Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...
TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE
WARNING: Always stop unit and disconnect spark plug before perform-
ing any of the recommended remedies below other than remedies that re-
TROUBLE
Engine will not
start.
quire operation of the unit.
CAUSE
1. Engine flooded.
Engine will not
idle properly.
Engine will not
accelerate,
lacks power, or
dies under a
load.
Engine smokes
excessively.
Engine runs hot.
2. Fuel tank empty.
3. Spark plug not firing.
4. Fuel cot reaching
carburetor.
5. Compression low.
1. Fuel cot reaching
carburetor.
2. Carburetor requires
adjustment.
3. Crankshaft seals worn.
4. Compression low.
1. Air filter dirty.
2. Fuel not reaching
carburetor.
3. Spark plug fouled.
4. Carburetor requires
adjustment.
5. Carbon build up.
6. Compression low.
1. Choke partially on.
2. Fuel mixture incorrect.
3. Air filter dirty.
4. Carburetor requires
adjustment.
1. Fuel mixture incorrect.
2. Spark plug incorrect.
3. Carburetor requires
adjustment.
4. Carbon build up.
REMEDY
1. See "Starting a Flooded Engine"
in Operation section.
2. Fill tank with correct fuel mixture.
3. Install new spark ptug.
4. Check for dirty fuel filter; replace.
Check for kinked or split fuel line;
repair or replace.
5. Contact your Sears Service Center.
1. Check for dirty fuet filter; replace.
Check for kinked or spilt fuet line;
repair or replace.
2. See "Carburetor Adjustment" in
Service and Adjustments section.
3. Contact your Sears Service Center.
4. Contact your Sears Service Center.
1. Clean or replace air filter.
2. Check for dirty fuel filter; replace.
Check for kinked or split fuel line;
repair or replace.
3. Clean or replace spark plug
and re-gap.
4. See "Carburetor Adjustment" in
Service and Adjustments section.
5. Contact your Sears Service Center.
6. Contact your Sears Service Center.
1. Adjust choke.
2. Empty fuel tank and refill with
correct fuel mixture.
3. Clean or replace air filter.
4. See "Carburetor Adjustment" in
Service and Adjustments section.
1. See "Fueling Engine" in Operation
section.
2. Replace with correct spark pIug.
3. See "Carburetor Adjustment" in
Service and Adjustments section.
4. Contact your Sears Service Center.
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS: The U. S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency and Sears,
Roebuck and Co., U.S.A., are pleased
to explain the emissions control sys-
tem warranty on your lawn and garden
equipment engine. All new utility and
lawn and garden equipment engines
must be designed, built, and equipped
to meet the stringent anti-smog stan-
dards. Sears must warrant the emis-
sion control system on your lawn and
garden equipment engine for the peri-
ods of time listed below provided there
has been no abuse, neglect, or im-
proper maintenance of your lawn and
garden equipment engine. Your emis-
sion control system includes parts
such as the carburetor and the ignition
system. Where a warrantable condition
exits, Sears will repair your lawn and
garden equipment engine at no cost to
you. Expenses covered under warran-
ty include diagnosis, parts and labor.
-12-
Loading ...