Exmark STARIS E Series - Troubleshooting Guide; Engine Starting and Running Problems

Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Important:Itisessentialthatalloperatorsafetymechanismsbeconnectedandinproperoperating
conditionpriortomoweruse.
Whenaproblemoccurs,donotoverlookthesimplecauses.Forexample:startingproblemscouldbecaused
byanemptyfueltank.
Thefollowingtablelistssomeofthecommoncausesoftrouble.DoNotattempttoserviceorreplacemajor
itemsoranyitemsthatcallforspecialtimingofadjustmentsprocedures(suchasvalves,governor,etc.).Have
thisworkdonebyyourEngineServiceDealer.
Note:WhendisconnectingelectricalconnectorsDoNotpullonthewirestoseparatetheconnectors.
ProblemPossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.PTOisengaged.
1.DisengagethePTO.
2.Oneofthespeedcontrolleversarenot
inneutralposition.
2.Ensurethespeedcontrolleverisinthe
neutralposition.
3.Batterydoesnothaveafullcharge.
3.
Chargethebattery.SeeCheckBattery
ChargeandRecommendedJump
StartingProceduresectionsin
Maintenance.
4.Electricalconnectionsarecorroded,loose
orfaulty.
4.Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.Cleanconnectorterminals
thoroughlywithelectricalcontactcleaner,
applydielectricgreaseandreconnect.
5.Fuseisblown.5.Replacetheblownfuse.
6.NeutralLCDindicatordoesnot
illuminate.
6.Checkreedswitch.
Starterdoesnotcrank.
7.
Relayorswitchisdefective.
7.
ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Fueltankisempty.1.Fillthefueltank.
2.Fuelshutoffvalveisclosed.
2.Openthefuelshutoffvalve.
3.Thethrottleandchokearenotinthe
correctposition.
3.Besurethethrottlecontrolismidway
betweenthe“SLOW”and“FAST”
positions,andthechokeisinthe“ON”
positionforacoldengineorthe“OFF”
positionforawarmengine.
4.Dirtinfuellter.4.Replacethefuellter.
5.Dirt,water,orstalefuelisinthefuel
system.
5.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
6.Aircleanerisdirty.
6.Cleanorreplacetheaircleanerelement.
7.
Electricalconnectionsarecorroded,loose
orfaulty.
7.Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.Cleanconnectorterminals
thoroughlywithelectricalcontactcleaner,
applydielectricgreaseandreconnect.
8.
Relayorswitchisdefective.
8.
ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
9.Faultysparkplug.
9.Clean,adjustorreplacesparkplug.
Enginewillnotstart,startshard,orfailsto
keeprunning
10.
Sparkplugwireisnotconnected.
10.
Checkthesparkplugwireconnection.
1.Engineloadisexcessive1.Reducethegroundspeed.
2.
Aircleanerisdirty.
2.Cleanorreplacetheaircleanerelement.
3.Oillevelinthecrankcaseislow.
3.Addoiltothecrankcase.
4.
Coolingnsandairpassagesforthe
engineareplugged.
4.
Removetheobstructionsfromthe
coolingnsandairpassages.
5.Ventsystemlterplugged.5.Inspectventlter;replaceifdirty.
6.Dirtinfuellter.6.Replacethefuellter.
Enginelosespower
7.
Dirt,water,orstalefuelisinthefuel
system.
7.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
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