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TR
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TROUBLESHOO
OUBLESHOO
OUBLESHOO
OUBLESHOO
OUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
TING GUIDE
TING GUIDE
TING GUIDE
TING GUIDE
CAUTION
Practice safety at all times. Engine must be turned off
and allowed to cool, and spark plug wire must be
disconnected and secured before attempting any
maintenance or repair.
PR
PR
PR
PR
PROBLEM
OBLEM
OBLEM
OBLEM
OBLEM
REMED
REMED
REMED
REMED
REMEDY/ACTION
Y/ACTION
Y/ACTION
Y/ACTION
Y/ACTION
Engine will not star
Engine will not star
Engine will not star
Engine will not star
Engine will not starttttt
Engine r
Engine r
Engine r
Engine r
Engine runs rough, floods dur
uns rough, floods dur
uns rough, floods dur
uns rough, floods dur
uns rough, floods during oper
ing oper
ing oper
ing oper
ing operation
ation
ation
ation
ation
Engine is hard to star
Engine is hard to star
Engine is hard to star
Engine is hard to star
Engine is hard to starttttt
Engine misses or lac
Engine misses or lac
Engine misses or lac
Engine misses or lac
Engine misses or lacks po
ks po
ks po
ks po
ks pow
w
w
w
wer
er
er
er
er
Engine will not stop when throttle control is
Engine will not stop when throttle control is
Engine will not stop when throttle control is
Engine will not stop when throttle control is
Engine will not stop when throttle control is
positioned at stop
positioned at stop
positioned at stop
positioned at stop
positioned at stop
Tiller mo
Tiller mo
Tiller mo
Tiller mo
Tiller mov
v
v
v
ves f
es f
es f
es f
es forw
orw
orw
orw
orward dur
ard dur
ard dur
ard dur
ard during star
ing star
ing star
ing star
ing starting
ting
ting
ting
ting
Tiller is difficult to control when tilling (machine jumps
Tiller is difficult to control when tilling (machine jumps
Tiller is difficult to control when tilling (machine jumps
Tiller is difficult to control when tilling (machine jumps
Tiller is difficult to control when tilling (machine jumps
or
or
or
or
or lurches f
lurches f
lurches f
lurches f
lurches forw
orw
orw
orw
orward)
ard)
ard)
ard)
ard)
Tines tur
Tines tur
Tines tur
Tines tur
Tines turn, wheels do not tur
n, wheels do not tur
n, wheels do not tur
n, wheels do not tur
n, wheels do not turn
n
n
n
n
Tines tur
Tines tur
Tines tur
Tines tur
Tines turn, wheels tur
n, wheels tur
n, wheels tur
n, wheels tur
n, wheels turn, tiller does not mo
n, tiller does not mo
n, tiller does not mo
n, tiller does not mo
n, tiller does not mov
v
v
v
ve
e
e
e
e
Troubleshooting and Repair
1. Connect spark plug wire to spark plug
2. Throttle must be positioned at choke for a cold start
(see page 8 for instructions)
1. Clean or replace air cleaner
1. Drain old fuel and replace with fresh. Use gas stabilizer
at end of season
2. Make sure spark plug wire is securely attached to spark
plug
3. Drive safety control levers must be released to
neutr
neutr
neutr
neutr
neutral
al
al
al
al
to start the engine
1. Raise the tines for shallower tilling by lowering the depth
regulator lever, see page 11
2. Remove and clean fuel tank
3. Clean or replace air cleaner
4. Improper carburetor adjustment, take to authorized
Briggs & Stratton service center
5. Replace spark plug and adjust gap
6. Drain and refill gas tank and carburetor
1. See engine manual to check and adjust throttle linkage
1. Drive safety control levers must be released to
neutr
neutr
neutr
neutr
neutral
al
al
al
al
to start the engine
1. Lock wheels in tilling position, see page 9
2. Raise the tines for shallower tilling by lowering the depth
regulator lever, see page 11
1. Lock wheels in tilling position, see page 9
2. Internal transmission failure, see your dealer
1. Lower the tines for deeper tilling by raising the depth
regulator lever, see page 11