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Troubleshooting Problem Engine fails to start Cause 1. PTO/Blade Engage leverengaged. 2. Parking brake notengaged. 3. Spark plug wire disconnected. 4. Throttle/Choke control lever not in correct starting position. 5. Choke not activated Engine runs erratic 6. Fuel tankempty, or stale fuel. Z Blocked fuel line. 8. Faulty spark plug. 9. Engine flooded. 1. Tractor running with Choke activated. 2. Spark plug wires loose. 3. Blocked fuel line or stale fuel. 4. Ventin gas cap plugged. 5. Water or dirt in fuel system. Engine overheats 6. Dirty air cleaner. 1. Engine oil level low. 2. Air flow restricted. Engine hesitates at high RPM Engine Idles rough Excessive vibration Mower will not mulch grass 1. Spark plug gap too close. 1. Spark plug fouled, faulty or gap too wide. 2. Dirty air cleaner. 1. Cutting blade loose or unbalanced. 2. Damaged or bent cutting blade. 1. Engine speed too low. 2. Wet grass. 3. Excessivelyhigh grass. Uneven cut 4. Dull blade. 1. Deck not leveled properly. 2. Dull blade. 3. Uneven tire pressure. Remedy 1. Place lever in disengaged (OFF) position. 2. Engage parking brake. 3. Connect wire to spark plug. 4. Place Throttle/Choke position. control lever to FAST 5. Push tile Throttle/Choke the Choke position. control lever into 6. Fill tank with clean, fresh (less than 30 days old) gas. 7. Clean fuel line and replace fuel filter. 8. Clean, adjust gap or replace plug. 9. Crank engine with Throttle!Choke lever in FAST position. control 1. Move the Throttle/Choke control lever out of the choke position. 2. Connect and tighten spark plug wires. 3. Clean fuel line; fill tank with clean, fresh gasoline and replace fuel filter. 4. Clear vent or replace cap if damaged. 5. Drain fuel tank. Refill with clean, fresh gasoline. 6. Replace air cleaner paper element or clean foam precleaner. 1. Fill crankcase with proper amount and weight of oil. 2. Clean grass clippings and debris from around the engine's cooling fins and blower housing. 1. Remove spark plug and resetthe gap. 1. Replace spark plug. Set plug gap. 2. Replace air cleaner element and!or clean pre-cleaner. 1. Tighten blade and spindle. 2. Replace blade. 1. Place Throttle/Choke position. Control in FAST (rabbit) 2. Do not mulch when grass is wet. 3. Mowonceata high cutting height, then mow again at desired height or make a narrower cutting swath. 4. Sharpen or replace blade. 1. Perform side-to-side deck adjustment. 2. Sharpen or replace blade. 3. Check tire pressure in all four tires. 29

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Troubleshooting
Problem
Engine
fails to start
Engine
runs erratic
Engine
overheats
Engine hesitates at high
RPM
Engine
Idles rough
Excessive vibration
Mower
will
not
mulch
grass
Uneven
cut
Cause
1.
PTO/Blade
Engage
leverengaged.
2.
Parking
brake notengaged.
3.
Spark plug
wire
disconnected.
4.
Throttle/Choke
control
lever not in correct
starting
position.
5.
Choke
not activated
6.
Fuel tankempty,
or stale fuel.
Z
Blocked fuel line.
8. Faulty spark plug.
9. Engine flooded.
1. Tractor
running
with
Choke activated.
2.
Spark plug
wires loose.
3.
Blocked
fuel line or stale fuel.
4.
Ventin
gas cap plugged.
5.
Water
or dirt
in fuel system.
6.
Dirty
air cleaner.
1.
Engine
oil level low.
2.
Air flow
restricted.
1. Spark plug
gap too close.
1.
Spark plug
fouled,
faulty
or gap too
wide.
2.
Dirty
air cleaner.
1. Cutting
blade
loose
or unbalanced.
2.
Damaged
or bent
cutting
blade.
1.
Engine
speed too
low.
2. Wet grass.
3. Excessivelyhigh grass.
4.
Dull blade.
1.
Deck not
leveled
properly.
2.
Dull blade.
3.
Uneven
tire pressure.
Remedy
1.
Place lever in disengaged
(OFF) position.
2.
Engage
parking
brake.
3.
Connect
wire
to spark plug.
4.
Place Throttle/Choke
control
lever to FAST
position.
5.
Push tile
Throttle/Choke
control
lever into
the
Choke position.
6.
Fill tank with
clean, fresh
(less than
30 days
old) gas.
7.
Clean fuel
line and
replace fuel filter.
8.
Clean, adjust
gap or replace
plug.
9.
Crank engine
with Throttle!Choke
control
lever in FAST position.
1.
Move the Throttle/Choke
control
lever out
of
the
choke
position.
2.
Connect
and tighten
spark plug wires.
3.
Clean fuel
line; fill tank with
clean, fresh
gasoline
and replace fuel filter.
4.
Clear vent
or replace
cap if damaged.
5.
Drain fuel tank.
Refill with
clean, fresh
gasoline.
6.
Replace air cleaner
paper
element
or clean
foam
precleaner.
1.
Fill crankcase
with
proper
amount
and
weight
of oil.
2.
Clean grass clippings
and
debris from
around
the
engine's
cooling
fins and blower
housing.
1.
Remove
spark plug and
resetthe
gap.
1.
Replace
spark plug. Set plug gap.
2.
Replace air cleaner element
and!or
clean
pre-cleaner.
1. Tighten
blade
and spindle.
2.
Replace
blade.
1.
Place Throttle/Choke
Control
in FAST (rabbit)
position.
2.
Do not mulch
when
grass is wet.
3.
Mowonceata
high
cutting
height,
then
mow
again at desired
height
or make a
narrower
cutting
swath.
4.
Sharpen
or replace
blade.
1.
Perform
side-to-side
deck adjustment.
2.
Sharpen
or replace
blade.
3.
Check tire
pressure
in all four tires.
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