Poulan HDR500H - Manual (Page 20)

TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS
PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION
Will not start 1. Out of fuel.
2. Engine not “CHOKED” properiy.
3. Engine flooded.
4
. Dirty air cleaner.
5. Water in fuel.
6. Clogged fuel tank.
7. Loose spark plug wire.
8. Bad spark plug or improper gap.
9. Carburetor out of adjustment.
10. Oil soaked air filter.
1. Fill fuel tank.
2. See ‘TO START ENGINE" in Operation section.
3. Wait several minutes before attempting to start.
4. Clean or replace air cieaner cartridge.
5. Drain fuel tank and carburetor, and refill tank with fresh
gasoline,
6. Remove fuel tank and clean.
7. Make sure spark plug wire is seated properly on plug.
8. Replace spark plug or adjust gap.
9. Make necessary adjustments,
10. Replace air filter.
Hard to start 1. Throttle control not set properly.
2. Dirty air cieaner.
3. Bad spark plug or improper gap.
4. Stale or dirty fuel.
5. Loose spark plug wire.
6. Carburetor out of adjustment.
1. Place throttie control in "FAST” position^
2. Clean or replace air cieaner cartridge.
3. Replace spark plug or adjust gap.
4. Drain fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline.
5. Make sure spark plug wire is seated properiy oh plug,
6. Make necessary adjustments.
Loss of power 1. Engine is overloaded.
2. Dirty air cleaner.
3. Low oil ievel/dirty oil.
4. Faulty spark plug.
5. Oil in fuel.
6. Stale or dirty fuel.
7. Water in fuel.
8. Clogged fuel tank.
9. Spark plug wire loose.
10. Dirty engine air screen.
11. Dirty/ciogged muffler.
12. Carburetor out of adjustment.
13. Poor compression.
1. Set depth stake for shallower tilling.
2. Clean or replace air cieaner cartridge.
3. Check oil ievel/change oil.
4. Clean and regap or change spark plug.
5. Drain and clean fuel tank and refill, and eleari carburetor.
6. Drain fuei tank and refill with fresh gasoline.
7. Drain fuel tank and carburetor, and refill tank with fresh
gasoline.
8. Remove fuel tank and clean.
9. Connect and tighten spark plug wire.
10. Clean engine air screen.
11. Clean/replace muffler.
12. Make necessary adjustments.
13. Contact an authorized service cehter/depariment
Engine overheats 1. Low oillevel/diriy oil.
2. Dirty engine air screen.
3. Dirty engine.
4. Partially plugged muffler.
5. improper carburetor adjustment.
1. Check oil Sevei/change oili
2. Clean engine air screen.
3. Clean cylinder fins, air screen, and muffler area.
4. Remove and clean muffler,
5. Adjust carburetor to richer positidri.
Excessive bounce/
difficult handling 1. Ground too dry and hard. 1. Moisten ground or wait for more favorable soil
conditions.
Soil bails up or clumps 1. Ground too wet. 1. Wait for more favorable soil conditions.
Engine runs but tiller
won’t move
1. Drive control bar is not engaged.
2. V-belt not correctly adjusted.
3. V-belt is off pulley(s).
1. Engage drive control.
2. Inspect/adjust V-belt.
3. Inspect V-belt.
Engine runs but iabors
when tilling
1. Tilting too deep.
2. Throttie control not properiy adjusted.
3. CartJuretor out of adjustment.
1. Set dep^ stake for shallower tilling.
2. Check throttie control setting.
3. Make necessary adjustments.
Tines wii! not rotate 1. Shear pin(s) broken. 1. Replace shear pin{s).
Hard to shift into gear 1. Gears not timed. 1. Briefly engage drive control bar and release or rock filler
forward and backward until are able to shift gears.
Tiller shuts off when
drive control bar
engaged
1. Shift lever set in between counter rotating tii!
position and forward rotating till position.
2. Tines jammed.
1, Shift to either counter rotating till position or fbrward
rotating tilt position.
2. Clear tines.
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