Trouble Shooting - Hayter Hayterette 005 Owner's Handbook Manual

TROUBLE SHOOTING

PROBLEM CAUSES
1. Engine stop lever released
Engine will not turn
2. Incorrect oil level
over
3. Obstruction under deck
1. Excess oil
Engine smokes 2. Air cleaner cartridge oil
soaked or blocked
1. Fuel starvation
Engine runs then stops
2. Fuel cap vent blocked
1. Engine under load
3. Spark plug lead disconnected
4. Engine brake not released
Engine will not start
5. Faulty spark plug
6. Wiring fault
7. Fuel shutoff valve in the 'OFF'
position.
1. Spark plug lead becoming
disconnected in use
2. Faulty spark plug
Engine runs rough
3. Air cleaner blocked
1. Mounting bolt loose
Engine vibrates 2. Cutterblade bolt loose
excessively 3. Cutterblade out of balance
4. Bent Crankshaft
1. Undulating ground conditions
2. Cutterblade worn
Uneven cut
3. Cutterblade out of balance
CORRECTIVE ACTION PROBLEM
Discharge chute blocks 1. Grass is wet
1. Operate engine stop lever
2. Check oil level
3. Remove obstruction
Mower is hard to push
1. Check oil level
2. Service air cleaner
-
off valve to the 'ON' position.
2. Clean fuel cap vent
1. Raise height of cut
fuel
3. Connect spark plug lead
4. Operate engine brake lever
5. Clean and adjust the gap or
replace
6. Check wiring
7. Turn fuel shutoff valve to the
'ON' position
1. Connect spark plug lead
2. Clean and adjust gap or replace
3. Service air cleaner
fuel
1. Tighten bolts
2. Tighten bolt
3. Balance cutterblade
4. Consult your dealer
1. Change direction of travel
2. Sharpen cutterblade
3. Balance the cutterblade
4. Inspect & replace as necessary
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CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Mow dry grass
2. Cut height is too low 2. Increase cut height
1. Cut height too low 1. Increase cut height
2. Inspect and replace as neces-
sary