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TROUBLESHOOTING
POSSIBLE CAUSE
ENGINE
MISSES
OR LACKS
POWER
ENGINE
OVERHEATS
NO LIGHTS
INDICATOR
LIGHTS
LIT
UNSATISFACTORY
MOWER
PERFORMANCE
UNEVEN
DISTRIBUTION
OF CLIPPINGS
MOWER
BLADES WILL NOT ROTATE
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1
CAUSE!REMEDY
(SEE INDEX)
Shift to a lower gear or reduce load
Remove and clean Tank_ replace Fuef Filter
Remove and clean Air Cleaner
Make necessary
carburetor
adjustments
Clean Air Screen
Replace Spark Plugs
Add or change oil
Check Spark Plugs and check for any loose wires
Major Engine overhaul
Check Valve L_sh
Drain Gas Tank and Carburetor
and refill
Clean
Air
Screen
Add
or change
oil
Clean
Engine
Cooling
Fins
Remove
and
clean
Muffler
or replace
Remove
and
clean
Air Filter
Use
fresh
fuel
and adjust
Carburetor
Check Fuse. Switch and Wire Connections
Replace Headlight
Bulbs
"Check Oil:
Check Oil Level
Check Oil Pump
Oil could be too light or diluted
'Battery
Discharging":
Move throttle
control
to
fast positon.
"Depress
Foot Pedal
Push clutch/brake
pedal
into brake position
"Disengage
Attachment:
Move attachment
clutch
switch to "Disengaged"
position
Check
air pressure
in tires
Check
front to real and side to side mower
adjust-
ment
Use a slower
ground
speed
Replace
mower
blades
Reinstall
mower
blades
with
top of blades
up
Re-adjust
mower
drive belt
Clean
underside
of mower
deck
Sharpen
blades
Install
new
Mower
Drive
Belt
Reinstall
Mower
Drive
Belt
Replace
Attachment
Clutch
Switch
Replace
Frozen
Mandrel
Replace
Frozen
Pulley
Replace Bent or Unbalanced Blade
EXCESSIVE
MOWER
VIBRATION
Replace Mandrel, Straighten Deck or replace
WiND
ROWING
STRIPPING
OR DROPPING
OF GRASS CLIPPINGS
UNEVEN
CUT OR SCALPING
WON'T CHARGE
OPERATOR PRESENCE SYSTEM WILL NOT SHUT
DOWN ENGINE WHEN OPERATOR LEAVES SEAT
NOTE: THIS TRACTOR
tS EQUIPPED WITH
AN OPERATOR
PRESENCE
SENSING
SYSTEM.
ANY
ATTEMPT
BY THE
OPERATOR TO LEAVE THE SEAT WITH THE ENGINE RUN-
NING AND THE ATTACHMENT
CLUTCH ENGAGED WILL SHUT
DOWN THE ENGINE,
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Let grass dry out
Clean underside
of Mower
Deck
Level Mower
Replace
Blades
Level Mower
Adjust
Guage
Wheels
Replace
Blades
Check for Fuse fault and replace
Replace Battery
Replace Regulator
Replace Alternator
Engage
Attachment
Clutch
Check
All Wire
Connections
Check
Seat
Switch
Check
Operator
Presence
Relay
Check
PTO
Switch
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