Exmark 30" - Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Important:Itisessentialthatalloperatorsafetymechanismsbeconnectedandinproperoperating
conditionpriortomoweruse.
Whenaproblemoccurs,DoNotoverlookthesimplecauses.Forexample:startingproblemscouldbe
causedbyanemptyfueltank.
Thefollowingtablelistssomeofthecommoncausesoftrouble.Ifaproblemcontinues,contactanAuthorized
ServiceDealer.
ProblemPossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Fueltankisempty.1.Fillthefueltank.
2.Fuelshutoffvalveisclosed.
2.Openthefuelshutoffvalve.
3.Thethrottle-choke-enginestopcontrolis
notinthecorrectposition.
3.MovethecontroltotheChokeposition.
4.Dirt,water,orstalefuelisinthefuel
system.
4.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
5.Faultysparkplug.
5.Clean,adjustorreplacesparkplug.
6.Sparkplugwireisnotconnected.
6.Checkthesparkplugwireconnection.
Enginewillnotstart,startshard,orfailsto
keeprunning.
7.Dirtinfuellter.7.Replacefuellter.
1.Aircleanerisdirty.
1.Cleanorreplacetheaircleanerelement.
2.Oillevelinthecrankcaseislow.
2.Addoiltothecrankcase.
3.Venthoseisplugged.
3.Cleanorreplacetheventhose.
4.Dirtinfuellter.4.Replacethefuellter.
5.Dirt,water,orstalefuelisinthefuel
system.
5.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Enginelosespower.
6.Theundersideofthelawnmowerdeck
containsclippingsanddebris.
6.Cleantheundersideofthelawnmower
deck.
1.Thewireisnotconnectedtothespark
plug.
1.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
2.Faultysparkplug.
2.Clean,adjustorreplacesparkplug.
3.Thethrottle-choke-enginestopcontrolis
notintheFastposition.
3.MovethecontroltotheFastposition.
4.Theairlterelementisdirtyandis
restrictingtheairow.
4.Cleantheairlterpre-cleanerand/or
replacethepaperairlter.
Enginerunsrough.
5.Dirtinfuellter.5.Replacethefuellter.
1.Theblade(s)isbentorisoutofbalance.1.Balancetheblade(s).Iftheblade(s)is
bent,replaceit.
2.Theblademountingboltisloose.2.Tightentheblademountingbolt.
3.Theundersideofthelawnmowerdeck
containsclippingsanddebris.
3.Cleantheundersideofthelawnmower
deck.
4.Theenginemountingboltsareloose.4.Tightentheenginemountingbolts.
5.Looseenginepulley,idlerpulley,orblade
pulley.
5.Tightentheappropriatepulley.
6.Enginepulleyisdamaged.6.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
7.Bladespindleisbent.7.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Lawnmowerorenginevibratesexcessively.
8.Beltisdamaged.8.Installnewbelt.
1.Allfourwheelsarenotatthesameheight.
1.Placeallfourwheelsatthesameheight.
2.Theblade(s)isdull.2.Sharpenandbalancetheblade(s).
3.Mowinginthesamepatternrepeatedly.
3.Changethemowingpattern.
4.Theundersideofthelawnmowerdeck
containsclippingsanddebris.
4.Cleantheundersideofthelawnmower
deck.
Unevencuttingpattern.
5.Bladespindleisbent.5.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
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