Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Thefueltankventisrestricted.1.Replacethefuelcap.
2.Dirt,water,orstalefuelisinthefuel
system.
2.Drainandushthefuelsystem;add
freshfuel.
3.Asparkplugisdamagedorbroken.3.Replacethesparkplug.
4.Carburetoridlepassagesareplugged.4.ContactyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.
5.Theidlespeedadjustingscrewis
incorrectlyset.
5.ContactyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.
6.Thefuelpumpisbroken.6.ContactyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.
7.Lowcompression.
7.ContactyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.
Theenginewillnotidle.
8.Theaircleanerelementisdirty.
8.Cleanorreplace.
1.Thecrankcaseoillevelisincorrect.
1.Fillordraintothefullmark.
2.Excessiveloading.2.Reduceload;uselowergroundspeed.
3.Theairintakescreensaredirty.
3.Cleanwitheveryuse.
4.Thecoolingnsandairpassages
undertheengineblowerhousing
and/ortherotatingairintakescreenare
plugged.
4.Cleanwitheveryuse.
Theengineoverheats.
5.Thefuelmixtureislean.5.ContactyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.
1.Thecrankcaseoillevelisincorrect.
1.Fillordraintothefullmark.
2.Theaircleanerelementisdirty.
2.Cleanorreplace.
3.Dirt,water,orstalefuelisinthefuel
system.
3.Drainandushthefuelsystem;add
freshfuel.
4.Theengineisoverheated.
4.SeeEngineOverheats.
5.Asparkplugisdamagedordirty.5.Replacethesparkplug.
6.Theventholeinthefueltankvent
ttingisplugged.
6.Replacethefuelcap.
Theenginelosespower.
7.Lowcompression.
7.ContactyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.
1.Theenginemountingboltsareloose.1.Tightentheenginemountingbolts. Abnormalvibrationornoise.
2.Thereisaproblemwiththeengine.
2.ContactyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.
Themachinewillnotoperateorissluggish
ineitherdirectionbecausetheengine
bogsdownorstalls.
1.Theparkingbrakeisset.1.Releasetheparkingbrake.
1.TherangeselectorisintheNeutral
position.
1.Pressthebrakeandshifttherange
selectorintoagear.
2.Theparkingbrakewasnotreleasedor
theparkingbrakeisnotreleasing.
2.Releasetheparkingbrakeorcheckthe
linkage.
3.Thetransmissionisbroken.
3.ContactyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.
4.Thecontrollinkageneedsadjustment
orreplacement.
4.ContactyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.
Themachinewillnotoperateineither
direction.
5.Thedriveshaftorwheelhubkeyhas
beendamaged.
5.ContactyourAuthorizedService
Dealer.
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