Troubleshooting Chart - Craftsman 358.351082 Operator's Manual

instructions found onstabilizer contain-
ers.Run engine
a t least5 minutesafter
addingstabilizer.
CRAFTSMAN40:1, 2-cycleengine oil
(air cooled)is especially blendedwith
fuel stabilizer.If you do not use this
Searsoil, you canadd a fuel stabilizer
to yourfuel tank.
INTERNAL ENGINE
° Removespark plugand pour 1 tea-
spoonof40:1, 2-cycleengine oil.(air
cooled)throughthespark plug open-
ing. Slowlypullthe starterrope8 to
10 timesto distribute oil.
° Replacespark plugwithnew one of
recommended typeand heat range.
• Cleanair filter.
• Checkentireunitfor loosescrews,
nuts,and bolts.Replaceany dam-
aged, broken,or womparts.
• Atthe beginning ofthe nextseason,
use onlyfreshfuel havingthe proper
gasolineto oilratio.
OTHER
• Do notstoregasolinefromone sea-
sonto another.
• Replaceyourgasolinecan if it starts
to rust.
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
TROUBLE
EngineWillnot
startorwill run
onlya few
secondsafter
starting.
Enginewillnot
idleproperly.
Eng e w "l not
accelerate,
lacks power,
or diesunder
a load.
Enginesmokesi
excessively.
CAUSE
; rklnition switchoff.
!* _ngine floodea.
• Fuel tankempty.
• Spark plugnot firing.
, Fuel not reaching
carburetor.
• Carburetorrequires
adjustment.
• Noneof the above.
• Idle speed set too high
or too low.
• Low Speed Mixture
requiresadjustment.
• Crankshaft seals wom.i
(_ompreesion low.
: Noneof the above.
REMEDY
• Move'ignition Switch to ON.
° See "Starting Instructions."
;° Figtankwithcorrectfuel mixture.
• Installnewsparkplug.
• Checkfor dirtyfuel filter;, r eplace
Checkfor kinkedor splitfuel line
repairor replace.
• See =CarburetorAdjustments."
. _. ContactSearsService.
• See'CarburetorAdjustments."
• See "Carburetor A djustments."
• ContactSears Service,
• Contact Sears Service.
• C.ontact S ears Service.
Clean or replaceair filter.
Clean or replaceplug
and regap.
See "Carburetor A djustments."
ContactSears Service.
ContactSears Service.
ContactSears Service.
Adjustchoke.
Emptyfuel tankand refillwith
correctfuel mixture.
• Airfilterdirty. ,
• Spark plugfouled. •
• Carburetorrequires •
adjustment.
° Exhaustports or muf- •
tier outletsplugged.
• Compressionlow. •
• Noneof the above. •
Choke'partially'on. .
: Fuelmixture incorrect. °
• Air filter dirty. Cleanor replaceair filter.
High Speed Mixture :
• See =CarburetorAdjustments."
requiresadjustment.
, Crankcaseleak. • ContactSearsService.
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