Troubleshooting
5.2
Engine will not start, starts
hard or fails to keep
running.
• Auxiliary hydraulics lever is
not in neutral position with
a hydraulically powered
attachment installed.
• Move lever to neutral position.
• Fuel tanks are empty. • Fill fuel tanks with fuel.
• Air cleaner is dirty. • Clean air lter housing and
replace the lter elements.
• Spark plug dirty or fouled. • Replace spark plug.
• Air in fuel system. • Bleed air from fuel system.
See Perkins engine manual for
complete procedures and see
Section 4, Replacing fuel lter
for air bleed instructions.
• Dirty or contaminated fuel
lter.
• Replace fuel lter.
• Dirt, water or stale fuel is in
fuel system.
• Drain fuel in tanks into an
appropriate storage container
and dispose of bad fuel
properly.
• Rell fuel tanks with fresh,
clean fuel.
• Replace fuel lter.
• 15 Amp fuse blown. • Replace fuse.
Engine looses power.
• Engine load is excessive. • Reduce ground speed.
• Reduce speed of attachment.
• Air cleaner is dirty. • Clean air lter housing and
replace the lter elements.
• Engine oil level in crankcase
is low.
• Add the appropriate engine
oil to crankcase. See engine
manual for oil specications.
• Cooling ns and air passages
under engine blower housing
are plugged.
• Remove obstruction from
cooling ns and air passages.
• Dirty or contaminated fuel
lter.
• Replace fuel lter.
• Dirt, water or stale fuel is in
fuel system.
• Drain fuel in tanks into an
appropriate storage container
and dispose of bad fuel
properly.
• Rell fuel tanks with fresh,
clean fuel.
• Replace fuel lter.