Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Chart

While normal care and regular maintenance will extend the life of your equipment, prolonged or constant use may eventually require that service be performed to allow it to continue operating properly.

The troubleshooting guide below lists the most common problems, their causes and remedies.

See the information on the following pages for instructions on how to perform most of these minor adjustments

and service repairs yourself. If you prefer, all of these procedures can be performed for you by your local authorized dealer.

WARNING

To avoid serious injury, perform maintenance on the tractor or mower only when the engine is stopped and the parking brake engaged.

Always remove the ignition key, disconnect the spark plug wire and fasten it away from the plug before beginning the maintenance, to prevent accidental starting of the engine.

Troubleshooting the Rider

ProblemCauseRemedy

Engine will not turnover or start.

Reproduction

1.

Parking brake not engaged.

1.

Engage parking brake.

 

2.

PTO (electric clutch) switch

2.

Place in OFF position.

 

 

in ON position.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Ground speed c ntr l leve s

3.

M ve gr u d speed control levers to

 

 

not in “NEUTRAL” p

siti n.

 

“NEUTRAL” position.

 

4.

Out of fuel.

 

for

4.

If eng ne is hot, allow it to cool, then refill

 

Not

 

 

he fuel tank.

 

5.

Engine flooded.

5.

Move choke control to closed position.

 

6.

Fuse bl

wn.

 

6.

Replace fuse.

 

7.

Battery terminals require

7.

Clean the battery terminals

 

 

cleaning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Battery discharged or

ead.

8.

Recharge or replace.

 

9.

Wiring loose

r br ken.

9.

Visually check wiring & replace broken or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

frayed wires. Tighten loose connections.

 

10.

Solenoid or sta ter m

t r faulty.

10. Repair or replace. See authorized dealer

 

11.

Safety inte lock switch

11. Replace as needed. See authorized

 

 

faulty.

 

 

 

 

 

service dealer.

 

12.

Spark

lug(s) faulty, fouled

12. Clean and gap or replace.

 

 

or incorr ctly gapped.

 

See engine manual.

 

13.

Wat r in fu l.

 

 

 

13. Drain fuel & replace with fresh fuel.

 

14.

Gas is old or stale.

 

14. Drain fuel & replace with fresh fuel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine starts hard or runs poorly.

1.

Fuel mixture too rich.

 

1.

Clean air filter. Check choke adjustment.

 

2.

Spark plug faulty, fouled, or

2.

Clean and gap or replace.

 

 

incorrectly gapped.

 

 

(See engine manual.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine knocks.

1.

Low oil level.

 

 

 

1.

Check/add oil as required.

 

2.

Using wrong grade oil.

2.

See engine manual.

 

 

 

 

 

Excessive oil consumption.

1.

Engine running too hot.

1.

Clean engine fins, blower screen and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

air cleaner.

 

2.

Using wrong weight oil.

2.

See engine manual.

 

3.

Too much oil in crankcase.

3.

Drain excess oil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine exhaust is black.

1.

Dirty air filter.

 

 

 

1.

Replace air filter. See engine manual.

 

2.

Engine choke control

 

2.

Open choke control.

 

 

is in closed position.

 

 

 

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