honda-automobiles hs520as User Manual

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TAKING CARE OF UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS
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SNOWTHROWER PROBLEMS
Won't blow snow
Possible cause
Correction
Check auger housing.
Discharge chute restricted.
Foreign object stopping 
auger from rotating.
Clear discharge chute of 
obstructions (page18).
Remove foreign object.
Auger not engaging.
Belt worn, not on pulleys or 
not properly installed.
See servicing Honda 
snowthrower dealer.
Snow not discharging 
properly
Possible cause
Correction
Auger not engaging.
Belt worn, not on pulleys or 
not properly installed.
See servicing Honda 
snowthrower dealer.
Check snow conditions.
Wet, deep snow is difficult 
to blow.
Reduce snowblowing swath 
(page17).
Check ground speed.
snowthrower is moving too 
fast for snow conditions.
Reduce ground speed 
(page17).
Engine stalls when auger 
clutch lever is engaged
Possible cause
Correction
Check auger housing.
Discharge chute restricted.
Foreign object stopping 
auger from rotating.
Auger frozen by ice.
Clear discharge chute or 
auger housing of 
obstruction (page18).
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