TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEMCAUSE
Will not start | • Out of fuel. |
•Engine not =CHOKED" properly.
•Engine flooded.
•Bad spark plug.
•Dirty air filter.
•• Dirty fuel filter.
•Water in fuel.
•Loose or damaged widng.
•Carburetor out of adjust- ment.
•Engine valves out of adjustment.
Hard to start | Dirty | air filter. | |
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| Bad spark | plug. | |
• Weak or dead battery, | |||
• | Dirty | fuel filter, | |
• | Stale | or dirty fuel. | |
• | Loose or damaged wiring. | ||
• Carburetor | out of adjust- | ||
| ment. |
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• | Engine valves out of | ||
| adjustment. | ||
Engine will not tum • Clutch/brake pedal not
overdepressed.
•Attachment clutch is engaged.
•Weak or dead battery.
•Blown fuse.
•Corroded battery termi- nals.
•Loose or damaged wiring.
•Faulty ignition switch.
•Faulty solenoid or starter.
•Faulty operator presence
sw ch(es).
CORRECTION
•Fill fuel tank.
•See =TO START ENGINE" in
Operation section.
•Wait several minutes before attempting to start.
•Replace spark plug.
•Clean/replace air filter.
•Replace fuel filter.
•Drain fuel tank and carbure- tor, refill tank with fresh
gasoline and replace fuel fil- ter.
•Check all widngo
•See =To Adjust Carburetor"
in Service and Adjustments section.
•Contact an authorized ser- vice center,
•Clean/replace air filter.
•Replace spark plug.
•Recharge or replace battery.
•Replace fuel filter.
•Drain fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline.
•Check all widng.
•See "To Adjust Carburetor"
in Service and Adjustments section.
Contact an authorized ser- vice center.
I.Depress clutch/brake pedal.
•Disengage attachment clutch.
•Recharge or replace battery.
•Replace fuse.
•Clean battery terminals.
•Check all widng.
•Check/replace ignition switch.
•Check/replace solenoid or starter.
•Contact an authorized ser- vice center.
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