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FROUBLESHOOTINGCHART
PROBLEM CAUSE
Does n_start • _airfi_
Loss of power
Poor cut- uneven
CORRECTION
• Clean/rsplace air filter.
• Fillfuel tank.
• Draintankand refillwith
freshcleanfuel.
• Drainfueltankand
carburetorand refilltank
withfreshgasoline.
• Connect wire to plug.
• Replace spark plug.
• 13ghten blade bolt or
replace blade adapter.
• Depress control barto
handle.
• Replace control bar.
• Set to "Higher Cut"
position.
• Out of fcel.
• Stale fuel.
• Water in fuel.
• Spark plug wire is
disconnected.
• Bed spark plug.
• Loose blade or broken blade
adapter.
• Control bar in released
pos'_ion.
• Control bar defective.
• Rear of lawn mower housing
or cuttingblade dragging
in heavy grass.
• Cutting too much grass.
: Dirty air filter.
Buildup of grass, leaves,
and trash under mower.
• Too much oil in engine.
• Walking speed too fast.
• Worn, bent or loose blade.
• Wheel heights uneven.
• Buildup of grass, leaves
and trash under mower.
•Wom, bent or loose blade.
• Bent engine crankshaft.
• Engine flywheel brake is on
when control bar is released.
• Bent engine crankshaft.
• Blade adapter broken.
• Blade dragging in grass.
• Cutting height too low.
• Lift on blade wom off.
• Catcher not venting air.
• Grass istoo high or wheel
height is too low.
• Rear of lawn mower
housing or blade dragging
in grass.
• Grass catcher too full.
• Handle height positionnot
rightfor you.
• Set to "Higher Cut"
position.
• Clean/replace air filter.
• Clean undersideof mower
housing.
• Check oil level.
• Cut at slower walking
speed.
• Replace blade. 13ghten
blade belt.
• Set all wheels at same
height
• Clean underside of
mower housing.
Excessive • Replace blade. T_jhten
vibration blade belt.
• Contact an authorized
service center.
Starter rope hard
to pull
Grass catcher
not filling (if so
equipped)
Hard to push
• Depress control bar to
upper handle before
pullingstarter rope.
• Contact an authorized
service center.
• Replace blade adapter.
• Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface
•to start engine.
• Raise cutting height.
• Replace blade.
• Clean grass catcher.
• Raise cutting height.
• Raise rear of lawn mower
housing one (1) setting
higher.
: Empty grass catcher.
Adjust handle height to
suit.
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