McCulloch MRT6 - 6. Troubleshooting; Will not start or hard to start; Engine misses or lacks power; Engine overheats

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3.
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6.
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9.
'10.
Starter handle
Choke
lever
Spark
plug
wire
Shift
lever
indicator
Drive control lever
"disengaged'
position
Drive control lever
"engaged'
position
Drive
control
release
"unlocked"
position
Drive
control
release
ulockedn
position
Throttle control
Handle
grip
Figue 6
Figwe 7
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Stading the engine
a. Reconnect spark
plug
wire and cover
(lig.
6).
b. Move shift lever indicatorto
"N" (neutral)
position
(fiS.
4.
c. Place throttle control
(fig.
8) in
"FAST'
position.
d. Place choke lever in
"CHOKE"
position
(fig.
6).
e. Grasp starter handle
(fig.
6) with
one
hand
and
grasp
handle
bar
with
other hand. Pull rope out slowly until
engine reaches start of compression
cycle
(rope
will
pull
slightly harder
at this
point).
f. Pull ropewith
a
rapid,
continous, full arm stroke. Keep a
firm
grip
on the starter handle and let rope rewind
slowly.
Do not let starter handle
snap back against starter.
S.
Repeat steps
(e.)
and
(f.)
until engine starts.
When engine
starts. Place choke lever
on engine halfway between
"CHOKE'
and
"RUN''
position
(fig.
6) and then move to
"RUN"
position
as engine warms up.
h. Movethrottle
control
(fig.
8)
halfway
between
"FAST"
and
"STOP"
position
for a few minutes to warm up.
WARNING!
Keep drive control lever
in
"disengaged"
position
when start-
ing the engine
(fig.
8).
A
NOTE!
ln order to idle smoothly, a new engine may
require 3 to 5
minutes
runnig
time
above
slow
idle speed. ldle speed has
been adjusted
to be correct after this break-in
period.
Tine operation
a. Move throttle control
to desired speed.
b. Tine movement begins
when drive control lever
is in
"engagedu
position
(fiS.
8).
A
TYARNING!
Always release drive control
lever before moving shift
lever
into another
positìon.
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Figure I