TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
WARNING
To reduce the risk ofserious bodily injury, including fluid injection, splashing the eyesor on the skin or injurytom movingpalls, alwaysfollow the Pressure Relief ProcedureWarnlng before proceeding.
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No gasolineinfuel tankM carburetor. | Fillthe tank with gasoline, openfuel shut off valve. | ||||
Enginewill not stail | |||||
or is hardto start |
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| Check fuel line and carburetor. | ||
| Low oil. |
| Addto proper level. |
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| W S l o p switchinSlopposition. | Move switchto Start position. | |||
| Water In gasoline oroldfuel. | Drainfuel tank and carburetor. Use newfuel and dry | |||
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| Choked improperly. Flooded engine. | Open choke and crank engine several times to clear | |||
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| out gas. |
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| Dirty air cleaner filter. | Remove and clean. |
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| Spark plug dirty, wronggap or wrong type. Clean, adjust the gap or replace. | ||||
| Spray gun closed. | Trigger spray gun. |
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Engine misses or | Partially plugged air cleaner filter. | Remove and clean. |
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lacks power | Spark plug dirty, wrong gap or wrong type.Clean, adjust the gap or replace. | ||||
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Low pressure and101 | Wornor wrongsizetip. | Replacewith tip of piopsr size. | |||
pump runs rough | inlet filter dogged. | Clean. Check more frequently. | |||
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| Worn packings.abrasivs inwater or | Check filter. Replace packingsSee. PUMP SERVICE. | |||
| natural wear. |
| Check water flow rateto pump. | ||
| Inadequate water supply. | ||||
| Belt slippage. |
| Tighten or replace;use correct beits and replace both | ||
| Fouledor dirty inlet or discharge valves. | at same time. |
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| Clean inlet and dischargevalve assemblies. Check | ||||
| Even a small particlecan cause the valve | filter. |
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| lostick. |
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| Restricted inlet. |
| Check garden hose, maybe collapsed or kinked. | ||
| Worn inlet or discharge valves. | Replace worn valves. |
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| Leaking high pressure hose. | Replace high pressure hose. | |||
Water leakage from | Worn packings. |
| Install new packingsSee. | PUMP SERVICE. | |
under pump manifol |
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Water In pump | Humid air condensing inside crankcase. | Change oilasspecified in MAINTENANCE. | |||
| Nom pkings. |
| Install new packingsSee. | PUMP SERVICE. | |
| Oil seals leakino. |
| Install newoil seals. See PUMPSERVICE. | ||
Frequent or | bred.damaged orworn plungers. | Install new plungers.See PUMP SERVICE. | |||
premature failure of | ruKaslve materialinthe fluid beingp u m p | Install proper filtration on pump inlet plumbing. | |||
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| Inlet water temperaturetoo high. | Check water temprature; may notexceed 160°F. | |||
| 3verpressurizing pump. | Do not modify any | |||
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| 3cessive pressure dueto partially pluggec Clean or replace tipSee. Installing and Changing Spray | ||||
| 3r damaged tip. |
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| 'ump running too long without spraying. | Never run pump more than10 minutes without spraying, | |||
| 3unning pump dry. | Do not run pump wlthoul water. | |||
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Strong surging atthc | =oreign particlesinthe inlet or discha e | Clean or replace valves.See PUMP SERVICE. | |||
inlet and low | lakeor wom inlet and/or dischargeva'Byes. |
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