Honda H4518H Owner's Manual page 80

9. TROUBLESHOOTING
Engine fails to start;
1. No fuel. *Add fuel.
2. Shift lever
in gear. -Position shift lever in NEUTRAL.
3. PTO lever engaged.
-PTO lever in DISENGAGE.
4. Parking brake
not set. -Set the parking brake.
5. Seat switch is not
+Sit in seat.
depressed.
6. Spark plug faulty
or -Regap plug or replace (see pages
improperly gapped. 59-60).
7. Spark plug wire
loose -Check spark plug wire.
or disconnected.
8. Fuel not reaching
*See your authorized HONDA lawn
carburetor. tractor dealer.
9. Discharged battery or-
Charge battery or retighten terminal.
loose terminal.
(see page 61).
10. Blown fuse bReplace (see page 73).
Lawn tractor does not move or drives slowly with the shift lever set in the
transport range.
1. Transmission release lever-
Move to the engaged position.
released position.
2. Lawn tractor does
not -See your authorized Honda lawn trac-
drive or drives slowly.
tor dealer.
Engine loses power;
1. Dirty air cleaner elements.-
Clean or replace elements (see page
58).
2. Spark plug faulty or WRegap plug or replace. (see page 59).
improperly gapped.
3. Engine overloaded. *Shift to lower speed.
Engine overheats;
1. Radiator screen plugged.- Clean radiator screen (see page 19).
2. Engine overloaded. +Shift to lower speed.
3. Low engine oil level.
CFill with recommended oil (see page
20).
4. Spark plug improperly
-Regap plug or replace.
gapped.
5. Lack of radiator coolant.-
Fill with recommended coolant (see
p. 25).