TROUBLE SHOOTING
PROBLEMCAUSE
Will not start | • | Dirty air filter. | |
| • | Out of fuel. | |
| • | Stale | fuel. |
| • | Water | in fuel. |
| • | Spark plug wire is | |
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| connected | |
| • | Bad spark plug. | |
| • | Loose blade or broken | |
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| blade | adapter. |
| • | Control bar in released | |
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| position | |
| • | Control bar defective | |
| • | Weak | battery |
| • | Disconnected battery | |
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| connector. | |
Loss of power | • | Rear of lawn mower | |
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| housing/blade dragging in | |
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| heavy grass. | |
| • | Cutting too much grass. | |
| • | Dirty air filter. | |
| • | Buildup of grass, leaves | |
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| and trash under mower. | |
| • Too much oil in engine. | ||
| • | Walking speed too fast. | |
CORRECTION
•Clean/replaceair filter.
•Fill fuel tank.
•Drain tank and refill with fresh clean fuel.
•Drain fuel tank and carburetor
and refill tank with fresh gaso- line.
•Connect wire to plug.
•Replace spark plug.
•"13ghten'bladebolt or replace blade adaPter.
•Depress'i:ontrolbar to handle.
•Replace control bar.
•Charge battery.
•Connect battery to engine.
•Set in =Higher Cut" position.
•Set in =Higher Cut" position.
•Clean/replace air filter.
•Clean underside of mower
housing.
,, Check oil level.
•Cut at slower walking speed.
Poor cut - unever • Wom, bent or loose blade.
•Wheel heights uneven.
•Buildup of grass, leaves, and trash under mower.
•Replace blade. Tighten blade bolt.
•Set all wheels at same height.
•Clean underside of mower housing.
Excessive vibra- • Wom, bent or loose blade. tion
•Bent engine crankshaft.
Starter rope hard • Engine flywheel brake is
to pullon when control bar is released.
•Bent engine crankshaft
•Blade adapter broken.
•Blade dragging in grass.
•Replace blade. Tighten blade bolt.
•Contact an authorized service center/department.
•Depress control bar to upper handle before pulling starter rope.
•Contact an authorized service center/department.
•Replace blade adapter.
•Move lawn mower to cut grass or to hard surface to start _ engine.
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