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Anonymous Posted on Aug 18, 2012

Kill switch on stihl FS36 wont work

Kill switch will not shut off the engine. How do I get in to fix this problem.

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Probably a faulty earth cable from the switch to the ignition module

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: My kill switch on my troy bilt TB425CS doesn't

its just a switch that grounds out the coil remove the switch and replace it with any that connects two wires to currentso when on the two wires are connected that should fix it if not follow the wires to where they end and check the connections.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 24, 2010

SOURCE: kill switch on my Stihl 85 trimmer will not work

i am guess ing you have checked the contacts directly under the switch I had the same problem and i cleand the whole lot and it worked rust was a problem as well there

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  • Posted on Mar 15, 2011

SOURCE: How can I trouble shoot the kill switch on a echo

Check the kill switch terminals with a continuity tester (small multi-meter will work). If the switch is Ok and there is no spark, take off the engine cover and check the "air-gap" between the magnets in the flywheel and the ignition module legs.The closer the better, but you want about a ,008-.010"gap there...about the width of a standard sized business card. Metal feeler gauges "stick" of course to the magnet area in the flywheel and throw off clearance sensitivity. Try it with a business card. If not in range, then loosen the coil screws, double the card over, and let the magnets pull the coil legs into the card...retighten screws and check for spark.

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