Troubleshooting
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Pump output is low | Strainer is clogged. | Clean strainer. |
| Piston ball is not seating. | Service piston ball (see pump manual). |
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| Piston packings are worn or damaged. | Replace packings (see pump manual). |
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| Replace | |
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| Intake valve ball is not seating properly. | Clean intake valve (see pump manual). |
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| Intake valve ball is packed with mate- | Clean intake valve (see pump manual). |
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| Engine speed is too low. | Increase throttle setting (see operation man- |
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| Clutch is worn or damaged. | Adjust or replace clutch. Page 17. |
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| Pressure setting is too low. | Increase pressure (see operation manual). |
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| Fluid filter, tip filter or tip is clogged or | Clean filter (see gun manual). |
| dirty. |
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| Large pressure drop in hose with heavy | Use larger diameter hose and/or reduce overall |
| materials. | length of hose. Use of more than 100 ft of 1/4 |
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| in. hose significantly reduces performance of |
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| sprayer. Use 3/8 in. hose for optimum perfor- |
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| mance (50 ft minimum). |
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Excessive paint leakage into throat | Throat packing nut is loose. | Remove throat packing nut spacer. Tighten |
packing nut |
| throat packing nut just enough to stop leakage. |
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| Throat packings are worn or damaged. | Replace packings (see pump manual). |
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| Displacement rod is worn or damaged. | Replace rod (see pump manual). |
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Fluid is spitting from gun | Air in pump or hose. | Check and tighten all fluid connections. Rep- |
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| rime pump (see operation manual). |
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| Tip is partially clogged. | Clear tip (see gun manual). |
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| Fluid supply is low or empty. | Refill fluid supply. Prime pump (see operation |
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| running pump dry. |
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Pump is difficult to prime | Air in pump or hose. | Check and tighten all fluid connections. |
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| Reduce engine speed and cycle pump as |
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| slowly as possible during priming. |
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| Intake valve is leaking. | Clean intake valve. Be sure ball seat is not |
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| nicked or worn and that ball seats well. Reas- |
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| semble valve. |
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| Pump packings are worn. | Replace pump packings (see pump manual). |
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| Paint is too thick. | Thin the paint according to the supplier's rec- |
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| ommendations. |
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| Engine speed is too high. | Decrease throttle setting before priming pump |
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| (see operation manual). |
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Clutch squeaks each time clutch | Clutch surfaces are not matched to | Clutch surfaces need to wear into each other. |
engages | each other when new and may cause | Noise will dissipate after a day of run time. |
| noise. |
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High engine speed at no load | Misadjusted throttle setting. | Reset throttle to 3300 engine rpm at no load. |
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| Worn engine governor. | Replace or service engine governor. |
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Gallon counter not working | Bad sensor, broken or disconnected | Check connections. Replace sensor or wire. |
| wire. Displaced or missing magnet. | Reposition or replace magnet. |
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No display, sprayer operates | Display damaged or has bad connec- | Check connections. Replace display. |
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