Craftsman 917.377543 Owner's Manual page 18

PROBLEM
Lossof power
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
CAUSE
• Rear o flawn mower h ousing
orcutting blade dragging
inhea Wgrass.
• Cutting too much grass.
Poor cut - uneven
Excessive
vibration
Startar rope hard
to pull
Grass catcher
not filling ('ifso
equipped)
Hardto push
• Dirty air filter.
• Buildup of grass, leaves,
end trash under mower.
• Too much oil in engine.
• Waiking speed too fast.
•Wom, bent or loose blade.
• Wheel heights uneven.
• Bul_p of grass, leaves
end trash under mowar.
• Worn, bent or loose blade.
• Bunt engine crankshaft.
• Engine flywheel brake is on
when controlbar is released.
• Bent engine crankshaft..
• Bade adapter broken.
• Blade dragging in grass.
• Cuttingheight toolow.
• Lifton blade wornoff.
• Catchernotventingair.
• Grass is too high or v/neel
height is too low.
• Rear of lewn mower
housing or blade dragging
in grass.
• Grass catcher too full.
• Handle height p osition n ot
r_htforyou
CORRECTION
• Set to "H'_her Cut"
potion. =t
• Set to 'Higher Cut"
position.
• ClearVreplace airflltor.
• Clean underside of mower
housing.
• Check oillevel.
• Cut at slowar waiking
speed.
• Repase bk_de.'r_nte_
blade boil
• Set all wheels at same
hekjht
• Cleen underside of
mowar h ousing.
• Replace blade. T_jhten
blade bolt.
• Contact an authorized
service center.
• Depress control bar to
upper handle before
pullingstarter rope.
• Contact an authorized
service center.
• Replace blade adapter.
• Move lawn mower to cut
grass or to hard surface
to startengine.
• RaL_e cut,ng h _ght
• Replace blade.
• Clean grass catcher.
• Paisecutting h aight.
• Raise rear of lewn mower
housing one (1) seffing
higher.
• Empty grass catcher.
• Adjust handle h oig_to
suit.
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