Replacement Part List

Troubleshooting

PROBLEM SOLUTION

Engine will not start • Add fuel to fuel tank.

• Connect spark plug wire to spark plug

• Choke should be at start position for a cold start

Engine runs rough, oods during operation • Clean or replace air cleaner

Engine is hard to start • Drain old fuel and replace with fresh. Make sure the

2-cycle oil to gas mixture is correct.

• Make sure spark plug wire is securely attached to

spark plug

• Drive safety control levers must be released to neutral

position to start the engine

• Choke is not in proper start position

Engine misses or lacks power • Raise the tines for shallow tilling by lowering the

depth regulator lever

• Remove and clean fuel tank

• Clean or replace air cleaner

• Improper carburetor adjustment, take to authorized

engine service center

• Replace spark plug and adjust gap

• Drain and rell gas tank and carburetor

Engine will not stop when the Safety Drive Lever • See engine manual to check and adjust the

is positioned at stop Safety Drive Lever linkage

Cultivator is dicult to control when tilling • Push downward on the handlebars raising the tines

(machine jumps or lurches forward) • Keep the tines raised slightly for shallower tilling on

hard soils, then do a second pass going deeper

• Raise the cultivator depth regulator

Tines do not rotate with Safety Drive Lever • Drive cable is damaged or incorrectly adjusted

depressed • Drive belt is damaged

Tines continue to rotate after the Safety Drive Lever • Drive cable is damaged or incorrectly adjusted

is released

Excessive heat build up in tine area • Clean the tine axle shaft

during tilling • Check transmission uid and ll if low