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56 - Husqvarna
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Problem Cause
The engine will not start. • The blade switch is engaged.
• The steering controls are not locked in the neutral
position.
• The driver is not sitting in the driver’s seat.
• The parking brake is not activated.
• The battery is dead.
• Contamination in the carburetor or fuel line.
• The fuel supply is closed or the tap for the fuel
tank is in the wrong position.
• Clogged fuel lter or fuel line.
The starter does not turn the engine over. • Dead battery.
• Poor contacts on the battery terminal cable
connections.
• Fuse blown.
• Ignition system faulty.
• Fault in the starter safety circuit. See Checking the
Safety System in the “Maintenance Section,”
The engine runs rough. • Faulty carburetor.
• The choke control is pulled out with warm engine.
• Defective valves.
• Defective piston, cylinder, piston ring, or
cylinder head seal.
• The cylinder head bolts are loose.
• Clogged fuel lter or jet.
• Clogged ventilation valve on the fuel cap.
• Fuel tank nearly empty.
• Fouled spark plug.
• The spark plug is loose.
• Defective ignition cable.
• Defective spark plug electrode.
• Defective spark plug connection.
• Rich fuel mixture or fuel-air mixture.
• Wrong fuel type.
• Water in the fuel.
• Clogged air lter.
• Air trapped in hydraulic system.