Operator's Manual

Troubleshooting
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Thefueltankisemptyorthefuel
systemcontainsstalefuel
1.Drainand/orllthefueltankwithfresh
gasoline.Ifthefueltankisemptyorthe
fuelsystemcontainsstalefuelproblem
persists,contactanAuthorizedService
Distributor.
2.Thewireisnotconnectedtothespark
plug.
2.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
Enginedoesnotstart
3.Thesparkplugispitted,fouled,orthe
gapisincorrect.
3.Checkthesparkplugandadjustthe
gapifnecessary.Replacethespark
plugifitispitted,fouled,orcracked.
1.Thefueltankcontainsstalefuel.1.Drainandllthefueltankwithfresh
gasoline.
2.Thefuelcapventholeisplugged.2.Cleanthefuelcapventholeorreplace
thefuelcap.
3.Theaircleanerelementsaredirtyand
arerestrictingtheairow.
3.Servicetheaircleanerelements.
4.Thesparkplugispitted,fouled,orthe
gapisincorrect.
4.Checkthesparkplugandadjustthe
gapifnecessary.Replacethespark
plugifitispitted,fouled,orcracked.
Enginestartshardorlosespower
5.Theengineoillevelislowortheoilis
dirty.
5.Checktheengineoil.Changetheoilif
itisdirtyoraddoilifitislow.
1.Thewireisnotconnectedtothespark
plug.
1.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
2.Thesparkplugispitted,fouled,orthe
gapisincorrect.
2.Checkthesparkplugandadjustthe
gapifnecessary.Replacethespark
plugifitispitted,fouled,orcracked.
Enginerunsrough
3.Theaircleanerelementsaredirtyand
arerestrictingtheairow.
3.Servicetheaircleanerelements.
Linepainterorenginevibratesexcessively1.Theenginemountingboltsareloose.1.Tightentheenginemountingbolts.
1.Theself-propeldrivecableisoutof
adjustment.
1.Adjusttheself-propelcable. Linepainterdoesnotself-propel
2.Theshiftrodisoutofadjustment.2.Adjusttheshiftrod.
1.Thetractiondrivecableisoutof
adjustment.
1.AdjustperinstructionsintheService
Manual.
Linepaintercreepswhentractionis
disengaged
2.Thetractionbeltisdamaged2.Replacethetractionbelt
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