Troubleshooting - Craftsman C950-52948-0 Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOT/NG
PROBLEM LOOKFOR REMEDY
Free-Hand
TM
controlisACTIVE. Release bothaugercontrolandtraction/Free-Hand
TM
controllevers to stop auger.
Auger does not stop within Augerdrivebeltout of Adjustaugerbelt.
j5 secondsafter right adjustment.
controllever is released.
Augerbeltguideoutof Adjustaugerbeltguide.
adjustment.
Discharge chute or Electrical failure. Seeauthorized dealer.
deflectordoes not work
(electric).
Dischargechute or Discharge chuteor deflector o ut Adjustand/orlubricate controllinkage.
i deflectordoes not work ofadjustment o r needs
i (remote-manual). lubrication.
Drive fails to move Tractioncontrolout of Readjust d rive,or selectspeedleversettingonespeedfaster.
snowthrowerat slow adjustment.
speeds.
Keyis off. Pushkeyin to theONposition.
Failureto primea coldengine. Pressprimerbuttontwiceand restart.
Fuelshut-offvalveis in CLOSED Turnvalveto OPEN position.
position.
Outof fuel. Fill fueltank.
Enginefalls to start. Choke OFF- coldengine. TurnchokeON,setthrottleto FAST.
Engine flooded. Turnchoketo OFF;try starting.
Nospark. Checkgap.Gapsparkplug,cleanelectrode, or replace plug as necessary.
Waterin fuel, or old fuel. Draintank.(Dispose of fuel atan authorized hazardous w astefacility.)Fillwith
freshfuel.
Cordnot pluggedin or Plugin cordor replace defective cord.
malfunctions (ElectricStart
models).
Enginestarts hard or runs Fuelmixturetoo rich. Movechoketo OFFposition.
poorly.
Sparkplug faulty,fouled,or Cleanandgapsparkplug,or replace.
gapped improperly.
Fuelcapvent is blocked. Clearvent.
Excessive vibration. Loosepartsor damaged Stopengineimmediately. Tighten all hardware. I f vibrationcontinues, h avethe unit
impeller/auger, servicedby anauthorized dealer.
Snowthrower does not Tractioncontrolout of Adjusttractioncontrollinkage.
stop when traction control adjustment.
lever is released.
Tirepressure notequal. Checktire pressure.
Snowthrower veers to Onewheel i s set in free- Makesuretheleft tractionlock pin is in theINNER holes(to engage thetraction
one side. wheelingmode.(Traction lock drive).
pin is in theOUTER hole.)
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