Air Screen; Air Filter; Fuel - Craftsman 917.257480 Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTfNG POINTS
CAUSE CORRECTION
PROBLEM
Wilt not start
Hard to start
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Engine will not turn over
Engine clicks but will not
start
Loss of power
Excessive vibration
1. Out of fuel
2. Engine not "CHOKED" properly.
3. Engine flooded
4.. Bad spark plug.
5. Dirty air fitter
6. Dirty fuel fitter
7. Watertn fuel
8 Loose or damaged wiring.
9. Carburetor out of adjustment.
_0. Engine valves out of adjustment.
1 Dirty alr filter.
2 Bad sparkptug
3 Weak or dead battery
4 Dirty fuel filter.
5 Stale or dirty fuel
6 Loose or damaged wiring.
7 Carburetor mJt of adjustment.
8 Engine valves out of adjustmenL
1 Clutch/brake pedal not depressed
2 Attachment crutch Is engaged.
3. Spark plug wire ls disconnected
4 Weak or dead battery
5. Blown fuse
6 Corroded batterytermlnals.
7. Loose or damaged wiring
8. FauLty ignition switch
9 Faulty solenold or starter
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Faulty operator presence switch (es)
1. Weak or dead battery
2 _orroded battery terminals.
3, Loose or damagedwlrtng.
4. Faulty solenoid or starter.
1, Cutting too much grass/too fast
2 Throtfie in "CHOKE" position.
3. Build-up of grass, leaves and trash under mower
4 Dirty air filter.
5 Low olt tevettdtrty etl.
6 Faulty spark plug
7. Dirty fuel filter
8, Stale or dirty fuel
9 Water tn fuel
10 Spark plug wire loose.
11 Dirty engine air screen/fins
12 Dirty/clogged muffler.
13 Loose or damaged wirlng
t 4 Carburetor out of adjustment
15. Engine valves out of adjustment
1 Worn, bent or loose blade
2 Bent blade mandrel
3 Looseldamaged part(s)
1 FIll fuel tank
2 See TO START ENGINE In operation section.
3 Walt several minutes before attempting to start
4. Replace spark plug
5 Clean/replace air ftiter
6 Replace fuel filter
7. Drain fuel tank and carburetor, refill tatlk with fresh
gasoline and replace fuel filter
8, Check ati wiring,
9. Contact Sears Service Department.
10. Contact Sears Service Department
1 Cleanlrepiace air filter
2. Replace spark plug
3 Recharge or replace battery
4 Replace fuel filter
5 Drain fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline
6 Check nit wiring
7 Contact Sears Service Department
8. Contact Sears Service Department
1. DepressClutch/brake pedal.
2 Disengage attachment clutch
3. Connect wireto spark plug.
4 Recharge or rep!ace battery
5 Replace fuse
6 Clean battery terminals
7 Check all wiring
8 Check/replace lgnttion switch.
9 Check/replace solenoid or starter
10. Contact Sears Service Department.
1. Recharge or replace battery
2 Clean battery terminals.
3 Check nit wiring.
4 Check/replace solenoid or starter
1. Set in "Higher Cut" position#educe speed.
2 Adjust throttle control
3 CIean underside of mower housing
4 Clean/replace air fitter
5 Check ol_ levee/change ell
6 Clean and regap or change spark plug
7 Replace fuel filter
8 Draln fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline.
9 Drain fuet tank and carburetor, refill tank with fresh
gasoline and replace fuel filter
10 Connect and tlghten spark plug wlre
11. Clean engine air screenlfins
12. Cleanirepiace muffler
13 Check allwirtng.
14 Contact Sears Service Department
15 Contact Sears Service Department
t. Replace blade Tighten blade bott
2. Replace blade mandrel
3 Tighten loose part(s) Replace damaged parts
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