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TROUBLESHOOTING
2. Dry thoroughly to avoid water spots.
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.
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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.
Troubleshooting
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.
If Check
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.
Engine Knocks • Engine oil level low.
• Reduce load. (Slower ground speed.)
• Fuel is bad. Fill tank with fresh fuel,
correct octane.
• Idle speed too slow.
Engine Overheats • Clean cooling fins.
• Low oil level.
• Do not operate at slow idle. Operate
at fast idle.
• Cooling air intake screen is dirty.
• Plugged carburetor air intake filter.
• Plugged air intake filter.
• Operating at too fast ground speed for
conditions.
If Check