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TING GUIDETING GUIDE
TING GUIDETING 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.
PRPR
PRPR
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OBLEMOBLEM
OBLEMOBLEM
OBLEM
REMEDREMED
REMEDREMED
REMED
Y/ACTIONY/ACTION
Y/ACTIONY/ACTION
Y/ACTION
Engine will not starEngine will not star
Engine will not starEngine will not star
Engine will not star
tt
tt
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Engine rEngine r
Engine rEngine r
Engine r
uns rough, floods duruns rough, floods dur
uns rough, floods duruns rough, floods dur
uns rough, floods dur
ing opering oper
ing opering oper
ing oper
ationation
ationation
ation
Engine is hard to starEngine is hard to star
Engine is hard to starEngine is hard to star
Engine is hard to star
tt
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t
Engine misses or lacEngine misses or lac
Engine misses or lacEngine misses or lac
Engine misses or lac
ks poks po
ks poks po
ks po
ww
ww
w
erer
erer
er
Engine will not stop when throttle control isEngine will not stop when throttle control is
Engine will not stop when throttle control isEngine will not stop when throttle control is
Engine will not stop when throttle control is
positioned at stoppositioned at stop
positioned at stoppositioned at stop
positioned at stop
Tiller moTiller mo
Tiller moTiller mo
Tiller mo
vv
vv
v
es fes f
es fes f
es f
orworw
orworw
orw
ard durard dur
ard durard dur
ard dur
ing staring star
ing staring star
ing star
tingting
tingting
ting
Tiller is difficult to control when tilling (machine jumpsTiller is difficult to control when tilling (machine jumps
Tiller is difficult to control when tilling (machine jumpsTiller is difficult to control when tilling (machine jumps
Tiller is difficult to control when tilling (machine jumps
or or
or or
or
lurches flurches f
lurches flurches f
lurches f
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orworw
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ard)ard)
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Tines turTines tur
Tines turTines tur
Tines tur
n, wheels do not turn, wheels do not tur
n, wheels do not turn, wheels do not tur
n, wheels do not tur
nn
nn
n
Tines turTines tur
Tines turTines tur
Tines tur
n, wheels turn, wheels tur
n, wheels turn, wheels tur
n, wheels tur
n, tiller does not mon, tiller does not mo
n, tiller does not mon, tiller does not mo
n, tiller does not mo
vv
vv
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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
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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
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neutr
alal
alal
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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