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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
TROUBLE
Engine will not
start.
Engine will not
idle properly.
Engine will not
accelerate,
lacks power,
or dies under
a load.
Engine smokes
excessively.
Engine runs hot.
CAUSE
• Engine flooded.
_ Fuel tank empty.
Spark plug not firing.
• Fuel not reaching
carburetor.
• Compression low.
• Idle speed set too low.
• Idle speed set too high.
• Carburetor requires
adjustment.
• Crankshaft seals worn.
• Compression low.
• Air filter dirty.
• Spark plug fouled.
• Carburetor requires
adjustment.
• Carbon build up.
• Compression low.
• CHOKE partially on.
• Fuel mixture incorrect.
• Air filter dirty.
• Carburetor requires
adjustment.
• Fuel mixture incorrect.
• Spark plug incorrect.
• Carburetor requires
adjustment
• Carbon build up.
REMEDY
• See "Starting Instructions."
• Fill tank with correct fuel mixture.
Install new spark plug.
Check for dirty fuel filter, replace.
Check for kinked or split fuel line;
repair or replace.
• Contact your Service Dealer.
• Adjust idle speed screw
clockwise to increase speed.
• Adjust idle speed screw counter-
clockwise to reduce speed.
• See "Carburetor Adjustments."
• Contact your Service Dealer.
• Contact your Service Dealer.
• Clean or replace air filter.
• Clean or replace spark plug
and re-gap.
• See "Carburetor Adjustments."
• Contact your Service Dealer.
• Contact your Service Dealer.
• Adjust CHOKE.
• Empty fuel tank and refill with
correct fuel mixture.
• Clean or replace air filter.
• See "Carburetor Adjustments."
,• See "Fueling Your Unit."
• Replace with correct spark plug.
• See "Carburetor Adjustments."
• Contact your Service Dealer.
YOUR WARRANTY RIGHTS AND OB-
UGATIONS: The U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency and SEARS, ROE-
BUCK AND CO., USA are pleased to
explain the emissions control system
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 improp-
er maintenance of your lawn and gar-
den equipment engine. Your emission
control system includes parts such as
the carburetor and the ignition system.
Where a warrantable condition exits,
SEARS will repair your lawn and gar-
den equipment engine at no cost to
you. Expenses covered under warranty
include diagnosis, parts and labor.
MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY
COVERAGE: If any emissions related
part on your engine (as listed under
Emissions Control Warranty Parts List)
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