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Engine clicks but | • | Weak |
| or dead | battery. | • | Recharge | or replace | battery. | |||||||||
will not start | • | Corroded | battery | termi- | • | Clean | battery | terminals. |
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| • | Loose | or damaged | wiring. |
| Check all wiring. |
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| Check/replace solenoid or | |||||||
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| • | Faulty | solenoid or starter. |
| starter. |
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Loss of power | • | Cutting | too much |
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| Set in "Higher | Cut" posi- | ||||||||||
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| grass/too | fast. |
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| tion/reduce | speed. |
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| • | Throttle in =CHOKE" | posi- |
| Adjust | throttle | control. |
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| Clean | underside of mower | |||||||||||||
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| and trash | under | mower. |
| housing. |
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| • | Dirty | air filter. |
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| Clean/replace | air filter. |
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| • | Low | oil level/dirty | oil. |
| Check | oil level/change | oil. | |||||||||
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| • | Faulty | spark plug. |
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| Clean | and regap | or change | |||||||||
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| spark plug. |
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| • | Dirty | fuel filter. |
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| Replace | fuel filter. |
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| • | Stale | or dirty fuel. |
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| • | Water | in fuel. |
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| fresh | gasoline. |
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| Drain fuel tank and carbure- | ||||||||||||
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| line and | replace fuel | filter. | |||||
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| • | Spark | plug wire loose. |
| Connect | and tighten | spark | ||||||||||
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| plug wire. |
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| • | Dirty engine air |
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| Clean | engine | air screen/fins. | |||||||||
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| • | Dirty/clogged | muffler. |
| Clean/replace | muffler. |
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| • | Loose | or damaged | wiring. |
| Check | all wiring. |
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| • | Carburetor | out of adjust- |
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| Service | and Adjustments | |||||||
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| • | Engine valves | out of |
| Contact | an authorized | ser- | ||||||||||
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| adjustment. |
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| vice center. |
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Excessive | vibration | • | Worn, bent or loose blade. | • | Replace blade. Tighten blade | |||||||||||||
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| bolt. |
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| • | Bent | blade mandrel. |
| • | Replace | blade mandrel. | ||||||||||
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| • | Loose/damaged | part(s). | • | Tighten | loose | pad(s). |
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| Replace | damaged | parts. | |||||
Engine continues to | • | Faulty |
| Check | wiring, | switches | and | |||||||||||
run when operator |
| presence | control | system. |
| connections. | If not |
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leaves seat with |
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attachment | clutch |
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| rized | service | center/ |
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engaged |
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