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43671
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Troubleshooting
PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Unit won’t
start or starts
but will not
run.
• Incorrect starting
procedures.
• Incorrect carburettor
mixture adjustment setting.
• Fouled spark plug.
• Empty fuel tank.
• Primer bulb was not pressed
enough.
• Follow instructions in the User
Manual.
• Have carburettor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre.
• Clean/gap or replace plug.
• Fill fuel tank with properly mixed fuel.
• Press primer bulb fully and slowly
10 times.
Unit starts,
but engine has
low power.
• Incorrect choke lever position.
• Dirty spark arrester.
• Incorrect carburettor
mixture adjustment setting.
• Move to RUN position:
• Replace spark arrester cover.
• Have carburettor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre.
Engine
splutters.
• Incorrect carburettor
mixture adjustment setting.
• Old or improperly mixed
fuel.
• Have carburettor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre.
• Drain fuel tank/add fresh fuel
mixture.
No power
under load.
• Incorrect carburettor
mixture adjustment setting.
• Old or improperly mixed
fuel.
• Dirty spark plug.
• Have carburettor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre.
• Drain gas tank /add fresh fuel
mixture.
• Clean/gap or replace plug.
Runs
erratically.
• Incorrectly gapped spark plug.
• Dirty spark arrester.
• Clean/gap or replace plug.
• Clean or replace spark arrestor.
Smokes
Motor keeps
stopping when
using the hedge
trimmer on
its side.
excessively.
• Incorrect carburettor
• Choke lever not in the open
or run position
• Check the position of the red choke
lever. Ensure the lever
is in the full run position.
• Fuel tank needs to be close to a full
tank when running the hedge trimmer
on its side. Fill Tank with fuel.
• Low fuel level
mixture adjustment setting.
• Incorrect fuel mixture.
• Have carburettor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre.
• Use properly mixed fuel
(40:1 mixture).