Trouble Shooting - Craftsman 536.292510 Owner's Manual

ENGINE
IMPORTANT: It is important to prevent
gum deposits from forming in essential fuel
system parts such as the carburetor, fuel fil-
ter, fuel hose or tank during storage. Also,
experience indicates that alcohol blended
fuels (called gasohol or using ethanol or
methanol) can attract moisture which leads
to separation and formation of acids during
storage. Acidic gas can damage the fuel
system of an engine while in storage.
• Drain the fuel from the fuel tank into an
approved container outdoors, away from
open flame.
Start and run the engine until it stops due
to lack of fuel.
Pull the starter hand!e slowly until you
feel resistance due to compression
pressure, then stop.
Release the starter tension slowly to
prevent the engine from reversing due to
compression pressure. This position will
close both the intake and exhaust ports to
prevent corrosion of the piston and
cylinder bore.
TROUBLE CAUSE CORRECTION
Difficult starting Stale fuel mixture Drain fuel tank. Fill with fresh
mixture.
or Too much oil in mixture Check fuel mix chart and mix
fresh fuel.
Engine runs errati Dirt in fuel tank or out of fuel Clean fuel tank. Fuel tank
should be half full when start-
cally ing engine.
or Carburetor out of adjustment See Carburetor Adjustment
section.
Engine will not Fouled spark plug Clean and re-gap plug.
run at full speed
Plugged air cleaner Clean and re-oil air cleaner.
Engine speed Debris interfering with throttle link- Blow dirt and debris off top of
does not increase age carburetor.
properly
Engine smokes Plugged air cleaner Clean and re-oil air cleaner.
excessively Too much oil in fuel mixture Check fuel mix chart and mix
fresh fuel.
Tines continue to Carburetor out of adjustment Adjust carburetor idle speed.
rotate when See Carburetor Adjustment
throttle control is in Service and Adjustments
released section of this manual.
Tines will not turn Foreign object lodged in tine Remove lodged item. See
Cleaning in the Maintenance
section of this manual.
Unit does not till Incorrect tine installation Check the tines for proper
properly installation. See the Tine
Replacement in the Ser-
vice and Adjustments sec-
tion of this manual.