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TROUBLESHOOTING
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| 1. | Safety interlock system is not | 1. | Check safety interlock system | |
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| 2. | Fuel tanks empty. | 2. | Fill fuel tanks (see FILLING FUEL | |
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| 3. | Fuel | 3. | Open fuel | |
| 4. | Discharged battery. | 4. | Charge battery (see Charging the | |
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5. | Poor connection between battery | 5. | Tighten battery cables and/or | ||
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| and battery cables. |
| clean battery and battery cables | |
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| 6. | Spark plug wire(s) loose or spark | 6. | Connect spark plug wire(s) or | |
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| plug(s) faulty. |
| replace spark plug(s). Refer to | |
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| 7. | Faulty electrical system. | 7. | Contact your Ariens Dealer. | |
| 8. | Faulty engine. | 8. | Contact your Ariens Dealer. | |
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| 1. | Choke engaged. | 1. | Disengage choke. | |
Engine | 2. | Air filter cartridge plugged. | 2. | Clean or replace air filter | |
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| 3. | Faulty engine. | 3. | Contact your Ariens Dealer. | |
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Unit does | 1. | The transmission bypass lever is | 1. | Disengage transmission bypass | |
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| lever (see MOVING UNIT | ||
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running | 2. | Faulty hydrostatic belt. | 2. | Replace hydrostatic belt (see | |
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steering |
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levers. | 3. | Faulty transmission. | 3. | Contact your Ariens Dealer. | |
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| 1. | Operator presence switch not | 1. | Depress operator presence switch | |
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| 2. | Faulty operator presence switch. | 2. | Contact your Ariens Dealer. | |
PTO or | 3. | Electric clutch connector is loose | 3. | Connect the electric clutch | |
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| connector. See REPLACING | ||
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or shuts off. | 4. | Faulty PTO belt. | 4. | Replace PTO belt (see | |
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| 5. | Faulty PTO switch, wires, | 5. | Contact your Ariens Dealer. | |
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| connectors, or clutch. |
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| 1. | Engine oil level low. | 1. | Add engine oil. Refer to Engine | |
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Engine | 2. | Cooling system plugged. | 2. | Clean cooling system. Refer to | |
overheats. |
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| 3. | Faulty engine. | 3. | Contact your Ariens Dealer. | |
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