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Does not start | 1 | Dirty | air | filter | 1, | Clean/replace | air filter |
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| 2 | Out of fuel |
| 2 | Fill fuel | tank |
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| 3 | Stale | fuel |
| 3 | Drain | tank | and |
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| 4 | Water | in fuel | 4 | Drain | fuel | tank | and carburetor | and refill tank with fresh | ||||||
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| 5 | Spark | plug | wire is disconnected | 5 | Connect | wire to | plug |
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| 6 | Sad spark plug | 6 | Replace | spark | plug |
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| 7 | Loose blade or broken blade adapter | 7 | Tighten | blade | boft or | replace | blade | adapter | ||||||
| 8 | Control | bar | in released position | 8 | Depress | control | bar | to handle |
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| 9 | Control | bar | defective | 9 | Replace | control | bar |
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Loss of power | 1 | Rear | of lawn mower | housing/blade | dragging | |||
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| 2 | Cutting | toomuch | grass |
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| 3 | Dirty air | filter |
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| 4, | Buildup | of grass, | leaves and trash | under mower | |||
| 5 | Too much oil in engine |
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| 6 | Walking | speed | too | fast |
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| 1 | Worn, | bent or loose | blade |
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| 2, | Wheel | heights | uneven |
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| 3 | Low engine speed |
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| 4 | Buildup | of grass, leaves, and trash under mower | |||||
1 Set in "Higher Cut" position
2Set in "Higher Cut" position
3Clean/replace air filter
4Clean underside of mower housing
5Check oillevel
6 Cut at slower walking speed.
1Replace blade Tighten blade bolt
2Set all wheels at same height
3Contact an authorized service canter/department
4Clean underside of mower housing
Excessive vibration | 1 | Worn, bent or loose blade | 1 | Replace blade,Tighten blade bolt, |
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| 2 | Bent engine crankshaft | 2 | Contact an authorized service center/department | |||||||||
Starter rope hard to pull | 1 | Engine | flywheel brake is on when control bar is | 1 | Depress | control bar to upper handle | before | ||||||
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| 2, | Bent engine crankshaft | 2 | Contactan | authorized | service | center/department | ||||||
| 3 | Blade | adapter | broken | 3 | Replace | blade | adapter |
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| 4 | Blade | dragging | in grass | 4 | Move | lawn | mower to cut grass | or to hard surface | ||||
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Grass catcher not filling | 1 | Cutting | height | too low | 1 | Raise | catting height |
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(If so equipped) | 2 | Lift on blade worn off | 2 | Replace | blade |
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| 3 | Catcher not venting air | 3 | Clean | grass catcher |
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| 4 | Low engine speed | 4 | Contact an authorized service center/department | |||||||||
Hard to push | 1 | Grass is too high or wheel height is too low | 1 | Raise | cutting | height |
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| 2 | Rear of lawn mower houslngtblade dragging | 2 | Raise | rear of lawn mower housing | one (1) | |||||||
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| 3_ | Grass catcher too full | 3 | Empty |
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| 4, | Handle height position not right for you | 4 | Adjust | handle | height | to suit |
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