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| 1. | Out of fuel | 1. | Fill fuel tank | |
Engine Will | 2. | Engine not “choked” properly | 2. | Choked engine and attempt to restart | |
3. | Engine flooded | 3. | Wait several minutes before attempting to | ||
Not Start | 4. | Bad spark plug |
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4. | Replace spark plug | ||||
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| 5. | Dirty air filter | 5. | Clean or replace air filter | |
| 6. | Replace fuel filter | |||
| 6. | Dirty fuel filter | |||
| 7. | Drain fuel tank & carburetor, refill tank with | |||
| 7. | Water in fuel | |||
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| 8. | Loose or damaged wiring | 8. | Check all wiring | |
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| 9. | Carburetor out of adjustment | 9. | See Engine Manual | |
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| 10. | Engine valves out of adjustment | 10. | Contact an authorized service center | |
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| 11. | Extreme cold conditions | 11. | See Engine Manual | |
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| 12. | Fuel shut off valves closed | 12. | Open | |
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Engine Hard | 1. | Bad spark plug | 1. | Replace spark plug | |
2. | Dirty air filter | 2. | Clean or replace air filter | ||
To Start | 3. | Dirty fuel filter | 3. | Replace fuel filter | |
4. | Weak or dead battery | 4. | Recharge or replace battery | ||
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| 5. | Carburetor out of adjustment | 5. | See Engine Manual | |
| 6. | Engine valves out of adjustment | 6. | Contact an authorized service center | |
| 7. | Loose or damaged wiring | 7. | Check all wiring | |
| 8. | Stale or dirty fuel | 8. | Drain fuel tank & refill with fresh gasoline | |
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Engine Will | 1. | Directional handles not in correct position | 1. | Place handles in the out most position | |
2. | Push PTO switch down | ||||
2. | PTO engaged | ||||
| 3. | Recharge or replace battery | |||
Not Turn | 3. | Weak or dead battery | |||
4. | Replace fusel | ||||
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Over | 4. | Blown fuse | 5. | Clean battery terminals – See battery section | |
5. | Corroded battery terminals | ||||
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| 6. | Loose or damaged wiring |
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| 6. | Check all wiring | |||
| 7. | Faulty ignition switch | |||
| 7. | Check/replace ignition switch | |||
| 8. | Faulty solenoid | |||
| 8. | Check/replace solenoid | |||
| 9. | Faulty operator presence switch/switches | |||
| 9. | Contact an authorized service center | |||
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Engine | 1. | Weak or dead battery | 1. | Recharge or replace battery | |
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2. | Corroded battery terminals | 2. | Clean battery terminals – See battery section | ||
Will Not | 3. | Loose or damaged wiring |
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3. | Check all wiring | ||||
Start | 4. | Faulty solenoid | |||
4. | Check/replace solenoid | ||||
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