Stihl FS 88 Instruction Manual - Page 37

If the engine doesn't start

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To shut down engine: • Move slide control (3) to STOP. At very low outside temperatures: Allow engine to warm up As soon as engine runs: • Blip the throttle trigger- the slide control (3) moves to the run position I, and the engine returns to idling speed. • Open throttle slightly warm up engine for short period. If the engine doesn't start: If you did not move the choke lever to.L quickly enough after the engine began to fire, the combustion chamber is flooded. Remove spark plug terminal (5) • Unscrew and dry off the spark plug. • Set slide control to STOP. • Open the throttle fully. • Pull the starter rope several times to clear the combustion chamber. • Refit the spark plug and connect the spark plug terminal. • Set slide control to START. • Set choke lever to ... even if engine is cold. • Now start the engine. Fuel tank run until dry and then refueled • Continue cranking Engine will not start immediately because fuel pump has to be primed with fuel. 36

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To
shut down engine:
•
Move slide control
(3)
to
STOP.
At very low outside temperatures:
Allow engine to warm up
As soon as engine runs:
•
Blip the throttle trigger-
the slide control
(3)
moves to the
run position
I,
and the engine
returns to idling speed.
•
Open throttle slightly -
warm up engine for short period.
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If the engine doesn't start:
If
you did not move the choke
lever
to.L
quickly enough after the engine
began to fire, the combustion chamber
is flooded.
Remove spark plug terminal
(5)
-
•
Unscrew and dry off the
spark plug.
•
Set slide control
to
STOP.
•
Open the throttle fully.
•
Pull the starter rope several times to
clear the combustion chamber.
•
Refit the spark plug and connect
the spark plug terminal.
•
Set slide control to
START.
•
Set choke lever
to
...
even if engine
is
cold.
•
Now
start the engine.
Fuel tank run until dry and then
refueled
•
Continue cranking -
Engine will not start immediately
because fuel pump has to be pri-
med with fuel.