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| Never | cover | mower | while | ||||
• | Do not store gasoline from one season to | engine | and | exhaust | areas | are | still | warm. | ||||
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| Never | store | the | lawn |
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• | Replace your | gasoline can if your | can | mower | with | gasoline | in the | tank | inside a | |||
| starts to rust. | Rust and/or dirt in your | building | where | fumes | may | reach | an open | ||||
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| flame or spark. | Allow | the engine | to cool | ||||||
• | If possible, store your unit indoors | and | before | storing | in any | enclosure. |
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•Cover your unit with a suitable protective cover that does not retain moisture. Do not use plastic. Plastic cannot breathe which allows condensation to form and will cause
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Does not start | 1. | Dirty | air filter. |
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| 2. | Out | of fuel. |
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| 3. | Stale fuel. |
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| 4. | Water in fuel. |
| 4. | Drain fuel | tank | and | ||||
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| 5. | Spark plug wire is | 5. | Connect | wire to plug. | ||||||
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| 6. | Bad spark | plug. |
| 6. | Replace | spark | plug. | |||
| 7. | Loose blade | or broken blade 7. | Tighten | blade | bolt or | |||||
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| 8. | Control bar | in released | 8. | Depress control bar to | ||||||
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| 9. | Control bar defective. | 9. | Replace | control bar. | ||||||
Loss of power | 1. | Rear of lawn mower housing 1. | Set to "Higher | Cur' | |||||||
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| 2. | Cutting too much | grass. | 2. | Set to "Higher Cut" | ||||||
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| 3. | Dirty air filter. |
| 3. | Clean/replace | air filter. | |||||
| 4. | Buildup of grass, | leaves, | 4. | Clean underside of mower | ||||||
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| 5. | Too much | oil in engine. | 5. | Check oil level. | ||||||
| 6. | Walldng speed too fast. | 6. | Cut at slower walking | |||||||
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Poor cut- uneven 1. Wom, bent or loose blade.
2.Wheel heights uneven.
3.Buildup of grass, leaves and trash under mower.
1.Replace blade. "13ghten blade bolt.
2.Set all wheels at same height
3.Clean underside of mower housing.
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