TROUBLESHOOTING
Trouble Possible cause Solution
Engine will
not start
• Lowfuel
• Staleorcontaminatedfuel.
• Fuelvalveisinthe“OFF”
position
• Loosesparkplug
• Sparkplugfouledor
defective.
• Sparkpluggapisincorrect
• Sparkplugcapisnot
attached
• Chokeisnotinthe“ON“
(left) position for starting a
cold engine.
• Problemwiththeelectrical
system
• Airlterdirty
• Valvesnotadjustedproperly
• Fillwithfreshfuel
• Haveaservicecenter
ush and ll with fresh
fuel.
• Placefuelvalveinthe
“ON” position.
• Tightensparkplug
• Cleanorreplaceplug.
• Gaptheplug
• Attachsparkplugcap
• Placechokeinthe“ON”
(left) position
• Taketoaservicecenter
for repair
• Cleanorreplaceair
lter
Engine
stalls or
runs
erratically
• Lowfuel
• Staleorcontaminatedfuel
• Chokeisleftinthe“ON”(left)
position
• Sparkplugisfouledorde-
fective
• Sparkpluggapisincorrect
• Sparkplugcapisloose
• Carburetoriscloggedorhas
water in it
• Idleisnotadjustedproperly
• Problemwiththeelectrical
system
• Airlterdirty
• Valvesnotadjustedproperly
• Fillwithfreshfuel
• Haveaservicecenter
ush and ll with fresh
fuel.
• PlacetheChokeinthe
“OFF” (right) position.
• Cleanorreplaceplug
• Gaptheplug
• Securethesparkplug
cap
• Taketoaservicecenter
• Taketoaservicecenter
• Taketoaservicecenter
for repair
• Cleanorreplaceair
lter
• Taketoaservicecenter
for repair
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• Taketoaservicecenter
for repair