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Troubleshooting
Some links on this page reference chainsaw posts because their fuel and ignition systems are identical.
Hedge Trimmer Testing & Repairs
- Adding gas stabilizer (video)
- Adjusting metering lever
- Air filter cleaning
- Carburetor adjustment
- Carburetor components
- Carburetor cleaning
- Carburetor diagnosis
- Carburetor gasket fitting
- Carburetor removal
- Carburetor stripping
- Carburetor maintenance
- Coil air-gap adjusting
- Coil replacement
- Coil wire & cap check
- Engine flooding
- Fuel airlock – testing & fixing
- Gas filter replacement
- Gas line replacement
- Gas shot test
- Gas tank cleaning
- Idle screw – Adjusting
- Idle screw – Locating
- Ignition system testing
- Ignition switch testing
- Mixing 2-stroke gas
- Primer bulb replacement
- Pre diagnostic checks
- Spark arrester cleaning
- Spark plug cleaning (video)
- Spark plug gapping (video)
- Spark plug testing
- Spark plug reading
- Surging engine
- Vacuum leak
- Vapor lock
- Unflood 2-stroke engine
- Welch plug replacement
Hedge Trimmer FAQ
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John Cunningham is an Automotive Technician and writer at Lawnmowerfixed.com.
He’s been a mechanic for over twenty-five years and shares his know-how and hands-on experience in our DIY repair guides.
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