Stiga TM 60 - Troubleshooting; Hard Starting

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b)Makesurethatthefueltankisnotfullandthatthecapisproperlyclosed.
c)Cleanaroundoilll(3).
d)Haveacontainerready(2)tocollecttheoil.
e)Removethecaps(3and1).
f)slightlylifttheunitinordertomaketheoiltocomeoutfromtheholeandthenclosethecap(1).
g)puttheunitonaplainsurfaceandllitwithsomenewoil(pleasesee5.1.1.)
h)Checktheoillevelonthedipstick(4).Oilshouldbeat«MAX»mark.
j)Closethellercapandwipeoffanyspilledoil.Theoilcapacityisabout0.6liter.
6.4 CLEAN SILENCER AND ENGINE
Silencermustbecleanedwhentheengineiscold.
a)Useajetofcompressedairorabrushtoremoveanydebrisanddirtthatcouldcausearefromthe
silencer and its protective cover.
b)Cleanthecylinderandcylinderheadnstoeaseenginecoolingandpreventoverheating.
c)Cleantheplasticcomponentswithaspongesoakedinwateranddetergent.
6.5 AIR FILTER CHECK AND MAINTENANCE
The ltering part should  be always very clean and  should be changed in case  it is broken or
damaged.
a)followuptheproceduresasshowninparagraph5.1.2.untilyouremoveboththelters(3and4)
b)closethesuction/intakepipe(5)usingaclothtoavoidsomedirttogoin.
c)Blowboththeltersfromtheinternalsideusingthecompressedairinordertoremoveanydust
and rubbish.
d)cleantheinternallterhousingfromdust,rubbishanddirt.pleasebecarefulnottopushanydirt,
dust or rubbish into the suction pipe.
e)completethere-assemblyofthelterset,followingtheinstructionsdescribedinpar.5.1.2.
6.6 SPARK PLUG SERVICE
a)Removethesparkplug(1)usingasparkplugsocketwrench(2).
b)Cleantheelectrodes(3)withametalbrushandremoveanycarbonaceousbuild-up.
c)Usingathicknessgauge,checkfortherightgap(0.7-0.8mm)betweentheelectrodes.
d)Installthesparkplug(1)andtightenwithasocketwrench(2).
Replacethesparkplugiftheelectrodesareburntoriftheporcelainisbrokenordamaged.
Firehazard!Donotchecktheignitionsystemwithsparkplugremoved.
Useonlysparkplugsoftherecommendedtype(see8.1).
7.TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM  LIKELYCAUSE   SOLUTION
a) Hard starting – No fuel
   –Stalefuelorbuild-upsintank
– Incorrect starting procedure
   –Sparkplugdisconnected
   –Thesparkplugiswetorthe
   sparkplugelectrodesaredirty
or placed inadequately
   –Airlterclogged
– Incorrect oil for the season
– Fuel evaporation in the
   carburetor(vaporlock)due
to high temperatures
– Fault in carburation
– Hard starting
–Checkandtopup(see5.1.3)
– Empty fuel tankand rell with
fresh fuel
– Perform the starting procedure
correctly(see5.2)
–Checkthatthesparkplugcap
ts well over the plug terminals
(see5.1.4)
–Check(see6.6)
–Checkandclean(see6.5)
– Replace with proper oil (see
6.3)
– Wait for a few minutes then
startagain(see5.3)
– Contact a Licensed Service
Centre
– Contact a Licensed Service
Centre