Troubleshooting

While normal care and regular maintenance will extend the life of your equipment, prolonged or constant use may eventually require that service be performed to allow it to continue operat- ing properly.

The troubleshooting guide below lists the most common prob- lems, their causes and remedies.

See the information on the following pages for instructions on how to perform most of these minor adjustments and service repairs yourself. If you prefer, all of these procedures can be performed for you by your local authorized dealer.

WARNING

To avoid serious injury, perform maintenance on the rider or mower only when the engine is stopped and the parking brake engaged.

Always remove the ignition key, disconnect the spark plug wire and fasten it away from the plug before beginning the maintenance, to prevent accidental starting of the engine.

Troubleshooting the Rider

PROBLEM

 

Reproduction

CAUSE

 

 

 

 

 

REMEDY

 

 

Engine will not turnover or start.

1.

 

Ground speed levers not

1.

Lock grou d speed levers in START/

 

 

 

in START/PARK p

siti

ns.

 

PARK p

siti

s.

 

2.

 

PTO (electric clutch) switch

2.

Place n OFF p

sition.

 

 

 

in ON position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

 

Out of fuel.

 

 

 

 

3.

If eng ne

s hot, allow it to cool, then refill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

he fuel

ank.

 

 

4.

 

Fuel valve cl

sed (if equipped).

4.

Open fuel valve.

 

5.

 

Gas is

ld

r stale.

 

 

5.

Drain fuel & replace with fresh fuel.

 

6.

 

Battery terminals require

6.

Clean the battery terminals.

 

 

 

cleaning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

 

Battery discharged

r

ead.

7.

Recharge or replace.

 

8.

 

Wiring loose or b

ken.

8.

See authorized service dealer.

 

9.

 

Solenoid or sta ter m

t faulty.

9.

See authorized service dealer.

 

10.

Safety interlock switch

 

10. See authorized service dealer.

 

11.

Spark

lug(s) faulty, fouled

11. Clean and gap or replace.

 

 

 

or incorr ctly ga

ed.

 

 

See engine manual.

 

12.

Wat

in fu

l.

 

 

 

12. Drain fuel & refill with fresh fuel.

 

13.

Circuit br ak

blown.

 

13. See authorized service dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine starts hard or runs poorly.

1.

 

Fuel mixture too rich.

 

1.

Clean air filter.

 

 

2.

 

Spark plug faulty, fouled, or

2.

Clean and gap or replace.

 

 

 

incorrectly gapped.

 

 

(See engine manual.)

 

3.

 

Fuel filter dirty.

 

 

3.

Replace fuel filter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine knocks.

1.

 

Low oil level.

 

 

 

1.

Check/add oil as required.

 

2.

 

Using wrong grade oil.

2.

See engine manual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excessive oil consumption.

1.

 

Engine running too hot.

1.

Clean engine fins, blower screen and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

air cleaner.

 

 

2.

 

Using wrong weight oil.

2.

See engine manual.

 

3.

 

Too much oil in crankcase.

3.

Drain excess oil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine exhaust is black.

1.

 

Dirty air filter.

 

 

1.

Replace air filter. See engine manual.

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