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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART:
See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center
PROBLEM
Engine
overheats
CAUSE
Engine runs but
tiller won't
move
I, Low oil leve!/dirty oil,
2, Dirty engine air screen.
& Dirty engine,
4. Partially plugged muffler.
5. Improper carburetor
adjustment,
CORRECTION
1, Check oil level/change oil,
2, Clean engine air screen,
3, Clean cylinder fins, air
screen, muffler are&
4. Remove and clean muffler.
5, Adjust carburetor to richer
position.
Excessive 1, Ground too dry and hard. t, Moisten ground or wait for
bounce/difficult more favorable soil condF
handling tions,
Soil balls up or !, Ground too wet. t, Wait for more favorable
clumps soil conditions.
1_ Engage tine control,
Engine runs but
labors when
tilling
Tines Skip
over ground
1- Tine control is not
engaged,
2_ V-belt not correctly
adjusted.
3. V-belt is off pulley(s),
1, Tilling too deep,
2, Throttle control not
properly adjusted°
3, Carburetor out of
adjustment,
1. Shear pin (s) broken.
I, Gears not timmed
1_ Shift lever set in between
counter rotating till posi-
tion and forward rotating
till position.
2, Tines jammed,
Hard to Shift
into gear
Tiller shuts off
when drive
control bar
engaged
2, Inspect!adjust V-belL
3, Inspect V-belL
1. Set depth stake for shallower
tilling,
2o Check throttle control setting,
3. Make necessary adjust
ments,
1, Replace shear pin(s).
Briefly engage drive control
bar and release or rock tiller
forward and backward until
are able to shift gears,
I, Shift to either counter
rotating till position or
forward rotating
tiil position,
2, Clear tines,
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