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sh
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Difficult to start
Proble
m
Cause
Solution
Genera
lly
diffic
ult to start
•
W
rong starting
proce
dure
•
F
ollo
w
th
e starting i
nstructi
ons
in the manu
al
precis
el
y.
T
he start cable is ver
y tig
ht (
w
ill not start)
•
T
he brake han
dle is n
ot bei
ng
activated
•
T
he machine is
place
d in h
igh
grass
•
Activate the br
ake ha
nd
le an
d pul
l the start cord.
•
Move the mac
hin
e a
w
a
y from
the hi
gh
grass
and rep
eat the
start procedur
e.
Set the hei
ght adj
ustment in the hi
gh
est posi
tion, so that the bla
de is lifte
d
free of
the grass.
T
he machine
w
ill not start
w
he
n the start cord
is pull
ed
•
T
he brake han
dle is n
ot bei
ng
activated
•
T
he brake cabl
e is incorr
ectl
y
adj
usted
•
T
he machine is
standin
g in h
ig
h grass
•
Engi
ne is n
ot primed b
efore starting
•
No more gasoline
in fuel tank
•
T
he gasolin
e is
more than 3 m
onths ol
d
•
Activate the en
gin
e brake
han
dle
•
Adjust the e
ngi
ne brak
e cab
le
, follo
w
ing the i
nstructions i
n the man
ual.
•
Move the mac
hin
e a
w
a
y from
the high
grass
to start it.
T
ip the machin
e
w
h
e
n starting
.
Set the hei
ght adj
ustment in the hi
gh
est posi
tion, so that the bla
de ca
n ru
n freel
y.
•
Push the prim
e
r 1-3 times bef
ore starting.
•
Check a
nd fill f
uel tank
w
ith
g
asoli
ne.
•
Empt
y the fue
ltank and c
arbu
retto
r
from old gaso
lin
e, and fi
ll
w
ith n
e
w
gas
olin
e.
No ig
nitio
n spa
rk (cannot start)
•
T
he spark plug
cap is loos
e
•
T
he spark plug
is damp or dirt
y
•
Incorrect gap
b
et
w
e
e
n the spa
rk plug
and the
electro
de
•
T
he air filter is dirt
y or d
efectiv
e
•
Check that the
cap is firml
y
attache
d to the spark pl
ug.
•
Check that ther
e is no dirt on t
he spark
plug, follo
w
ing the instructions in the
manu
al.
•
Check a
nd a
dj
ust the spark pl
ug ga
p, fo
llo
w
ing the instructi
ons in the ma
n
ual.
Aaltern
ativel
y,
repl
ace the sp
ark plu
g.
•
Check the a
ir filter for dirt and
clea
n i
t, follo
w
ing the instructi
ons in the ma
n
ual.
The mower starts, but runs unevenl
y
Proble
m
Cause
Solution
Insufficient e
ng
ine rev
oluti
ons
•
Lever is i
n the "Chok
e" p
ositio
n
•
T
he throttle lever is set for "
T
urtle "
•
Set the lever i
n
the "Run
" posi
tion.
•
Set the throttle le
ver for "Rabbit".
T
he engin
e run
s irregul
arl
y a
n
d/or its
performa
nce b
ecomes p
oor a
s
yo
u are
w
o
rki
ng
•
T
he spark plug
cap is loos
e
•
T
he spark plug
is dirt
y
•
Incorrect gap
b
et
w
e
e
n the spa
rk plug
and the
electro
de
•
T
he air filter is dirt
y or d
efectiv
e
•
Evapor
atio
n of fuel in the c
arb
urettor
•
Loos
e
throttle
cabl
e
•
Dirt in the
carburetto
r
•
Check that the
cap is firml
y
attache
d to the spark pl
ug.
•
Check that the
spark pl
ug is cl
ean a
nd n
ot da
mage
d, follo
w
ing the instructi
ons in
the manu
al.
•
Check a
nd a
dj
ust the spark pl
ug ga
p, fo
llo
w
ing the instructi
ons in the ma
n
ual.
•
Check the a
ir filter for dirt and
clea
n i
t, follo
w
ing the instructi
ons in the ma
n
ual.
•
W
ait a fe
w
mi
n
utes, and the
n tr
y to start agai
n.
•
T
ighten the throttle cabl
e, foll
o
w
in
g
the i
nstructions i
n the
manu
al.
•
Clea
n the car
b
uretto
r.
The en
g
ine
w
ill not stop
Proble
m
Cause
Solution
T
he machine d
oes not stop af
ter 5 seconds
•
T
he engin
e bra
ke cabl
e runs too tightl
y
•
Check a
nd a
dj
ust the eng
ine
brake
ca
ble, fo
llo
w
ing the i
nstructions i
n the
manu
al.