Craftsman 917.293202 Owner's Manual page 21

PROBLEM
Engine overheats
Excessive bounce/
difficult handling
Soil balls up or
clumps
Engine runs but
tiller won't move
Engine runs but
labors when tilling
Hard to shift into
gear
Tiller shuts off
when drive
control bar
engaged
CAUSE
1. Low oil level/dirty oil.
2. Dirty engine air screen.
3, Dirty engine.
4. Partially plugged muffler.
5. improper carburetor
adjustment.
1. Ground too dry and hard.
2. Wheels and depth stake
incorrectly adjusted,
1. Ground too wet.
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2.
3.
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2.
3.
1.
"line control is not engaged.
V-belt not correctly adjusted.
V-belt is off pulley(s).
Tilling too deep.
Throttle control not propedy
adjusted.
Carburetor out of adjustment.
Gears notUmed
1. Shift lever set in between
counter rotating till position
and forward rotating till
position.
2. Tines jammed
CORRECTIOk
1. Check oil level/change oil.
2. Clean engine:air screen.
3. Clean cylinder fins, air screen, muf
tier area.
4. Remove and clean muffler.
5. Adjust carburetor to richer posi
tion.
1. Moisten ground or wait for more
favorable soil conditions.
2. Adjust wheels and depth stake.
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2.
3.
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2.
3.
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Wait for more favorable soil condi
tions.
Engage tine cbntml.
Inspect/adjust V-belt.
Inspect V-belt.
Set depth stake for shallower till
ing.
Check throttle control setting.
Make necessary adjustments.
Briefly engage drive control bar
and release or rock tiller forward
and backward until are able to
shift gears.
Shift to either counter rotating
till position or forward rotating
till position.
2. Clear tines.
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