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Problem Cause Remedy
Engine does not start
1. Spark plug wire disconnected.
2. Ignition switch set to OFF.
3. Fuel tank empty.
4. Stale or improperly mixed fuel
mixture.
5. Dirty air lter/oil lter.
6. Incorrectly gapped or dirty spark
plug.
7. Primer bulb not depressed
adequately.
8. Flooded engine.
1. Reconnect wire.
2. Set switch to ON.
3. Add fuel.
4. Empty the tank and ll with fresh fuel
mixture.
5. Clean or replace lter.
6. Clean or adjust the gap.
7. Slowly and fully depress the primer
bulb 10 times.
8. Squeeze the throttle and pull the
starter rope with the choke lever in
the operating position.
Engine does not run
constantly at no load
1. Dirty air/oil lter.
2. Stale or improperly mixed fuel
mixture.
3. Incorrectly gapped or dirty spark
plug.
1. Clean or replace lter.
2. Empty the tank and ll with fresh fuel
mixture.
3. Clean or adjust the gap.
Engine does not idle 1.Improper carburetor adjustment
1.Adjust according to the manual or
turn to an authorized service dealer
for help.
Engine does not
accelerate
1. Dirty air/oil lter.
2. Throttle wire disconnected.
3. Defective throttle control lever.
4. Incorrectly gapped or dirty spark
plug.
5. Improper carburetor adjustment
1. Clean or replace lter.
2. Reconnect throttle wire.
3. Replace the throttle control lever.
4. Clean or adjust the gap.
5. Adjust according to the manual or
turn to an authorized service dealer
for help.
Engine has no power
or stops during
cutting
1. Spool head or blade entangled
with grass.
2. Dirty air/oil lter.
3. Stale or improperly mixed fuel
mixture.
4. Improper carburetor adjustment
1. Stop the engine and clean the cutting
attachment.
2. Clean or replace the lter.
3. Empty the tank and ll with fresh fuel
mixture.
4. Adjust according to the manual or
turn to an authorized service dealer
for help.
If further assistance is required, please contact your authorized service dealer.
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