recommended in the Maintenance Section of
your User Manual.
2. Clean outside surface of unit.
3. Drain fuel from the fuel tank.
4. After fuel is drained, start engine.
5. Run engine at idle until unit stops. This will
purge the carburetor of fuel.
6. Allow engine to cool (approx. 5 minutes).
7. Using a spark plug wrench, remove the spark
plug.
8. Pour 1 teaspoon of clean 2-cycle oil into the
combustion chamber (Fig. 9). Pull starter rope
slowly several times to coat internal components.
Replace spark plug.
9. Store unit in a cool, dry place away from any
source of ignition such as an oil burner, water
heater, etc.
• REMOVING A UNIT FROM STORAGE
1. Remove spark plug.
2. Pull starter rope briskly to clear excess oil from
combustion chamber.
3. Clean and gap spark plug or install a new spark
plug with proper gap.
4. Prepare unit for operation.
5. Fill fuel tank with proper fuel / oil mixture. See
Fuel and Lubrication Section.
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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.
Incorrect lever position on choke.
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.
Move to RUN position.
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).
Fig. 9
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