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15 REMOVING A UNIT FROM STORAGE
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Remove sparking plug.
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Pull starter rope briskly to clear excess oil from combustion chamber.
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Clean and gap sparking plug or install a new sparking plug with proper gap.(Fig. 24)
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Prepare unit for operation.
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Fill fuel tank with proper fuel / oil mixture. See Fuel and Lubrication Section.
16 TROUBLE SHOOTING
PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Unit won’t start or
starts but will not
run.
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Incorrect starting
procedures.
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Incorrect carburettor
mixture adjustment
setting.
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Fouled sparking plug.
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Empty fuel tank.
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Primer bulb was not
pressed enough.
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Follow instructions in the User
Manual.
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Have carburettor adjusted by
an Authorized Service Centre.
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Clean/gap or replace plug.
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Fill fuel tank with properly
mixed fuel.
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Press primer bulb fully and
slowly 10 times.
Unit starts, but
engine has low
power.
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Fuel filter is plugged.
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Incorrect lever position.
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Dirty spark arrester
screen.
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Dirty air filter.
▪
Incorrect carburettor
mixture adjustment
setting service dealer.
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Replace the fuel filter.
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Move to RUN position.
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Replace spark arrester
screen.
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Remove, clean and reinstall
filter.
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Have carburettor adjusted by
an Authorized Service Centre.
Engine sputters.
▪
Incorrect carburettor
mixture adjustment
setting.
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Air filter is blocked.
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Old or improperly mixed
fuel.
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Have carburettor adjusted by
an Authorized Service Centre.
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Replace or clean the air filter.
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Drain gas tank/add fresh fuel
mixture.
No power under
load.
▪
Incorrect carburettor
mixture adjustment
setting.
▪
Old or improperly mixed
fuel.
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Air filter is blocked.
▪
Fouled sparking plug.
▪
Have carburettor adjusted by
an Authorized Service Centre.
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Drain gas tank /add fresh fuel
mixture.
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Replace or clean the air filter.
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Clean/gap or replace plug.
Runs erratically.
▪
Incorrectly gapped
sparking plug.
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Blocked spark arrester.
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Dirty air filter.
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Clean/gap or replace plug.
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Clean or replace spark
arrester.
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Clean or replace air filter.
Smokes
excessively.
▪
Incorrect carburettor
mixture adjustment
setting.
▪
Incorrect fuel mixture.
▪
Have carburettor adjusted by
an Authorized Service Centre.
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Use properly mixed fuel (40:1
mixture).
