Poulan 961420036 manual Problem, Cause, Correction, Loss of power, Poor cut, uneven, Excessive

TROUBLESHOOTING - See appropriate section in manual unless directed to an authorized Service Center.

PROBLEM		CAUSE	CORRECTION
Loss of power	1.	Rear of lawn mower	1.	Raise cutting height.
		housing or cutting blade
		dragging in heavy grass.
	2.	Cutting too much grass.	2.	Raise cutting height.
	3.	Dirty air filter.	3.	Clean/replace air filter.
	4.	Buildup of grass, leaves,	4.	Clean underside of mower
		and trash under mower.		housing.
	5.	Too much oil in engine.	5.	Check oil level.
	6.	Walking speed too fast.	6.	Cut at slower walking speed.
Poor cut –	1.	Worn, bent or loose blade.	1.	Replace blade. Tighten
uneven				blade bolt.
	2.	Wheel heights uneven.	2.	Set all wheels at same
				height.
	3.	Buildup of grass, leaves	3.	Clean underside of
		and trash under mower.		mower housing.
Excessive	1.	Worn, bent or loose blade.	1.	Replace blade. Tighten
vibration				blade bolt.
	2.	Bent engine crankshaft.	2.	Contact a qualified service
				center.
Starter rope	1.	Engine flywheel brake is on	1.	Depress control bar to
hard to pull		when control bar is released.		upper handle before
				pulling starter rope.
	2.	Bent engine crankshaft.	2.	Contact a qualified service
				center.
	3.	Blade adapter broken.	3.	Replace blade adapter.
	4.	Blade dragging in grass.	4.	Move lawn mower to cut
				grass or to hard surface.
Grass catcher	1.	Cutting height too low.	1.	Raise cutting height.
not filling	2.	Lift on blade worn off.	2.	Replace blade.
(If so equipped)	3.	Catcher not venting air.	3.	Clean grass catcher.
Hard to push	1.	Grass is too high or wheel	1.	Raise cutting height.
		height is too low.
	2.	Rear of lawn mower	2.	Raise rear of lawn mower
		housing or cutting blade		housing one (1) setting
		dragging in grass.		higher.
	3.	Grass catcher too full.	3.	Empty grass catcher.
	4.	Handle height position not	4.	Adjust handle height to suit.
		right for you.

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LAWN MOWER

WARNING: This lawn mower is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-covered, brush-covered or grass-covered land unless the engine’s exhaust system is equipped with a spark arrester meeting applicable local or state laws (if any). If a spark arrester is used, it should be maintained in effective working order by the operator.

In the state of California the above is required by law (Section 4442 of the California Public Resources Code). Other states may have similar laws. Federal laws apply on federal lands. A spark arrester for the muffler is available through your nearest authorized service center.

193732 Rev. 3 03.26.07 BY Printed in U.S.A.