STORING A UNIT
Failure to follow these steps may cause varnish to form in
the carb
uretor and difficult starting or permanent damage
following storage.
1. Perform all the general maintenance recommended in
the Maintenance Section of your User Manual.
2. Clean outside surface of unit.
3. Drain fuel from the fuel tank.
4. After fuel is drained, start engine.
5. Run engine at idle until unit stops. This will purge the
carburetor of fuel.
6. Allow engine to cool (approx. 5 minutes).
7. Using a spark plug wrench, remove the spark plug.
8. Pour 1 teaspoon of clean 2-cycle oil into the combus-
tion chamber. Pull starter rope slowly several times to
coat internal components. Replace spark plug.
9. Store unit in a cool, dry place away from any source
of ignition such as an oil burner, water heater, etc.
REMOVING A UNIT FROM STORAGE
1. Remove spark plug.
2. Pull starter rope briskly to clear excess oil from com-
bustion chamber.
3. Clean and gap spark plug or install a new spark plug
with proper gap.
4. Prepare unit for operation.
5. Fill fuel tank with proper fuel / oil mixture. See Fuel
and Lubrication Section.
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS
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MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS
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FUEL CAP / FUEL FILTER
Fuel Filter:
1. Completely remove fuel cap (A) from fuel tank (B) to
be able to remove fuel filter (D) from tank. Use a
piece of wire (C) with a hook formed at the end to pull
filter out of tank. (Figure 15 & Figure 16)
2. Pull filter (D) off with a twisting motion.
3. Replace fuel filter (D). (Figure 17)
NOTE: Never operate the hedge trimmer without the fuel
filter. Internal engine damage could result!
IDLE ADJUSTMENT
The carburetor was pre-set at the factory for optimum
per
formance. If further adjustments are necessary take
your hedge trimmer to a Troy Bilt or other qualified serv-
ice dealer.
SPARK PLUG
1. To remove spark plug (B) (Fig. 19) for cleaning or
replacement: make sure engine is off, spark plug is
cool, then grasp spark plug boot firmly and remove
from spark plug. Remove spark plug with correct
spark plug tool. Inspect, clean or replace as needed.
2. Spark plug gap = .025" (.635mm) (Figure 18).
3. Torque to 120 inch pounds (12 to 15 N•m). Connect
spark plug boot.
4. If needed, replace spark plug with spark plug RDJ7Y
or equivalent.
Remove fuel from unit
and store in approved
container before starting this procedure. Open
fuel cap slowly to release any pressure which
may have formed in fuel tank.
CAUTION:
Fig. 15
Fig. 16
Fig. 17
A
C
B
D
Fig. 18
.025" (.635mm)
Fig. 19
B
Spark
Plug
