Toro 303447 - Small Engine Troubleshooting Fundamentals; Common Engine Performance Issues; The FACTS for Troubleshooting

Themostcommoncomplaintaboutsmallenginesisthat
they“WONTSTART”
Thesecondmostcommoncomplaintisthatitruns,but
runspoorly.
Inthisprogramwewilldiscusswhatisneededforthese
enginestostart,whatisneededfromthemtorun
properlyandwhattestsandtroubleshootingstepscanbe
usedwheneitherofthesetwosituationsare
encountered.
Let'sexaminehowtoidentifytheproblemyoumayface
withasmallengine.
Ifyouhaveano‐startissueorapoorperformanceissue,
therearesomeFactsthatweneedtounderstandwhen
troubleshootingtheseengines.
WewilllookattheFACTS
F—Fuel
A–Air
C–Compression
T–Timing
S–Spark
Fortheenginetorunproperlyweneedtohave,Fuel,Air,
Compression,Timing&Spark.
Thesewillbediscussedinmoredepthlaterinthis
program.