Craftsman 580.327060 Owner's Manual page 15

TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS
PROBLEM
No a-c output.
Engineruns goodat no-loadbut "bogs down"
whenloads are con-ected.
Engine will not start or starts and runs rough.
Engine lacks power
Engtne 'hunsts" or falters.
Other engine problems
CAUSE
1.20 amp circuit breaker open.
2. Fault in generator.
3. Poor connection or defective cord set.
4. Connected device is bad.
1. Short circuit in a connected electrical load.
2. Engine speed too slow.
3. Generator is overloaded.
4. Shorted generator circuit,
1. Run/Stop Switch set to Stop.
2, Dirty air cleaner
3. Out of gasoline.
4. Stale gasoline.
5. Spark plug wire not connected to spark plug.
6. Bad spark plug.
7. Water in gasoline.
8.0verchoking.
9. Excessively rich fuel mixture.
10. Intake valve stuck open orclosed.
1 I. Engine Compression lost.
1, Load is too high.
2. Dirty air filter.
1. Choke is openedtoosoon.
2. Carburetoris running toorichor toolean.
Check compression, ignition, carburetion, or a-c
generation.
CORRECTION
1. Reset circuit breaker.
2, Contact Sears Service Dept,
3. Check and repair,
4. Connect another device that is in good
conditon.
f. Disconnect shorted electrical load.
2. Contact Sears Service Dept.
3. See "Don't Overload the Generator on
Page 7.
4, Contact Sears Service Dept.
1. Set switch to RUN,
2. Clean or replace air cleaner,
3. Fill fuel tank.
4. Drain gas tank; fill with fresh gasoline.
5, Connect wire to spark plug.
6. Replace spark piug,
7. Drain gas tank; fill with fresh gasoline.
8. Open choke fully E[ndcrank engine
9. Adjust carburetor (see Page 11)
10. Contact Sears Service Deptartment
11. Contact Sears Service Department.
1. See "Don't Overload the Generator on
Page 7
2.Replaco air filter..
1. Move choke to ha_way position until en-
gine runs smoothly.
2. Adjust carburetor.
See informationin "Service and Adjustmenmts"
on Page 10.
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