TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS
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Does not start | 1 | Dirty | air tilter° |
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| 1 | Clean/replace | air filter., |
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| 2. | Out | of fuel. |
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| 2 | Fill fuel | tank., |
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| 3. | Stale fuet |
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| 3,. | Drain | tank and | retilt | with fresh | clean fuel | ||||
| 4 | Water | in fuel |
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| 4. | Drain | fuel tank | and carburetor | and refill tank witt_ fresh | ||||||
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| 5. | Spark | plug | wire | is disconnected |
| 5 | Connect | wire | to plug |
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| 6 | Bad spark | plug |
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| 6. | Replace | spark | plug |
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| 7. | Loose | blade | or broken | blade | adapter |
| 7 | Tighten | blade bott or repiace blade adapter | ||||||||
| 8. | Control | bar | in released | position |
| 8, | Depress | control | bar | to handle |
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| 9 | Controlbar |
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| 9, | Reptace | control | bar. |
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Loss | of power |
| 1,, | Rear | of fawn mower | housing/blade | dragging | ||||||||
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| in heavy | grass,, |
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| 2. | Cutting | too much | grass |
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| 3, | Dirty | air | filter. |
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| 4. | Buildup | of grass, leaves and trash under | mower. | ||||||||
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| 5 | Too much oil in engine. |
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| 6. | Walking | speed | too fast |
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Poor cut | - uneven |
| 1 | Worn, bent | ortoose | blade |
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| 2, | Wheel | heights | uneven |
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| 3 | Low engine | speed |
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| 4 | Buildup | of grass, | leaves, and trash | under | mower. | ||||||
Excessive | vibration |
| 1, | Worn, |
| bent | or | loose | blade. |
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| 2 | Bent | engine | crankshalt, |
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Starter | rope hard to pull | i | Engine | flywheel brake | is on when | control | bar ts | ||||||||
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| 2, | Bent | engine | crankshaft |
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| 3, | Blade | adapter | broken, |
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| 4 | Blade | dragging | in grass° |
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Grass | catcher not | filling | t | Cutting | height | too | low |
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(if so | equipped) |
| 2. | Lift on blade worn off |
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| 3, | Catcher | not | venting | air |
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| 4 | Low engine | speed |
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| 1. Grass is too high or wheel height is too low, | |||||||||||
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| 2. | Rear | of lawn mower | housing/blade | dragging | |||||||
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| in grass |
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| 3 | Grass | catcher | too | full |
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| 4. | Handle | height | position | not right for you |
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I Set in"Higher Cut" position
2Set in "Higher Cut" position
3Cleanlreplace air filter
4, Clean underside of mower housing,,
5Check oil level
6Cut at slower walking speed,
1Replace blade Tighten blade bolt 2, Set all wheels at same height
3 Contact an authorized service center/department
4 Clean underside of mower housing
1 Replace blade. Tighten blade belt
2.Contact an authorized service center/department,
1Depress control bar to upper handle before pulling starter rope.
2.Contact an authorized service center/department
3 Replace biade adapter
4Move lawn mower to cut grass or to hard surface to start engine
1, Raise cutting height 2, Replace blade
3 Clean grass catcher
4.Contact an authorized sewice centerldeparlment
1 | Raise | cutting | height |
2, | Raise | rear of lawn mower housing one (1) | |
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3, | Empty | grass | catcher. |
4 | Adiust | handle | height to suit |
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