Troubleshooting - Weed Eater TILLER WET6500A Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS
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CAUSE CORRECTION
PROBLEM
Will not start
Hard to start
Loss of power
Engine overheats
Excessive bounce/
difficult handling
Soil balls up or clumps
Engine runs but tiller
won't
move
Engine runs but labors
when tilling
Tines will not rotate
Hard to shift into gear
Tiller shuts off when
drive control bar
engaged
1. Out of fuel.
2 Engine not "CHOKED" properly.
3. Engine flooded.
4. Dirty air cleaner.
5. Water in fuel.
6. Clogged fuel tank.
7. Louse spark plug wire.
8. Bad spark plug or improper gap.
9. Carburetor out of adjustment.
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1. Throttle control not set propedy.
2. Dirty air cleaner.
3. Bad spark plug or improper gap.
4. Stale or dfrty fuel.
5. Louse spark plug.wire.
6. Carburetor out of adjustment.
1. Engine is overloaded.
2. Dirty air cleaner.
3. Low oil level/dirty oil.
4. Faulty spark plug.
5. Oil in fuel.
6. Stale or dirty fuel.
7. Water in fuel.
8. Clogged fuel tank.
9. Spark plug wire loose.
10. Dirty engine air screen.
11. Dirty/clogged muffler.
12. Carburetor out of adjustment.
13. Pour compression.
1. Low oil level/dirty oil.
2. Dirty engine air screen.
3. Dirty engine.
4. Partially plugged muffler.
5. Improper carburetor adjusi_nant.
1. Ground too dry and hard.
1. Ground too wet.
1. Drive control bar is not engaged.
2. V-belt not correctly adjusted.
3. V-belt is off pulley(s).
1. Tilling too deep.
2. ThrotlJe control not propedy adjusted.
3. Carburetor out of adjustment.
1. Shear pin(s) broken.
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1. Gears not timed.
1. Shift lever set in between counter rotating till
pasition and forward rotating till position.
2. Tines jammed.
1. Fill fuel tank.
2. See =10 START ENGINE" in Operation section.
3. Wait several minutes before attempting to start.
4. Clean or replace air cleaner cartddge.
5. Drain fuel tank and carburetor, and refill tank with
fresh gasoline.
6. Remove fuel tank and clean.
7. Make sure spark plug wire is seated properly on
plug.
8. Replace spark plug or adjust gap.
9. Make necessary adjustments.
1. Place throttle control in "FAST" position.
2. Clean or replace air cleaner cartridge.
3. Replace spark plug or adjust gap.
4. Drain fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline.
5. Make sure spark plug wire is seated properly on
plug.
6. Make necessary adjustments.
1. Set depth stake for shallower filling.
2. Clean or replace air cleaner cartridge.
3. Check oil level/changa oil.
4. Clean and regap or change spark plug.
5. Drain and clean fuel tank and refill, and clean
carburetor.
6. Drain fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline.
7. Drain fuel tank and carburetor, and refill tank with
fresh gasoline.
8. Remove fuel tank and clean.
9. Connect and tighten spark plug wire.
10. Clean engine air screen.
" 11. Clean/replace muffler.
12. Make necessary adjustments.
13. Contact an authorized service ceeterrdapartmant.
1. Check oil level/change oil.
2. Clean engine air screen.
3. Clean cylinder fins, air screen, and muffler area.
4. Remove and clean muffler.
5. Adjust carburetor to dcher position.
1.
Moisten ground or wait for more favorable soil
conditions.
1. Wait for more favorable soil conditions.
1. Engage drive control
2. Inspect/adjust V-belt.
3. Inspect V-belt.
1. Set depth stake for shallower filling.
2. Check throttle control setting.
3. Make necessary adjustments.
1. Replace shear pin(s).
Bdefly engage drive control bar and release or rock
tiller forward and backward until are able to shift
gears.
1. Shift to either counter rotating till position or forward
rotating till position.
2. Clear tines.
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