Troubleshooting
TroubleshootingtheEngineandMachine
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Therangeselectorisinagearother
thanNEUTRAL.
1.Pressthebrakepedalandmovethe
rangeselectortotheNEUTRALposition.
2.Theelectricalconnectionsare
corrodedorloose.
2.Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.
3.Afuseisblownorloose.3.Correctorreplacefuse.
4.Thebatteryisdischarged.
4.Chargeorreplacethebattery.
5.Thesafety-interlocksystemis
malfunctioning.
5.ContactyourauthorizedT oro
distributor.
6.Astarterorstartersolenoidisbroken.
6.ContactyourauthorizedT oro
distributor.
Thestarterdoesnotcrank.
7.Theinternalenginecomponentshave
seized.
7.ContactyourauthorizedT oro
distributor.
1.Thefueltankisempty.1.Fillthetankwithfreshfuel.
2.Dirt,water,orstalefuelisinthefuel
system.
2.Drainandushthefuelsystem;add
freshfuel.
3.Thefuellineisclogged.3.Cleanorreplacethefuelsystem.
4.Thesparkplugleadisdisconnected.
4.Connectthesparkplug.
5.Asparkplugisdamagedordirty.5.Replacethesparkplug.
6.Thekillrelayisnotenergized.
6.ContactyourauthorizedT oro
distributor.
Theenginecranksbutdoesnotstart.
7.Theignitionisbroken.
7.ContactyourauthorizedT oro
distributor.
1.Thefueltankventisrestricted.1.Replacethefuelcap.
2.Dirtorwaterisinthefuelsystem.
2.Drainandushthefuelsystem;add
freshfuel.
3.Thefuellterisclogged.3.Replacethefuellter.
4.Afuseisblownorloose.4.Correctorreplacethefuse.
5.Thefuelpumpisbroken.
5.ContactyourauthorizedT oro
distributor.
6.Thecarburetorisbroken.
6.ContactyourauthorizedT oro
distributor.
7.Thereareloosewiresorpoor
connections.
7.Checkandtightenwireconnections.
Theenginestartsbutdoesnotkeep
running.
8.Thecylinderheadgasketisbroken.
8.ContactyourauthorizedT oro
distributor.
1.Dirt,water,orstalefuelisinthefuel
system.
1.Drainandushthefuelsystem;add
freshfuel.
2.Asparkplugleadisloose.
2.Connectthesparkpluglead.
3.Asparkplugisbroken.3.Replacethesparkplug.
4.Thereareloosewiresorpoor
connections.
4.Checkandtightenwireconnections.
Theenginerunsbutknocksormisses.
5.Theengineisoverheating.
5.
See“Theengineoverheats”in
TroubleshootingtheEngineand
Machine.
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