ENGINE WILL NOT START WHEN “COLD”
Remedies
Fill with
clean, fresh,
properly mixed, unleaded fuel
Drain and flush tank and float bowl,
fill
tank with
clean fresh unleaded, properly mixed fuel
Clean and backflush fuel tank. Replace fuel tank
if
necessary
Wash and re-oil air cleaner element
Replace
the spark
plug
See “ENGINE WILL NOT PRODUCE
SPARK
table
Check for loose blade
See “ENGINEHAS LOW COMPRESSION table
See “ENGINE
FLOODED”
WITH FUEL” table
Check
ENGINE WILL START WHEN “COLD”, BUT NOT WHEN “HOT”
I
See ‘ENGINE-FLOODED WITH FUEL” table
fuel Use no more than
10%
ethanol blend
See: ENGINE OVERHEATS table
Clean bowl vent
Reference Section
3-3