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Cleaning and Repairing Metal Surfaces
Cleaning:
Follow automotive practices to care for your vehicle painted metal
surfaces. Use a high-quality automotive wax regularly to maintain
the factory look of your vehicle’s painted surfaces.
Repairing Minor Scratches (surface scratch):
1. Clean area to be repaired thoroughly.
2. Use automotive polishing compound to remove surface
scratches.
3. Apply wax to entire surface.
Repairing Deep Scratches (bare metal or primer
showing):
1. Clean area to be repaired with rubbing alcohol or mineral
spirits.
2. Use paint stick with factory-matched colors available from your
authorized dealer to fill scratches. Follow directions included
on paint stick for use and for drying.
3. Smooth out surface using an automotive polishing compound.
Do not use power buffer.
4. Apply wax to surface.
Using Troubleshooting Chart
If you are experiencing a problem that is not listed in this chart, see
your authorized dealer for service.
When you have checked all the possible causes listed and you are
still experiencing the problem, see your authorized dealer.
Engine
IMPORTANT: Avoid damage! Do not use rubbing compound
on painted surfaces.
TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING: AVOID INJURY. Read and understand entire
Safety section before proceeding.
If
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Poor Engine Performance
Fuel:
• Dirt in fuel system or fuel is
old. Replace fuel with fresh
stabilized fuel. Obtain fuel
from another supplier before
suspecting machine problems.
Suppliers blend fuels
differently and changing
suppliers will generally solve
any performance problems.
• Fuel blended with alcohol or
ether may contribute to
performance problems by
causing gum and varnish
deposits, especially if fuel is
stored for several weeks or
more. Obtain fresh fuel.
Engine Will Not Start Or Is
Hard To Start
• Park brake lever not in the
proper position.
• Check that motion control
levers are in neutral and
neutral switches are correctly
adjusted.
• PTO engaged.
• Stale or improper fuel/fuel
level.
• Plugged fuel filter.
• Plugged air intake filter.
• Spark plug wires loose or
disconnected.
• Spark plugs not gapped
correctly.
• Blown fuse.
• Electrical problem – dead
battery.
• Choke adjusted incorrectly.
See your authorized dealer.
Engine Will Not Slow Idle
• Carburetion problems. See
your authorized dealer.
• Bent or kinked throttle cable.
• Bent governor control.
• Incorrect governor idle control.
Engine Runs Rough or
Stalls
• Plugged fuel filter.
• Plugged air intake system.
• Fuel cap vent dirty.
• Stale or improper fuel/fuel
level.
• Spark plugs not gapped
correctly.
• Replace spark plugs.
• Choke adjusted incorrectly.
See your authorized dealer.
If
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