How to Troubleshoot Murray Riding Lawn Mowers
Murray has been a recognized name in riding lawn mowers for decades. Murray appliances are known for quality and durability, but like most landscaping equipment used on a regular basis, you’re bound to experience difficulties with your riding mower on occasion. Before hiring a professional to repair your mower, troubleshoot the machine to see if you can determine the problem and perhaps repair it yourself. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Engine Won’t Start
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Fill the tank with clean gas. Never use old gas in your Murray riding lawn mower.
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Push the primer button if the engine is cold. You may need to push it several times before the engine starts.
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Connect the sparkplug, if necessary.
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Move the mower to shorter grass. Sometimes it won’t start when the grass is too high.
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Place the engine stop lever in the operating position.
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Turn the fuel valve to the “On” position.
Engine Won’t Turn Off
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Release the stop lever to the engine.
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Examine the engine stop cable for wear or damage.
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Replace a stop cable that is bent or damaged.
Engine Performance is Bad
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Adjust the controls properly for the height of the grass. If the grass is high, raise the settings on your mower.
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Examine the bottom of the blade housing, and clean it if it is covered in grass and debris.
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Connect the sparkplug wire if it is disconnected.
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Fill the oil tank with the oil recommended for your mower, if the oil is low.
Mower Vibrates Excessively
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Balance the blades, if necessary. See your owner’s manual for directions to remove and replace blades.
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Replace broken or bent blades immediately. Murray says it is dangerous to operate your riding mower with bent or broken blades.
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Install a new blade adapter if it is broken or bent. See your owner’s manual for the exact location of this part.
Grass is Not Cut Even
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Adjust the height of each individual wheel so that all wheels are the same height on your mower.
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Sharpen the mower blades if they are dull.
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Replace bent or broken blades, if necessary.
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need a diagram for murray riding lawn mower.
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Was cutting the lawn then the mower would not move. The engone runs along with the blades, but you can not get it to go forward or reverse. It acts like it is in nuetral, you can put it in any gear with out using the clutch. Checked under the deck and all belts are intact but can not visually see where the linkage is. Any suggestions would be lwelcomed.
