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14. Troubleshooting
Problem Probable cause Corrective Action
Unit wonʼt start or starts but
will not run.
Incorrect starting procedures. Follow instructions in the User Manual.
Incorrect carburetor mixture
adjustment setting.
Have carburetor adjusted by an Authorized
Service Center.
Fouled spark plug. Clean / gap or replace plug.
Fuel lter plugged. Replace fuel lter.
Unit starts, but engine has low
power.
Dirty air lter. Remove, clean and reinstall lter.
Incorrect carburetor mixture
adjustment setting.
Have carburetor adjusted by an Authorized
Service Center.
Engine hesitates. Incorrect carburetor mixture
adjustment setting.
Have carburetor adjusted by an Authorized
Service Center.
No power under load. Incorrectly gapped spark plug. Clean / gap or replace plug.
Runs erratically. Incorrect carburetor mixture
adjustment setting.
Have carburetor adjusted by an Authorized
Service Center.
Smokes excessively. Incorrect fuel mixture. Use properly mixed fuel (40:1 mixture).
Poor performance when
operated
Blunt chain
Loose chain
Sharpen or replace the chain
Tension the chain
Engine dies
Empty petrol tank
Fuel lter in the wrong position in the
tank
Fill up the petrol tank
Completely ll the petrol tank or or re-
position the fuel lter in the petrol tank
Insucient chain lubrication
(the cutter rail and chain get
hot)
Empty oil tank for the chain Top up the oil tank for the chain
Oil lubrication openings moved Clean the oil lubrication hole in the cutter bar
Clean the groove in the cutter bar
15. Admitted saw chain and chain bar combination
Saw chain Oregon 21BPX078X
Guide bar Oregon 208PXBK095