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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Important:Itisessentialthatalloperatorsafetymechanismsbeconnectedandinproperoperating
conditionpriortomoweruse.
Whenaproblemoccurs,donotoverlookthesimplecauses.Forexample:startingproblemscouldbecaused
byanemptyfueltank.
Thefollowingtablelistssomeofthecommoncausesoftrouble.Donotattempttoserviceorreplacemajor
itemsoranyitemsthatcallforspecialtimingofadjustmentprocedures(suchasvalves,governor,etc.).Have
thisworkdonebyyourEngineServiceDealer.
Note:WhendisconnectingelectricalconnectorsDONOTpullonthewirestoseparatetheconnectors.
ProblemPossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.PTOisengaged.
1.DisengagethePTO.
2.Parkingbrakeisnotengaged.2.Settheparkingbrake.
3.Driveleversarenotinneutrallock
position.
3.Ensurethedriveleversareintheneutral
lockposition.
4.Batterydoesnothaveafullcharge.
4.
Chargethebattery.SeeCheck
BatteryChargeandRecommended
JumpStartingProceduresectionsin
Maintenance.
5.Electricalconnectionsarecorroded,loose
orfaulty.
5.Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.Cleanconnectorterminals
thoroughlywithelectricalcontactcleaner,
applydielectricgreaseandreconnect.
6.Fuseisblown.6.Replacetheblownfuse.
7.Relayorswitchisdefective.7.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Starterdoesnotcrank
8.Faultymodule.8.Replacemodule.
1.Engineoillevelislow .
1.Checkandaddoilifnecessary.
2.LPGtankisoverlled.2.TaketanktoanapprovedLPGprovider
tobleedoffsomefuel.
3.Oillevelinthecrankcaseislow .
3.Addoiltothecrankcase.
4.LPGtankisnotanExmarkapproved
vaportank.
4.RemovetankandreplacewithanExmark
approvedLPGvaportank.
5.Engineisooded.
5.Shutofffuelvalve.Letunitsetfor15-30
minutes.Withthevalvestilloffandthe
throttleinthe“SLOW”position,startthe
unit.Oncetheengineattemptstostart,
slowlyopenthefuelvalve.
6.Oilpressureswitchorfuelshut-off
solenoidmalfunction.
6.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
7.ConnectiontotheLPGtankisloose.
7.Hand-tightenconnectortotank.
8.LPGfueltankisemptyorverylow.8.ReplacetheLPGfueltank.
9.Fuelvalveisclosed.
9.Openthefuelvalve.
10.Fuelvalveopenedtofast.
10.Openthefuelvalveslowlytoequalize
pressureinthetank(s).
11.LPGtankisnotinstalledproperly.
11.ReinstalltheLPGtank.
12.LPGtankcomponentsorhosesaredirty
ordamaged.
12.ReplaceLPGtankcomponentsorhoses.
13.Thethrottleisnotinthecorrectposition.13.Besurethethrottlecontrolisinthe
“SLOW”position.
14.Aircleanerisdirty.
14.Cleanorreplacetheaircleanerelement.
Enginewillnotstart,startshard,orfailsto
keeprunning
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