Qualcast PCS46Z - Troubleshooting; General Troubleshooting; Technical Data; Technical Data Table

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www.gardenservicecentre.co.uk
Troubleshooting
General Troubleshooting
CAUTION!
- Always switch off the engine and pull the ignition cable before starting any inspection or
adjustment work.
- If, after making an adjustment or repair to the engine, you let it run for a few minutes,
remember that the exhaust and other parts will get hot. Thus, do not touch parts that emanate
heat, as these may burn you.
Fault Possible Cause Solution
Unit won’t start or
starts but will not run
1. Incorrect starting procedures
2. Incorrect carburetor mixture
adjustment setting
3. Fouled spark plug
4. Fuel lter blocked
5. Chain brake is on
1. Follow instructions in the User Guide
or refer to the starting procedure check
list on page 14
2. Have carburetor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre
3. Clean/gap or replace plug
4. Replace fuel lter
5. Put Chain brake in off position
Unit starts, but engine
has low power
1. Incorrect lever position on choke
2. Dirty air lter
3. Incorrect carburetor mixture
adjustment setting
1. Move to RUN position
2. Remove, clean and reinstall lter
3. Have carburetor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre
Engine hesitates
1. Incorrect carburetor mixture
adjustment setting
1. Have carburetor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre
No power under load 1. Incorrectly gapped spark plug 1. Clean/gap or replace plug
Runs erratically
1. Incorrect carburetor mixture
adjustment setting
1. Have carburetor adjusted by an
Authorised Service Centre
Smokes excessively 1. Incorrect fuel mixture 1. Use properly mixed fuel (40:1 mix)
Poor performance
when operated
1. Blunt chain
2. Loose chain
1. Sharpen or replace the chain
2. Tension the chain
Engine dies
1. Empty petrol tank
2. Fuel lter in the wrong position
in the tank
1. Fill up the petrol tank
2. Completely ll the petrol tank or re-
position the fuel lter in the petrol tank
Insufcient chain
lubrication (the cutter
rail and chain get hot)
1. Empty oil tank for the chain
2. Oil lubrication opening blocked
1. Top up the oil tank for the chain
2. Clean the oil lubrication hole in the
cutter bar (FIG5/Item A)
Clean the groove in the cutter bar
The following table provides solutions to common problems encountered with the chainsaw.
Technical Data
Technical Data Table
Engine displacement 45.4 cm
3
Maximum engine capacity 1.6 kW
Bar length 45 cm
Cutter rail length 42 cm
Chain gauge (0.050˝), 1.27 mm
Idling speed 3300 min
-1
Maximum speed with cutting equipment 11500 min
-1
Chain speed 16.7m/s
Fuel tank capacity 270 ml
Oil tank capacity 190 ml
Anti-vibration function Yes
Chain wheel teeth 6 Teeth x 9.255 mm
Chain brake Yes
Clutch Yes
Automatic chain lubrication Yes
Low-kickback chain Yes
Net weight without chain and chain bar 5 kg
Net weight (dry) 5.8 kg
Fuel consumption (specic) 450g / kWh
L
pA
sound pressure level 101 dB(A) K=3 dB(A)
L
WA
sound power level 115 dB(A)
Vibration ahv (front handle) max. 3.04 m/s
2
K=1.5 m/s
2
Vibration ahv (rear handle) max. 5.10 m/s
2
K=1.5 m/s
2
Chain type Oregon 91PJ063X
Bar type Oregon 180SDEA041
Spark plug L8RTF