Note:Ifyoundnoorlowalternatoroutput,checkthattheregulator/rectierisproperlygrounded,and
thatallelectricalconnectionsarecleanandsecure.
Ifthereisstillnoorlowalternatoroutput,replacetheregulator/rectier.
TroubleshootingtheMachine
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Thebatterydoesnothaveafull
charge.
1.Chargethebattery;refertothe
ChargingtheBattery,andJump
StartingtheMachineprocedures.
2.Anelectricalconnection(s)iscorroded,
looseorfaulty.
2.Checktheelectricalconnection(s)
forgoodcontact.Cleanthe
connectorterminalsthoroughlywith
electrical-contactcleaner,apply
dielectricgreasetotheterminals,and
connecttheconnectors.
3.Afuseisopen.3.Replacetheopenfuse.
Thestarterdoesnotrotatetheengine.
4.Arelayorswitchiswornordamaged.
4.ContactanauthorizedT oroservice
dealer.
1.Thefueltankisempty.1.Fillthefueltankwithfuel.
2.Thethrottleleverorchokeleveror
botharenotinthecorrectposition.
2.Movethethrottlecontrolismidway
betweentheSLOWandFASTpositions.
SetthechoketotheONpositionwhen
startingacoldengineorsetthechoke
totheOFFpositionwhenstartinga
warmengine.
3.Thereisdirtinfuellter.
3.Replacethefuellter;referto
ReplacingtheFuelFilterprocedure.
4.Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelisin
thefuelsystem.
4.ContactanauthorizedT oroservice
dealer.
5.Theair-lterelementsaredirty.
5.Cleanthefoam-lterelementor
replacethepaper-lterelement.
6.Anelectricalconnection(s)iscorroded,
looseordamaged.
6.Checktheelectricalconnection(s)
forgoodcontact.Cleanthe
connectorterminalsthoroughlywith
electrical-contactcleaner,apply
dielectricgreasetotheterminals,and
connecttheconnectors.
7.Arelayorswitchiswornordamaged.
7.ContactanauthorizedT oroservice
dealer.
8.Thesparkplugiswornordamaged.
8.Clean,adjustorreplacesparkplug.
Theenginedoesnotstart,itstartshard,or
itfailstokeeprunning.
9.Thespark-plugwireisnotconnected
tothesparkplug.
9.Checkthespark-plugwireconnection
atthesparkplug.
1.Theengineloadisexcessive.
1.Reducethegroundspeedofthe
machine.
2.Theair-lterelementsaredirty.
2.Cleanthefoam-lterelementor
replacethepaper-lterelement.
3.Theoillevelintheengineislow.3.Addoilintotheenginetotheproper
oillevel.
4.Thecoolingnsandtheairpassages
fortheenginearepluggedwithdirtor
debris.
4.Cleanthecoolingnsandtheair
passages.
5.
Theventholeinthefuelcapisplugged.
5.
Cleanorreplacethefuelcap.
6.Thereisdirtinthefuellter.
6.
Replacethefuellter;referto
ReplacingtheFuelFilterprocedure.
Theenginelosespower.
7.Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelisin
thefuelsystem.
7.ContactanauthorizedT oroservice
dealer.
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