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Craftsman 917.388330 Owner's Manual page 16

5.5 horsepower 21" multi-cut rotary lawn mower

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TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
PROBLEM
Lces of power
Poor cut- uneven
Excessive
vibration
Starterropehard
topull
Grass catcher
notfllllng (If so
equipped)
Hard to push
CAUSE
1.
Rear of lawn mower housing
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.
Wom, bent or loose blade.
2.
Wheel heights uneven.
3.
Low engine speed
4.
Buildup of grass, leaves
and trash under mower.
1. Wom, bentor looseblade.
2.
Bentengine crankshaft.
1.
Engine flywheel brake is on
when control bar is released.
2.
Bent en_
crankshaft.
3.
Blade adapter broken.
4.
Blade dragging in grass.
1. Cuttingheighttoo low.
2.
Lifton blade wom off.
3.
Catchernot ventingair.
4.
LOWengine speed
1.
Grass is too high or wheel
height is too low.
2.
Rear of lawn mower
housing or blade dragging
in grass.
3.
Grass catcher too full
4.
Handle height position not
rightfor you.
CORRECTION
1. Set to "Higher Cut"
potion.
2.
Set to =Higher Cut"
position.
3.
Clean/replace air filter.
4.
Clean underside Of mower
housing.
5.
Check oil level.
6.
Cut at slower waildng
speed.
1.
Replace blade. "l'_jhten
blade bolt.
2.
Set ail wheels at same
height
3.
Contact an authorized center/
department
4.
Clean underside of
mower housing.
1.
Replace blade. "l-_jhten
b_de borL
2.
Contact an authorized
service center.
[
1.
Depress control bar to
upper handle before
pulling starter rope.
2.
Contact an authonzed
service center.
3.
Replace blade adapter.
4.
Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface
1. Raise cutUng hek._
2.
Replace blade.
3. Cleangraescetcher.
4. Contact _ authorized c enter/
department
1.
Raise cutting heighL
2.
Raise rear of lawn mower
hou_ng one (1) sett_g
higher.
3.
Empty gress catchar.
4. _4usthand_ h_ht to
su'¢
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