Craftsman 917255960 lawn tractor

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TROUBLESHOOTUNG POmNTS
CAUSE CORRECTION
PROBLEM
Willnotstart
Herd to start
Engine will not turn over
Engine clicks but will not
start
Loss of power
Excessive vibration
1. Out offuel
2 Enginenot"CHOKED"properly.
3_ Engine flooded
4. Bad spark plug
5. Dirty air filter.
6. Dirty fuel filter.
7. Water in fuel
8, Loose or damaged wiring,
9Carburetor out of adjustment
10 Engine vatves out of adjustment.
1. Dirty air filter
2, Bad spark plug
3Weak or dead battery
4, Dirty fuel filter
5, Stale or dirty fuel
6 Loose or damaged w_ring,
7Carburetor out of adjustment
8 Engine valves out of adjustment
1, Ckdch/brake pedal not depressed
2Attachment clutch is engaged
3 Spark plug wire is disconnected
4, Weak or dead battery
5 Blown fuse,
6. Corroded battery terminals
7 Loose or damaged wiring
8 Faulty ignition switch
9. Faulty solenoid or starter
10 Faulty operator presence switch(as)
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1 Weak or dead battery
2Corroded battery terminals
3Looseor damagedwiring.
4. Faulty solenoid or starter
1 Cutting too much grass/toofast
2Throttle in"CHOKE" position.
3 Build-up of grass, leaves and trash under mower
4. Dirty air filter
5 Low OilLeve!/dirtyoil
6 Faulty spark plug
7. Dirty fueliitter
8 Stale or dirtyfuet
9 Water in fuel
10 Spark plug wire loose
11. Dirty engine air screen/fins
12 Dirty/clogged mufiIer
13. Loose or damaged wiring
14 Carburetor out of adjustment
15, Engine valves out of adjustment,
1Worn. bent or loose blade
2, Bent blade mandrel
3 Loose/damaged part(s)
1. Fillfuel tank.
2. See TO START ENGINE in Operation section.
3Wait several minutes before attempting to start.
4 Replace spark plug
5Clean/replace air filter
6 Replace fuel filter
7. Drain fuel tank and carburetor, refill tank with fresh
gasoline andreplace fuelfilter.
8, Checkallwldng
9. ContactSears Service Department.
10. Contact SearsServ_ce Department
1 Clean/replace a_rfilter
2 Replace spark plug
3, Recharge or replace battery,
4 Replace fuel filter,
5, Drain fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline,
6 Check all widng
7Contact Sears Service Department
8 Contact Sears Service Department
1. Depress clutch/brake pedal
2. Disengage attachment clutch
3 Connect wire to spark plug.
4 Recharge or replace battery,
5 Replacefuse
6 Clean battery terminals.
7 Check all wiring
8 Check/replace ignition switch.
9. Check/replaca solenoid or starter
10 Contact Sears Service Department.
IRecharge or replace battery.
2Clean battery terminals
3 Check allwiring
4 Check/replaca solenoid orstarter,
IH ii i,,
1. Set _n"Higher Cut" position/reduce speed
2 Adjust throttle control
3 Clean underside of mower housing.
4 Clean/reptaca air filter
5 Check oi!level/change oil
6 Clean and regap or change spark plug,
7 Replacefuelfilter
8 Dra_nfuel tank and refillwith fresh gasollne_
9 Drain fuel tank and carburetor, refill tank with fresh
gasoline and replace fuel filter.
10 Connect and tightenspark plugwire.
11 Clean engine air screen/fins
12. Clean/replaca muffler
13 Check all wlring.
14. Contact Sears Service Department.
15 Contact Sears Service DepartmenL
1. Replace blade Tighten btade bolt,
2 Repiace blade mandrel
3 Tighten loose part(s) Replace damaged parts,
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