How to Troubleshoot an Echo GT-2000 with a Hard Start

An Echo GT-2000 lawn trimmer will need its properly mixed fuel to combine with enough air and reach the combustion chamber at the moment the spark plug fires off its charge. A decrease in the supply of fuel, air or a misfiring spark can cause the Echo GT-2000 to make a hard start. It may also quickly die after firing up for a brief moment. To keep this problem from happening, always clean and tune-up the trimmer at the beginning of each season.

Brush
Rag
Approved fuel container
Metal hook
Replacement fuel filter
Freshly mixed Echo fuel
Socket wrench
Spark plug socket
Spark plug (if necessary)

Instructions

- 1
  Slide the choke lever into the closed position. Unscrew the wing nut on the side of the air filter cover with your fingers.
- 2
  Lift the air filter cover off and the air filter element out of the box. Brush off the area around the air filter box, carburetor, box cover and inside the box.
- 3
  Wipe off the area around the fuel cap. Unscrew the cap and pour the remaining fuel into the fuel container. Lift out the fuel filter element using the metal hook. Pull the old filter off the fuel line and press the new filter into the fuel hose. Refill the Echo with freshly mixed fuel.
- 4
  Lift the rubber boot off the end of the spark plug. Unscrew the spark plug using the socket wrench and spark plug socket. Screw new spark plug into the cylinder if the old plug is black, worn or rounded off. Refit the spark plug boot.
- 5
  Unscrew the muffler cover from the front of the muffler. Remove the cover and gasket and take the spark arrestor screen out of the muffler. Clean the carbon deposits on the screen using the brush.

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