Poulan HD145H42H User Manual - Page 24

ERVICE

AND

ADJUSTMENTS

TO

START

ENGINE

WITH

A

WEAK

BATTERY

(See

Fig.

26)

a

CAUTION:

Lead

-acid

batteries

gener-

ate

explosive

gases.

Keep

sparks,

flame

and

smoking

materials

away

from

bat-

teries.

Always

wear

eye

protection

when

around

batteries.

If

your

battery

is

too

weak

to

start

the

engine,

it

should

be

recharged.

If

"jumper

cables"

are

used

for

emergency

starting,

follow

this

procedure:

IMPORTANT:

YOUR

TRACTOR

IS

EQUIPPED

WITH

A

12

VOLT

NEGATIVE

GROUNDED

SYSTEM.

THE

OTHER

VEHICLE

MUST

ALSO

BE

A

12

VOLT

NEGATIVE

GROUNDED

SYSTEM.

DO

NOT

USE

YOUR

TRACTOR

BATTERY

TO

START

OTHER

VEHICLES.

TO

ATTACH

JUMPER

CABLES

-

•

Connect

each

end

of

the

RED

cable

to

the

POSITIVE

(+)

terminal

of

each

battery,

taking

care

not

to

short

against

chassis.

•

Connect

one

end

of

the

BLACK

cable

to

the

NEGA-

TIVE

(-)

terminal

of

fully

charged

battery.

•

Connect

the

other

end

of

the

BLACK

cable

to

good

CHASSIS

GROUND,

away

from

fuel

tank

and

battery.

TO

REMOVE

CABLES,

REVERSE

ORDER

-

•

BLACK

cable

first

from

chassis

and

then

from

the

fully

charged

battery.

•

RED

cable

last

from

both

batteries.

POSITIVE

TERMINAL

NEGATIVE

TERMINAL

CHASSIS

CABLES

CHARGED

BATTERY

POSITIVE

TERMINAL

NEGATIVE

TERMINAL

FIG.

26

TO

REPLACE

HEADLIGHT

BULB

•

Raise

hood.

•

Pull

bulb

holder

out

of

the

hole

in

the

backside

of

the

grill.

•

Replace

bulb

in

holder

and

push

bulb

holder

securely

back

into

the

hole

in

the

backside

of

the

grill.

•

Close

hood.

INTERLOCKS

AND

RELAYS

Loose

or

damaged

wiring

may

cause

your

tractor

to

run

poorly,

stop

running,

or

prevent

it

from

starting.

•

Check

wiring.

See

electrical

wiring

diagram

in

the

Repair

Parts

section

of

this

manual.

TO

REPLACE

FUSE

Replace

with

30

amp

automotive

-type

plug-in

fuse.

The

fuse

holder

is

located

behind

the

dash.

TO

REMOVE

HOOD

AND

GRILL

ASSEMBLY

(See

Fig.

27)

•

Raise

hood.

•

Unsnap

headlight

wire

connector.

•

Stand

in

front

of

tractor.

Grasp

hood

at

sides,

tilt

toward

engine

and

lift

off

of

tractor.

•

To

replace,

reverse

above

procedure.

HOOD

HEADLIGHT

WIRE

CONNECTOR

FIG.

27

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