13. Troubleshooting
The table below contains a list of fault symptoms and explains what you can do to remedy the problem if your equipment
fails to work properly. If the problem still persists after working through the list, please contact your nearest service work-
shop.
Important hint in case of sending the equipment to a service station:
Due to security reasons please see to it that the equipment is sent back free of oil and gas!
Fault
Possible cause
The equipment does
• Correct starting procedure not followed
not start
• Sooted or damp spark plug
• Incorrect carburetor setting
• Blade or nylon cutter mounted incorrectly
• No fuel in the tank
The equipment starts
• Incorrect choke lever setting
but does not develop its
• Soiled air fi lter
full power
• Incorrect carburetor setting
• Cutting blade blunt
The engine does not
• Incorrect electrode gap on the spark plug
run smoothly
• Incorrect carburetor setting
Engine smokes exces-
• Incorrect fuel mix
sively
• Incorrect carburetor setting
If the temperature of
• Engine is overloaded
machines is too high
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Remedy
• Follow the instructions for starting
• Clean the spark plug or replace it with a new one
• Contact an authorized customer service outlet
• Reassemble the blade or nylon cutter
• Check the fuel level
• Set the choke lever on the
• Clean the air fi lter
• Contact an authorized customer service outlet
• Have cutting blade resharpened /replaced
• Clean the spark plug and adjust the electrode
gap, or fi t a new spark plug
• Contact an authorized customer service outlet
• Use the correct fuel mix (see fuel mixing table)
• Contact an authorized customer service outlet
• Insure the machines have rest at regular time
position