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TROUBLE SHOOTING THE ENGINE
PROBLEM
Unit won’t start or starts but will not run.
Unit starts, but engine has low power.
Engine hesitates.
No power under load.
Runs erratically.
Smokes excessively.
PROBABLE CAUSE
Incorrect starting procedures.
Incorrect carburetor mixture adjustment
setting.
Fouled spark plug
Fuel filter plugged.
The distance between the rotor and the igni-
tion coil has changed
Incorrect lever position on choke.
Dirty spark arrester screen.
Dirty air filter.
Incorrect carburetor mixture adjustment
setting.
Incorrect carburetor mixture adjustment
setting.
Incorrectly gapped spark plug.
Incorrect carburetor mixture adjustment
setting.
Incorrect fuel mixture.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Follow instructions in the User Manual.
Have carburetor adjusted by an Authorized
Service Center.
Clean / gap or replace plug.
Replace fuel filter.
Arrange for an authorized Customer Service
workshop to adjust the distance between the
rotor and the ignition coil to 0.3-0.4 mm
Move to RUN position.
Replace spark arrester screen.
Remove, clean and reinstall filter.
Have carburetor adjusted by an Authorized
Service Center.
Have carburetor adjusted by an Authorized
Service Center.
Clean / gap or replace plug.
Have carburetor adjusted by an Authorized
Service Center.
Use properly mixed fuel (40:1 mixture).
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