Battery; Troubleshooting Chart - Craftsman 917.377170 Owner's Manual

BA'I-rERY
Disconnect
the battery from the engine
connector and charge battery 48 hours.
OTHER
• Do not store gasoline from one season
to another.
• Replace your gasoline can if your can
starts to rust. Rust and/or dirt in your
gasoline will cause problems,
• If possible, store your unit indoors and
cover it to give protection from dust and
dirt.
TROUBLE_HOO1 NG CHART
PROBLEM CAUSE
Does not start
Loss of power
Poor cut - uneven
• Cover your unit with a suitable protec-
tive cover that does not retain moisture.
Do not use plastic. Plastic cannot
breathe which allows condensation to
form and will cause your unit to rust.
IMPORTANT: Never cover mower while
engine and exhaust areas are still warm.
_:_CAUTION: Never store the lawn mower
with gasoline in the tank inside a building
where fumes may reach an open flame or
spark. Allow the engine to cool before
storing in any enclosure.
1. Dirty air filter.
2. Out of fuel
3. Stale fuel.
4. Water in fuel.
5. Spark plug wire is
disconnected.
6. Bad spark plug.
7. LO_e
blade or broken blade
adapter.
8. Control bar in released
pos_on.
9. Control bar defective.
10. Weak battery
1 1. Disconnected battery
connector.
1. Rear of lawn mower housin_
or cutting blade dragging
in heavy grass.
2. Cutting too much grass.
3. Dirty air filter.
4. Buildup of grass, leaves,
and trash under mower.
5. Too much oil in engine.
6. Walking speed too fast,
1. Worn, bent or loose blade.
2. Wheel heights uneven.
3. Low engine speed
4. Buildup of grass, leaves
and trash under mower.
CORRECTION
1.
Clean/replace
air filter.
2. Fill fuel tank.
3. Drain tank and refill with
fresh clean fuel.
4. Drain fuel tank and
carburetor and refill tank
withfreshgasoline.
5. Connect wire to plug.
6. Replace spark plug.
7. Tighten blade bolt or
replace blade adapter.
!8. Depress control bar to
handle.
109-.Replace control bar.
Charge battery.
11. Connect battery to engine.
1. Set to =Higher Cut"
pos on.
2. Set to =Higher Cut"
position,
3. Clean/replace air filter,
4, Clean underside of mower
being.
5. Check oil level.
6. Cut at slower walking
speed.
1. Replace blade. T_jhlen
blade belt.
2. Set all wheels at same
height
3. Contact an autt_/ized center/
department
4. Clean underside of
mower housing.
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