Troubleshooting - Craftsman 944.362111 Owner's Manual

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 prob lems.
• If possible, store your unit indoors and
cover it to protect it from dust and dirt.
• Cover your unit with a suitable pro tec tive
cover that does not retain moisture. Do
TROUBLESHOOTING - See appropriate section in manual unless directed
to a Sears Service Center.
PROBLEM
Does not start 1. Dirty air fi lter.
2. Out of fuel.
3. Stale fuel.
4. Water in fuel.
5. Spark plug wire is
6. Bad spark plug.
7. Loose blade or broken
8. Control bar in released
9. Control bar defective.
10. Fuel valve lever (if so
11. Weak battery (if equipped).
12. Disconnected battery
CAUSE
disconnected.
blade adapter.
position.
equipped) in OFF position.
connector (if equipped).
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not use plastic. Plastic cannot breathe,
which al lows con den sa tion 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 mow er
with gaso line in the tank in side a build ing
where fumes may reach an open fl ame or
spark. Allow the engine to cool be fore stor-
ing in any en clo sure.
CORRECTION
1. Clean/replace air fi lter.
2. Fill fuel tank.
3. Empty fuel tank and refi ll tank
with fresh, clean gasoline.
4. Empty fuel tank and refi ll tank
with fresh, clean gasoline.
5. Connect wire to plug.
6. Replace spark plug.
7. Tighten blade bolt or
replace blade adapter.
8. Depress control bar to
handle.
9. Replace control bar.
10. Turn fuel valve lever
to the ON position.
11. Charge battery.
12. Connect battery to engine.