Toro TITAN - General Troubleshooting

GeneralTroubleshooting
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
Thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)is
engaged.
Movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)to
thedisengagedposition.
Theparkingbrakeisnotengaged.
Settheparkingbrake.
Themotioncontrolleversarenotinthe
neutrallockposition.
Ensurethatthemotioncontrollevers
areintheneutrallockposition.
Theoperatorisnotseated.
Sitontheseat.
Thebatteryisdead.
Chargethebattery.
Theelectricalconnectionsarecorroded
orloose.
Checktheelectricalconnectsforgood
contact.
Thefuseisblown.Replacethefuse.
Thestarterdoesnotcrank
Therelayorswitchiswornordamaged.
Testandreplacefaultyrelayorswitch.
Thefueltankisempty.Fillthefueltank.
Thefuelshut-offvalveisclosed.Openthefuelshut-offvalve.
Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.Addoiltothecrankcase.
Thethrottleisnotinthecorrectposition.Ensurethatthethrottleismidway
betweentheslowandfastpositions.
Thereisdirtinthefuellter.Replacethefuellter.
Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelinthe
fuelsystem.
Cleanandushthefuelsystem.
Theaircleanerisdirty.
Cleanorreplacetheaircleaner
element.
Theseatswitchisnotfunctioning
properly.
Checktheseatswitchfunction.
Replacetheseatifnecessary.
Theelectricalconnectionsare
corroded,loose,ordamaged.
Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.Cleantheconnector
terminalsthoroughlywithelectrical
contactcleaner.Applydielectric
grease,andmaketheappropriate
connections.
Therelayorswitchiswornordamaged.
Testandreplacefaultyrelayorswitch.
Thesparkplugisfouledorimproperly
gapped.
Adjustorreplacethesparkplug.
Theenginedoesnotstart,starts
hard,orfailstokeeprunning
Thesparkplugwireisnotconnected.
Checkthesparkplugwireconnection.
Theengineloadisexcessive.Reducethegroundspeed.
Theaircleanerisdirty.
Cleantheaircleanerelement.
Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.Addoiltothecrankcase.
Thecoolingnsandairpassages
abovetheengineareplugged.
Removetheobstructionandthoroughly
cleancoolingnsandtheairpassages.
Theventholeinthefuelcapisplugged.Cleanorreplacethefuelcap.
Thereisdirtinthefuellter.Replacethefuelcap.
Enginelosespower
Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelinthe
fuelsystem.
Cleanandushthefuelsystem.
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