Trouble Shooting - MTD 24A-462G729 Operator's Manual

For repairs beyond
the minor adjustments
listed here, contact
an authorized service
Problem Cause Remedy
En_in f_il
rf I 1 Throtte ever not n correctstart ng 1 Movethrotte everto FASTor
= e _ stosta,
position(ifequipped). STARTposition,
2. Sparkplugwire disconnected, 2. Connectwire to spark plug.
3. Chokenot in CHOKEposition(if 3. Move chokeleverto CHOKE
equipped), position.
4. Fueltank emptyor stale fuel. 4. Filltank with clean,fresh gasoline.
5. Enginenot primed(if equipped). 5. Primeengine as nstructedin
EngineManual.
6. Fauty sparkpug. 6. C can adjust gap or repace.
7, Blockedfuel line. I 7. Cleanfuel line.
8. Engineflooded. 8. Wait a few m nutesto restart,but
do not prime.
Engineruns erratic
1, Sparkplug wireloose, 1, Connectand tightenspark
plug wire,
2, Unit runningon CHOKE(if equipped), 2, Movechokeleverto OFF position,
3. Blockedfuelline or stale fuel. 3. Cleanfuel line;fill tank with clean,
fresh gasoline.
4. Ventin gas cap plugged. 4. Clearvent.
5. Wateror dirt in fuel system. 5. Drainfuel tank. Refillwith
fresh fuel.
6. Dirty air cleaner. 6. Referto enginemanual.
7. Carburetor out of adjustment. 7. See authorizedservicedealer.
Engine overheats
1. Engineoil levellow. 1. Fillcrankcasewith properoil.
I
2 Drtyarceaner I 2 Refertoengnemanua
• 3. Carburetornotadjustedproperly. " 3. Seeauthorizedservicedealer.
Occasional skips
1. Sparkplug gap tooclose. 1. Adjustgap to .030".
(hesitates) at
2. Carburetoridle mixtureadjustment 2. See authorizedservicedealer.
high speed
improperlyset.
Excessive I 1. Looseparts or damagedimpeler I 1 See authorzed serv ce deeer
Vibration I I
Unit does not
1. Chutedeflectorclogged. 1. Stop engineimmediately and
discharge
disconnectsparkplug wire.Clean
flail screenand insideof discharge
opening.
2. Foreignobject lodgedin impeller. 2. Stop engineand disconnectspark
plug wire. Removelodgedobject.
3. Lowengine RPM. 3. Alwaysrun engineat full throttle.
Rate of discharge
1 Lowengine RPM. 1. Alwaysrun engineat fullthrottle.
slows considerably I
2. Chipperbladedul. I 2. Replacechipperbladeor seeyour
or compositio n of
authorzed
servce
dee er.
changes ,
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