runs, but
chain is not
rotating.
1. Chain tension too tight.
1. Re-tension chain, refer to
adjusting chain tension earlier in the
manual.
2. Check guide-bar and chain
assembly.
2. Refer to replacing bar and chain
earlier in this manual.
Motor runs,
chain rotates but
does not cut.
1. Dull chain.
1. Sharpen chain.
2. Chain on backwards.
2. Reverse direction of chain.