TROUBLESHOOTING CHART:

See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center

PROBLEM

Battery will not

charge

......

Loss of drive

Engine "backfires" when turning engine "OFF"

Engine dies when tractor is shifted

into reverse

 

CAUSE

 

CORRECTION

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Poor cable connections.

! 2

I Checklclean

all connections_

 

3

 

 

1

I

 

 

Fault,]

regulator (if so equipped)

! 3

I Replace

regulator

 

 

 

 

!

 

 

.

Faulty

alternator_

! 4

I Replace

allernator_

1

Debris

on steering plate (if

1

See "CLEANING" in the

 

equipped),

 

maintenance

section,

2Motion drive belt worn, damaged, 2 Replace motion drive belt, or broken.

3 Axle key missing.

3 Install axle key at rear wheel, See

 

"TO REMOVE WHEEL" in the

 

Service and Adjustments section,

tEngine throttle control not sel 1 Move throttle control between

 

between

half and

ful! speed (fast)

half and ful! speed (fast)

position

 

position

before stopping

engine

before stopping engine,

 

1

Reverse

operation

system

(ROS)

I Turn ignition key to ROS

"ON"

 

is not "ON"

while mower or other

position, See Operation

section°

 

attachment

is engaged,

 

 

 

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