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ii_l,ill
Will not start
TROU
CAUSE
1,. Out of fuel
LESHOOTING
POINTS
CORRECTION
1_
Fil! fuel lank
Hard to start
Engine will not turn over
Engine clicks but will not
start
Loss of power
Excessive vibration
2,
Engine not "CHOKED" properly,
3.
Engine flooded
4..
Bad sparkplug
5,
Dirty air filler..
6.
Dirty fuel filter,
7
Water in rue!
8
Loose or damaged wiring
9,
Carburetor out of adjustment
t0.
Engine valves out of adjustment..
1
Dirty air fiiter.
2
Bad spark plug
3,
Weak or dead battery.
4.
Dirty fuel filter.
5,
Stale or dirtyfuei
6,
Loose or damaged wiring.
7.
Carburetor out of adiustment
8
Engine valves out of adjustment.
1.
Ctutch_rake
pedalnot
depressed
2
Attachment
clutch is engaged,,
3
Weak or dead battery
4.
Blown fuse
5
Corroded battery terminals
6
Loose or damaged wiring
7
Fautty ignition switch,
8
Faulty solenoid or starter
9
Faulty operator presence switch(es)
1
Weak or dead battery,,
2.
Corroded battery terminals
3,
Loose or damaged wiring
4.
Faulty solenoid or starter
1,,
Cutting too much grass/too fast
2
Throttle in "CHOKE" position.
3
Build*up of grass, leaves and trash under mower,
4
Dirty air filter,
5
Low oit level/dirty oil
6
Faufty spark plug
7
Dirty fuel filter.
8
Stale or dirty fuel
9
Water in fuet
10,
Spark plug wire !case
11
Dirty engine air screen/_s
t2
Dirty/clogged
muffler,
t3
Loose or damaged wiring.
14
Carburetor out of adjustment.
15
Engine vatves out of adjustment
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1
Worn, bent or loose blade
2,
Bent blade mandrel
3
Loose/damaged
part(s)
2.
See ='TO START ENGINE" in Operation section.
3
Wait several minutes before attempting to start,
4,
Repiace spark plug.
5,.
Clear_Jreptace air filter,
6,,
Replace fuel filter,
7,.
Drain fuel tank and carburetor,
refill tank with fresh
gasotine and replace fuel filter
8.
Check alI wiring.
9..
See "To Adjust Carburetor"
in Service Adjustments
section,
10,
Contact an authorized service center/department
1
Clean!replace
air tilter
2
Replace spark plug.
3
Recharge or replace battery
4,,
Replace fuet filter.
5.
Drain fuei tank and refill with fresh gasoline
6,
Check alt wiring.
7
See "To Adjust Carburetor"
in Service Adjustments
section_
8
Contact an authorized service center/department
1.
Depress clutchforake
pedal
2
Disengage attachment
clutch,
3
Recharge or replace battery
4
Replace fuse
5
Clean battery terminals
6,
Check all wiring
7,
Check/replace
ignition switch
8.
Check/replace
solenoid or starter
9.
Contact an authorized service center/department.
t
Recharge or replace battery,
2
Ciean battery terminals
3.
Check all wiring
4,.
Checld_ep[ace solenoid or starter
1
Set in "Higher Cut" position/reduce
speed
2
Adjust throttle control
3.
Clean underside of mower housing,
4,
Clean/replace
air filter
5..
Check oil level/change
oil
6
Clean and regap or change spark plug,
7,
Replace fuel filter,
8
Drain fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline,
9
Drain fuel tank and carburetor,
retilJ tank with fresh
gasoline and replace fuel filter
t0
Connect and tighten spark plug wire
t 1
Clean engine air screen/fins.
12
Clean/replace
muffler
13.
Check all widng.
14,
See 'qo Adjust Carburetor"
in Service Adjustments
section.
t5
Contact an authorized service center/department
1.. Replace blade
Tighten blade bott,,
2.
Replace blade mandrel.
3
Tighten loose part(s)
Replace damaged parts
3O
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