Craftsman 358.350080 Operator's Manual page 18

TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART - Continued
TROUBLE
Engine runs
hoL
Q
Oil Inadequate
for bar and
chain
lubrication.
Chain moves
at idle speed.
Chain does
not move
when engine
is accelerated.
Chain clatters
or cuts roughly.
Chainstops
!withinthecut.
I
Chain cuts at
an angle.
CAUSE REMEDY
• Fuel mixtureincorrect.
• Spark plug incorrecL
• HighSpeed Mixture
set too lean.
I• Exhaust ports or muf-
fler outlets plugged.
!• Carbon build-up on
muffler outletscreen.
• Fan housing/cylinder
fins dirty.
• None of the above.
Oll tank emp_
Oil pump or ell filter
dogged. .
Guide bar o=lhole
blocked
• Idle speed requires
adjustmenL
• Clutch requires repair.
• Chain tension too
tight.
• Carburetor requires
adjustment.
• Guide bar rails
pinched.
• Clutch slipping.
Chain tension incorrect.
Cutters damaged.
• Chain worn.
• Cutters dull, impropedy
sharpened, or depth
gauges too high.
• Sp.r_.et worn.
• Chain installed
backwards.
• Chain cutter tops not
- Jiled flat.
I• Guide bar burred or
• bent;,mils uneven.
Clutch slipping
• Cutters damaged on
one side.
• Chain dull on one side.
• Guide bar bent or wom.
i
i ee "FuelingYour Unit."
Replace with correct plug.
See "CarburetorAdjustments."
• Contact Sears Service.
• Clean spark arrestor screen.
• Clean area.
• Contact Sears Service.
• RII oil tank.
• Contact Sears Service.
* Remove bar and clean.
• See "CarburetorAdjustments."
• Contact Sears Service.
• See =ChainTension."
• See .'Carburetor Adjustments."
• Repair or replace.
• Contact Sears Service.
• See =ChainTensionS"
• Contact Sears Service.
• Resharpen or replace chain.
• See "SharpeningChain."
• ContaCt Sears Service.
• Install chain in right direction.
• See "Sharpening Chain."
• Repair or replace guide bar
• Contact Sears Service
• See =Sharpening Chain"
• Sea "Sharpening Chain"
• Replace guide bar
If situationsoccur which am not covered in this manual, use care and good
judgement, ff you need assistance, contact Sears Service orthe CUSTOMER
ASSISTANCE HELPUNE at 1-800-235-5878.
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