Handle Height - Sears 917.377330 Owner's Manual

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PROBLEM
Does not start
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Loss of power
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Poor out - uneven
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Excessive vibration
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Starter rope hard to pull
Grass catcher not filling
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Hard to push
Loss of drive
CAUSE
1 Dirty air filter
2 Out of fuel
3 State fueI
4 Water in iuel
5 Spark plug wire is disconnected
6 Bad spark plug
7 Loose blade or broken blade adapter
8 Control bar in released position
9 Controf bardefect!ve
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1 Rear of lawn mower housing/blade dragging
in he#,vy grass
2 Cutting too much grass
3 Dirty air filter.
4 Bu{Idup of grass, teaves and trash under mower
5 Too much oil in engine
6 Walking speed 1oo fast
1 Worn, bent or loose blade
2. Low engine speed
3 Buildup of grass, leaves, and trash under mower
1 Worn, bent or Ioose blade
2 Bent engine crankshaft
1 Engine fEywheel brake is on when control bar is
re_eased
2 Bent engine crankshaft
3 Blade adapter broken
4 Blade dragging in grass
1 Cutting height too low
2 Lift on blade wom off
3 Catcher not venting air
4. Low engine speed.
1. Grass is too high or wheel height is too low.
2 Rear of lawn mower housingfalade dragging
in grass
3 Grass catcher too full
4 Handle height position not right for you
1 Drive not fully engaged
2 Bert wear
3 Belt off of pulley.
4 Belt tension spring off
5 Drive cable worn or broken
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CORRECTION
1 Clean/replace air filter
2 FiII fuel tank
3 Drain lank and refill with fresh clean fuel
4 Drain fuel tank and carburetor and refill tank with fresh
gasoline
5 Connect wire to plug
6 Reptace spark plug
7 Tighten blade boil or replace blade adapter
8 Depress control bar to handle
9 Replace control bar
Set in "Higher Cut' position
Set in "Higher Cur position
C_eanirep{ace air filter
Clean underside of mower housing
Check oil level
Cut at sfower walking speed
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Replace binds Tighten blade bolt
Set engine speed control in fast position
Clean underside of mower housing.
Replace blade Tighten blade bolt
Contact an authorized service centerldepartment
1 Depress control bar to upper handle before
pulling starter rope
2 Contact an authorized service center/department
3 Replace blade adapter.
4 Move lawn mower to cut grass or to hard surface
to start engine
t Raise cutting height
2. Replace brads
3. Clean grass catcher
4. S_.t engine speed control in fast position
t Raise cutting height.
2 Raise rear of lawn mower housing one (I)
setting higher
3 Empty grass catcher
4 Adjust handte height to suit
1 Check and adjust ddve controt
2 Check/replace drive belt
3 Check/reinstal_ drive belt.
4 Replace bert tension sp#ng
5 Replace drive cable
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