swisspete
New Member
I bought a house that came with a TDM 550 log splitter. Used it a few times with no issues. 2 days ago I got it started, and tried to split a large log but the engine stalled on me. Then I realized that the gas tank was empty. Got gas and today was going to split logs. But the engine won't start. It was harder to pull the starter (temperature about 20F). Tried for 2 minutes, stopped and did that a few times within 30 minutes. At some point, a bit of smoke would come out of the exhaust and it got a little easier. But still nothing.
I tried to remove the top cover and when I did that, the fuel line hooked off, had not seen it was there. So it was leaking everywhere, but I was not able to put it back on. The clamp is broken and the screwing thread just goes "in circles". So I will order a fuel line kit and fix that. However, since I need to cut wood and to avoid having changed that and still not being able to start the engine, what else could be the issue ?
The air filter seemed in decent shape. Spark seems clean.
Thanks !
I tried to remove the top cover and when I did that, the fuel line hooked off, had not seen it was there. So it was leaking everywhere, but I was not able to put it back on. The clamp is broken and the screwing thread just goes "in circles". So I will order a fuel line kit and fix that. However, since I need to cut wood and to avoid having changed that and still not being able to start the engine, what else could be the issue ?
The air filter seemed in decent shape. Spark seems clean.
Thanks !