Troubleshooting
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Thefueltankisemptyorthefuel
systemcontainsstalefuel.
1.Drainand/orllthefueltankwith
freshgasoline.Iftheproblempersists,
contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
2.Thefuelshut-offvalveisclosed.2.Openthefuelshut-offvalve.
3.Thethrottleleverisnotinthecorrect
position.
3.MovethethrottlelevertotheChoke
position.
4.Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelinthe
fuelsystem.
4.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
5.Thewireisnotconnectedtothespark
plug.
5.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
6.Thesparkplugispitted,fouled,orthe
gapisincorrect.
6.Checkthesparkplugandadjustthe
gapifnecessary.Replacethespark
plugifitispitted,fouled,orcracked.
Theenginedoesnotstart.
7.Thereisdirtinthefuellter.7.Replacethefuellterandcleanthe
in-tanklterscreen.
1.Theairlterelementisdirtyandis
restrictingtheairow.
1.Cleantheairlterpre-cleanerand/or
replacethepaperlter.
2.Theengineoillevelislowortheoilis
dirty.
2.Checktheengineoil.Changetheoilif
itisdirtyoraddoilifitislow.
3.Thefueltankventhoseisplugged.3.Cleanorreplacethefueltankvent
hose.
4.Thereisdirtinthefuellter.4.Replacethefuellterandcleanthe
in-tanklterscreen.
5.Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelinthe
fuelsystem.
5.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
6.Theundersideofthemachinehousing
containsclippingsanddebris.
6.Cleantheundersideofthemachine
housing.
Theenginestartshardorlosespower.
7.Thesparkplugispitted,fouled,orthe
gapisincorrect.
7.Checkthesparkplugandadjustthe
gapifnecessary.Replacethespark
plugifitispitted,fouled,orcracked.
1.Thewireisnotsecurelyconnectedto
thesparkplug.
1.Connectthewiresecurelytothespark
plug.
2.Thesparkplugispitted,fouled,orthe
gapisincorrect.
2.Checkthesparkplugandadjustthe
gapifnecessary.Replacethespark
plugifitispitted,fouled,orcracked.
3.ThethrottleleverisnotintheFast
position.
3.MovethethrottlelevertotheFast
position.
4.Theairlterelementisdirtyandis
restrictingtheairow.
4.Cleantheairlterpre-cleanerand/or
replacethepaperlter.
Theenginerunsrough.
5.Thereisdirtinthefuellter.5.Replacethefuellterandcleanthe
in-tanklterscreen.
1.Abladeisbentorisoutofbalance.1.Balancetheblade(s).Ifabladeisbent,
replaceit.
2.Ablade-mountingboltisloose.2.Tightentheblade-mountingbolts.
3.Theundersideofthemachinehousing
containsclippingsanddebris.
3.Cleantheundersideofthemachine
housing.
4.Theenginemountingboltsareloose.4.Tightentheenginemountingbolts.
5.Theenginepulley,idlerpulley,orblade
pulleyareloose.
5.Tightentheloosepulley.
6.Theenginepulleyisdamaged.
6.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
7.Thebladespindleisbent.
7.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Themachineorenginevibrates
excessively.
8.Thebeltisdamaged.8.Replacethebelt.
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