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ENGINE
WILL NOT
START
ENGINE STALLS
AFTER OR ENGINE
LOSES POWER
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ENGINE
BACKFIRES
WHEN
ENGINE
IS STOPPED
EXCESSIVE
VIBRATION
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CUTTING GRASS
IMPROPERLY
POOR GRASS
DISCHARGE
MOWER LOSES
GROUND SPEED
1•Blade/enginecontrolin releasedposition•
1. Moveblade/enginecontroltohandlebar.
2• Fuel tank empty•
2. Fillfuel tankwith fresh fuel•
3. Engine needs primingor choking•
4. Spark plugwire disconnected
t. Blade/enginecontrol released•
2. Fuel tank empty.
3. Engine air cleanerdirty.
4. Spark plugdefectiveor gapsat improperly.
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• Damaged or bent mowerblade.
2. Looseblade components.
1. Cuttingheighttoo lowor high.
2. Enginespeed too slow•
3. Forwardspeed toofasL
1. Enginespeed too slow•
2. Forwardspeed toofast.
3. Grass is wet.
4. Excessivelyworn or damaged blade.
5. Build-upof grassclippings and debrisunderdeck.
6. Improperbladeinstalledon deck.
7. Blade installedimproperlyon deck.
1. GroundsPeedcontrolreleased.
'21 ' Groundspeed control d rivebeltworn or broken.
3. Groundspeed cluichrequiresadjustment.
Water. debris or stalefuel in fuel system.
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Excessiveload on engine.
6.
Engineoillevel low.
7.
Enginecooling finsandairscreensexcessivelydirty. 4.
Enginespeed controlset in "RUN" position.
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3. Prime/Chokeengine,
4. Place sparkplugwire onto sparkplug•
1. Pull blade/enginecontrolto handlebar
and restartengine.
2. Refillfuel tankwith fresh fuel.
3. Clean or replace filter•
4. Service sparkplug.
Drainand clean fuel system•
Lessenload.
Fillwith engineoil to properlevel.
Clean free of all dirtand debris.
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1.Set engine speed controlto "IDLE" and
allowengineto idle.Then. releaseblade/
engine control.
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1•Service mower blade•
2. Service blade and tighten looseparts.
1,Adjustcuttingheight.
2. Move enginespeed controlto "RUN".
3. Set forward speed slower•
1. Move enginespeed controlto "RUN".
2. Set forward speed slower.
3. Mow when grassis dr,/.
4. Servicemower blade.
5. Clean deck.
6. InstallproperSNAPPER blade•
7. InstaJl b lade properly.
1. Pullgroundspeedcontrol t o handlebar.
2. Replace belL
3. Adjusttraction dutch.
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Pg. 6
Pg. 718
Engine Man.
Pg. 7/8
Pg. 6
Engine Man.
Engine Man.
Engine Man.
Pg. 6
Engine Man.
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Pg. 15-17
Pg. 15-17
Pg. 9 & 11
Pg. 11
Pg. 11
Pg. 11
Pg. 11
Pg. 11
Pg. 15-17
Pg. 15
Pg. 13, 15-17
Pg. 15-17
Pg. 9
Pg. 17-18
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