ENGINE OIL
Drain oil (with engine warm) and replace with
clean engine oil, (See "ENGINE"
in the
Maintenance
section of this manual),
CYLINDER
* Remove spark plug.
,, Pour one ounce (29 ml) of oil through spark
plug hole into cylinder.
° Pull starter handle slowly a few times to
distribute oil,
,, Replace with new spark plug.
OTHER
* Do not store gasoline from one season to
another,
- Replace your gasoline can if your can
starts to rust. Rust and!or dirt in your
TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
gasoline will cause problems,
• If possible, store your unit indoors and
cover it to give protection from dust and dirt.
, Cover your unit with a suitable protective
cover that does not retain moisture+ Do
not use plastic+ Plastic cannot breathe
which allows condensation
to form and will
cause your unit to rust,
IMPORTANT:
Never cover mower while
engine
and exhaust areas are still warm,
,&CAUTION:
Never store the lawn
mower with gasoline
in the tank inside
a
building
where
fumes
may reach an open
flame or spark.
Allow the engine
to cool
before
storing
in any enclosure,
Does not start
Loss of power
I+
Dirty air filter.
2+
Out of fuel
3.
Stale fuel.
4+ Water in fuel.
.
6+
7,
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Spark plug wire is
disconnected.
Bad spark plug.
1.
Clean/replace
air filter+
2,+ Fill fuel tank.
3.
Drain tank and refill with
fresh clean fuel,
!4,
Drain fuel tank and
carburetor and refill tank
with fresh gasoline.
[5.
Connect wire to plug,,
6+
Replace spark ptug,
Loose blade or broken blade
adapter,
Control bar in released
position.
Control bar defective,
g_
1,
Rear of lawn mower housing
or cutting blade dragging
7,
Tighten blade bolt or
replace blade adapter+
8+ Depress control bar to
handle.
9+
Replace control bar.
J,
i
,
t
t,
1.
Set to "Higher Cut"
position.
in heavy grass,
2+ Cutting too much gras&
3+
Dirty air filter,
4.
Buildup of grass, leaves,
and trash under mower.
5.
Too much oil in engine.
6+ Walking speed too fast.
2_ Set to "Higher Cut"
position,
3+
Clean/replace
air filter.
4,
Clean underside
of mower
housing.
5o
Check oil level.
6+
Cut at slower walking
speed,
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