MTD 11A-503A800 - Page 12

Shooting
For repairs beyond
the minor adjust-
ments listed here;
contactanautho;i=ed
service dealer.
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Problem Cause Remedy
Enginefai!stostart 11Blade controlhandledisengaged, EngagebladeControlhandlel
21spaik plug wiredisconneCtedl Connect WiretoSparkp!ugl
3 Fueltankemptyor stalefuel, 3i Fil!tankwith Clean,fieshgasoline,
4. Enginenotprimed, Refertoenginemanual.
51 Fau!tysparkpiUgl clean, adjustgap;orreplacei
6 BloCkedfuel line: 61 clean fuelline:
7. Engineflooding. 7. wait a fewminutesto restart,butdo not
1. Sparkplugwire loose.
2. Blockedfuellineor stalefuel.
3. Gas capventplugged.
4. Wateror dirt infuel system.
Enginerunserratic 1. Connectandtightenspark
plugwire.
2. Cleanfuelline; fill tankwithclean,fresh
gasoline.
3. Clearvent.
4. Drainfueltankandcarburetor.Refillwith
freshfuel.
5. Dirtyaircleaner. 5. Refertoenginemanual.
6. Carburetoroutof adjustment. 6. Refertoenginemanual.
Engineoverheats 1. Engineoil levellow. 1. Fill crankcasewithproperoil.
2. D rty airf lter 2. Refertotheenginemanualpackedwith
yourunit.
3. Airflow restricted. 3. Removeblowerhousingandclean.
Occasionalskip
(hesitates)at highspeed
.4. Carburetornotadjustedproperly.
1. Sparkpluggaptoo close.
2. Carburetoridlemixtureadjustment
improperlyset.
4, Refertoenginemanual.
1. Adjustgapto .030".Refertoengine
manual.
2. Refertoenginemanual.
Idlespoorly 1. Sparkplugfouled faultyor gaptoo 1. Resetgapto .030"or replacesparkplug.
wide. Refertoenginemanual.
2. Carburetorimproperlyadjusted. 2. Referto enginemanual.
3, Dirty aircleaner. 3. Refertoenginemanual.
Excessivevibration
1. CuttingBladelooseor unbalanced. 1. Tightenbladeandadapter.Balanceblade
2. Bentcutting blade. 2. Replaceblade.
3. Dull blade. 3. Sharpenor replaceblade.
Unevencut 1. Wheelsnotpositionedcorrectly. 1. Placeallfourwheelsinsameheight
position.
2. Dull blade. 2. Sharpenor replaceblade.
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