Poulan CHDR500C User Manual - Page 20

TROUBLESHOOTING

POINTS

PROBLEM

CAUSE

CORRECTION

Will

not

start

1.

Out

of

fuel.

2.

Engine

not

"CHOKED"

properly.

3.

Engine

flooded.

4.

Dirty

air

cleaner.

5.

Water

in

fuel.

6.

Clogged

fuel

tank.

7.

Loose

spark

plug

wire.

8.

Bad

spark

plug

or

improper

gap.

9.

Carburetor

out

of

adjustment.

10.

Oil

soaked

air

filter.

1.

Fill

fuel

tank.

2.

See

7O

START

ENGINE

in

Operation

section.

3.

Wait

several

minutes

before

attempting

to

start.

4.

Clean

or

replace

air

cleaner

cartridge,

5.

Drain

fuel

tank

and

carburetor,

and

refill

tank

with

fresh

gasoline.

6.

Remove

fuel

tank

and

clean.

7.

Make

sure

spark

plug

wire

is

seated

properly

on

plug.

8.

Replace

spark

plug

or

adjust

gap.

9.

Make

necessary

adjustments.

10.

Replace

air

filter.

Hard

to

start

1.

Throttle

control

not

set

properly.

2.

Dirty

air

cleaner.

3.

Bad

spark

plug

or

improper

gap.

4.

Stale

or

dirty

fuel.

5.

Loose

spark

plug

wire.

6.

Carburetor

out

of

adjustment.

1.

Place

throttle

control

in

"FAST"

position.

2.

Clean

or

replace

air

cleaner

cartridge.

3.

Replace

spark

plug

or

adjust

gap.

4.

Drain

fuel

tank

and

refill

with

fresh

gasoline.

5.

Make

sure

spark

plug

wire

is

seated

properly

on

plug.

6.

Make

necessary

adjustments.

Loss

of

power

1.

Engine

is

overloaded.

2.

Dirty

air

cleaner.

3.

Low

oil

level/dirty

oil.

4.

Faulty

spark

plug.

5.

Oil

in

fuel.

6.

Stale

or

dirty

fuel.

7.

Water

in

fuel.

8.

Clogged

fuel

tank.

9.

Spark

plug

wire

loose.

10.

Dirty

engine

air

screen.

11.

Dirty/clogged

muffler.

12.

Carburetor

out

of

adjustment.

13.

Poor

compression.

1.

Set

depth

stake

for

shallower

tilling.

2.

Clean

or

replace

air

cleaner

cartridge.

3.

Check

oil

level/change

oil.

4.

Clean

and

regap

or

change

spark

plug.

5.

Drain

and

clean

fuel

tank

and

refill,

and

clean

carburetor.

6.

Drain

fuel

tank

and

refill

with

fresh

gasoline.

7.

Drain

fuel

tank

and

carburetor,

and

refill

tank

with

fresh

gasoline.

8.

Remove

fuel

tank

and

clean.

9.

Connect

and

tighten

spark

plug

wire.

10.

Clean

engine

air

screen.

11.

Clean/replace

muffler.

12.

Make

necessary

adjustments.

13.

Contact

an

authorized

service

center/department.

Engine

overheats

1.

Low

oil

level/dirty

oil.

2.

Dirty

engine

air

screen.

3.

Dirty

engine.

4.

Partially

plugged

muffler.

5.

Improper

carburetor

adjustment.

1.

Check

oil

level/change

oil.

2.

Clean

engine

air

screen.

3.

Clean

cylinder

fins.

air

screen,

and

muffler

area.

4.

Remove

and

clean

muffler.

5.

Adjust

carburetor

to

richer

position.

Excessive

bounce/

difficult

handling

1.

Ground

too

dry

and

hard.

1.

Moisten

ground

or

wait

for

more

favorable

soil

conditions.

Soil

balls

up

or

clumps

1.

Ground

too

wet.

1.

Wait

for

more

favorable

soil

conditions.

Engine

runs

but

tiller

won't

move

1.

Drive

control

bar

is

not

engaged.

2.

V

-belt

not

correctly

adjusted.

3.

V

-belt

is

off

pulley(s).

1.

Engage

drive

control.

2.

Inspect/adjust

V

-belt.

3.

Inspect

V

-belt.

Engine

runs

but

labors

when

tilling

1.

Tilling

too

deep.

2.

Throttle

control

not

properly adjusted.

3.

Carburetor

out

of

adjustment.

1.

Set

depth

stake

for

shallower

tilling.

2.

Check

throttle

control

setting.

3.

Make

necessary

adjustments.

Tines

will

not

rotate

1.

Shear

pin(s)

broken.

1.

Replace

shear

pin(s).

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