TROU
BLESHOOTING
POINTS
PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECT]ON
Willnot
start Outoffuel.
Engine
not"CHOKED"
properly.
Engine
flooded.
Dirty
aircleaner.
Waterinfuel.
Clogged
fuelbnk.
Loosespark
plug
wire.
8. Bad
sparkplug
or improp€r
gap.
9. Carburetor
outofadjustment.
10. Engine
oilto low.
'l1. Clutchengaged.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1. Fillfueltank.
2. See
"TO
STARTENGINE"
inOperationsection.
3. Waitseveralminutes
beforeattempting
to start.
4. Clean
or replace
aircleaner
cartridge.
5. Empty
fueltankand
ca.burctor,andrefilltank
with fresh gasoline.
6. Removefueltankandclean.
7. Make
surespark
plug
wireissealed
properly
on
plug.
8. Replacespark
plug
oradiust
gap.
9. lJlake
necessaryadjustnents.
10. Addengine
oil.
'l1. Make
sur€clutchisfullvdisenoaoed.
Hardto start '1. Throttlecontrolnotset propedy.
2. Dirty
aircleaner.
3. gadspark
plug
or improper
gap.
4. Stale
ordirtyfuel.
5- Loosespark
plug
wire.
6. Carburetor
outofadjustnent.
l. Placethrotde
controlin'FAST" position.
2. Clean
orreplaceaircleaner
cartridge.
3. Replacespark
plug
oradjust
gap.
4. Emptyfueltankandrefill
tankwithfresh,clean
gasoline.
5. llake surc spark plug wir€ is seatedproperlyon
plug.
6, Makenecessarvadiustrnenls-
Lossof power 1. Dirtyaircleaner.
2. Lowoillevel/dirty
oil.
3. Faultysparkplug.
4. Oilinfuel.
5. Staleordirtyfuel.
6. Waterinfuel.
7. Cloggedfuel
tank.
8. Spa* plug
wireloose.
9. Dirty
engineairscreen.
10. Dirtyrclogged
muffler.
11. Carburetoroutofadjustnent.
12. Poorcompression-
13. Transmission
beltloose.
1. Clean
orrcplaceaircleanercartridge.
2. Check
oillevelrchange
oil.
3. Clean
andregaporchange
spark
plug.
4. Empty
andcleanfueltankandrefill,
andclean
carburetor,
5- Emptyfuel tank and refill fuel tankwith fresh
gasoline.
6. Emptyfueltank
andcarburetor,andrefilltank
withfresh
gasoline.
7. Remove
fueltankandclean.
8. Connect
andtightenspark
plug
wire.
9. Clean
engineairscreen.
10. Ctean/r€placemuffler.
11. Makenecessary
adiustments.
12. Contact
anauthotizedservicecenterdeoartment.
13. Loosen
engine
plate
boltandslideengineback
totightenbelt,retighten
engine
plate
bolts.
Engineoverheats 1. Lowoillevel/dirtyoil.
2. Dirtyengine
airscreen
3. Dirtyengine.
4. Partially
plugged
mufiler.
5. lmpropercarburetoradiustnent.
1. Checkoillevelrchange
oil.
2. Cleanengine
airscreen.
3. Cleancylinderfins,airscrcen,andmufflerarea.
4. Remove
andcleanmuffler.
5. Adiustcarburetor
to richer
oosition.
Enginerunsbutmower
won'tmove Freewheelisengaged.
Clogged
oilfilter.
Beltoff of pulley.
Controlroddisconnected.
Parkbrakeisenqaqed.
I
2.
3.
4.
5.
1. Disengagefreewheel.
2. Replace
oilfilter.
3. Replace
belt.
4. Reconnectcontrolrod.
5. Disenqaqe
oarkbrake-
Engine
runsbutlaborr
whenmowing 1. Mowing
toofast.
2. Throttle
controlnotproperly
adjusted.
3. Carburetor
outofadiustmenl
1. Slow
yourdrivespeed.
2. Check
throttlecontrolsetting.
3. Makenecessarv
adiustments.
Bladewill not rotate Engagementdisconnected.
Belt
offof Dulley.
1.
2. 1. Connectallconnections.
belt.2.
Bladetumsto theright 'L Bladedrive b€lt is trvisted '1.
Bladecomes loose 1. Blade drive belt is twisted wrong way. 1.
Beltfrays or rolls ovet
in
pulley 1. Pulley
groove
is nickedorbeltwasbro-
kenintootightlyandbrokethecords. 1. Replacebell
