12A-263F800 MTD lawn mower

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Shooting
For repairs beyond
theminor adjust-
ments listed here;
contactanautho;ized
service dealer.
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Problem Cause Remedy
Enginefails tostart i BladeControlhandledisengaged. !. Engagebladecontrolhandlel
2. Sparkplugwiredisconnected, connect wiretoSpaAplugl
3 Fueltank emptyor stalefuei. & Filltank Withcleanlfreshgasolinel
Enginenotprimed 4. Refertoenginemanual
&FaUitY sparkp ugl clean adjustgaP oi replacel
Bockedfue ne 61 ceaniue iinel
7. Engine f!ooding_
1. Sparkplugwireloose.
2. Blockedfuel lineor stalefuel.
3. Gascapventplugged.
4. Wateror dirt infuel system.
5. Dirtyaircleaner.
6. Carburetorout ofadjustment.
Enginerunserratic
7: Waitafew minutesto restart,butdonot prime.
1. Connectandtightenspark
plugwire.
2. Cleanfuel line;fill tankwithclean,fresh
gasoline.
3. Clearvent.
4. Drainfuel tankand carburetor.Refillwithfresh
fuel.
5. Refertoenginemanual.
6. Refertoenginemanual.
Engineoverheats 1. Engineoil levellow. 1. Fillcrankcasewithproperoil.
2. Drty airfilter 2. Refertothe enginemanualpackedwithyour
unit.
I 3. Airflowrestricted. I 3. Removeblowerhousingandclean.
4. Carburetornotadjustedproperly. 4. Refertoenginemanual.
Occasionalskip(hesitates) 1. Sparkpluggaptoo close. 1. Adjustgapto .030".Referto enginemanual.
at highspeed 2. Carburetoridle mixtureadjustment 2. Refertoenginemanual.
improperlyset.
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1. Sparkpug fouled faulty or gaptoo 1 Resetgapto .030"or replacesparkplug.
wide. Refertoenginemanual.
2. Carburetorimproperlyadjusted. 2. Refertoenginemanual.
3. Dirtyair cleaner. _3. Refertoenginemanual.
Excessivevibration 1. CuttingBlade looseor unbalanced. 1. Tightenbladeandadapter.Balanceblade
2. Bentcuttingblade. 2. Replaceblade.
Mowerw notmuch 1 Wetgrass 1. Donotmowwhengrassiswet
grass waituntillatertocut.
2. Excessivehighgrass. 2. Mowonceatahigh cuttingheight,then mow
againatdesiredheightormakea narrower
I I cuttngpath.
" 3. Dullblade. 3. Sharpenorreplace blade.
Unevencut 1. Wheelsnot positionedcorrectly. 1. Raceall fourwheelsinsameheightposition.
2. Dullblade. 2. Sharpenor replaceblade.
WheelswIInotpropel 1. Beltnot installedproperly. 1. Checkingbeltfor properpulleyinstallationand
I ' movement
2. Debriscloggingdriveoperation. 2. Cleanout debris.
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