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PROBLEM
Loss-ofpower(cont'd)
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
CAUSE
• Faulty spark plug.
• Dirty fuel filter.
• Stale or dirty fuel.
• Water in fuel.
Excessive vibration
Engine continues to
run when operator
leaves seat with at
tachment clutch
engaged
Poor cut - uneven
Mower blades willnot
rotate
Poor grass discharge
Spark plug wire loose.
• Dirty engine air screen/fins.
• Dirty/clogged muffler.
• Loose or damaged wiring.
• Carburetor out of adjustment.
• Engine valves out of adjust-
ment.
• Worn, bent or loose blade.
• Bent blade mandrel.
• Loose/damaged part(s).
• Faulty operator-safety pres-
ence control system.
•Wom, bent or loose blade.
• Mower deck not level.
• Buildup of grass, leaves, and
trash under mower.
• Bent blade mandrel.
, Clogged mower deck vent
holes from buildup of
grass, leaves, and trash
•around mandrels.
,,:Obstruction in dutch mecha-
nism.
• -Worn/damaged mower ddve
belt.
• Frozen idler pulley.
• Frozen blade mandrel.
• Engine speed too slow.
• Travel speed too fast.
• Wet grass.
• Mower deck not level.
• Low/uneven tire air pressure.
Wom, bent or loose blade.
CORRECTION
• Clean and regap or change
spark plug.
• Replace fuel filter.
• Drain fuel tank and refill with
fresh gasoline.
• Drain fuel tank and carburetor,
refill tank with fresh gasoline and
replace fuel filter.
• Connect and tighten spark plug
wire.
• Clean engine air screen/fins.
• Clean/replace muffler.
• Check all widng.
• See =ToAdjust Carburetor" in
Service and Adjustments
t section.
• Contact an authorized service
center.
• Replace blade. Tighten blade
bolt.
• Replace blade mandrel.
• Tighten loose part(s). Replace
damaged parts.
Check widng, switches and con-
nections. If not
corrected, contact an authorized
service center/
department.
• Replace blade. Tighten blade
boll
• Level mower deck.
• Clean underside of mower hous-
ing.
• Replace blade mandrel.
• Clean around mandrels to•open
vent holes.
• Renege obstruction.
• Replace mower drive belt.
• Replace idler pulley.
• Replace blade mandrel.
• Place throttle control in "FAS'P'
position.
• Shift to slower speed.
• Allow grass to dry before mow-
ing.
• Level mower deck.
• Check tires for proper air pres-
sure.
• Replace/sharpen blade. "i3ghten
blade bolt.
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