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TROUBLESHOOTING
TABLE
WARNING:
Atways stop unit and disconnect
spark plug before perform-
ing all of the recommended
remedies
below except remedies that require
operation
of the unit.
TROUBLE
CAUSE
REMEDY
Engine will not
1. Engine flooded
1. See "Starting
a Flooded
Engine" in
start.
Operation
Section.
2 Fuel tank empty.
2. FilI tank with correct
fuel mixture.
3. Spark plug not firing.
3. Install new spark plug
4. Fuel not reaching
4. Check for dirty fuel filter; replace.
carburetor.
Check for kinked or split fuel line;
repair or replace.
5. Carburetor
requires
5. See "Carburetor
Adjustment '_in
adjustment.
Service
and Adjustments
Section
Engine will
1. Carburetor
requires
t
See "Carburetor
Adjustment"
in
not idle
adjustment.
Service and Adjustments
Section.
properly
2 Crankshaft
seals worn.
2. Contact
Sears Service
Center.
3. Compression
low.
3 Contact
Sears Service
Center.
Engine witl not
1. Air filter dirty
t. Clean or replace
air filter
accelerate,
2 Spark plug fouled
2 Clean or replace
plug
lacks power,
and regap.
or dies under
3. Carburetor
requires
3 See "Carburetor
Adjustment"
in
a load
adjustment.
Service and Adjustments
Section.
4. Carbon
build-up
on
4 Contact
Sears Service
Center.
muffler outlet screen.
5. Compression
low.
5 Contact
Sears Service
Center.
Engine
1. Choke partially
on
1. Adjust
choke.
smokes
2 Fuel mixture
incorrect
2. Empty fuel tank and refiII with
excessively,
correct fue_ mixture.
3. Air filter dirty.
3. Clean or replaceair
filter.
4. Carburetor
requires
4. See "Carburetor
Adjustment"
in
adjustment.
Service and Adjustments
Section
Engine runs
t. Fuel mixture incorrect.
1. See "Fueling
Engine" in Operation
hot
section.
2. Spark
pIug incorrect
2. Replace with correct
spark plug.
3. Carburetor
requires
3. See 'Carburetor
Adjustment"
in
adjustment
Service and Adjustments
Section
4. Carbon
build-up
on
4. Contact
Sears Service
Center.
muffler outlet screen
YOUR WARRANTY
RIGHTS
AND
OBLIGATIONS:
The U. S. Environ-
mental Protection
Agency
and Sears,
Roebuck
and Co., U.S.A., are pieased
to explain the emissions
control sys-
tem warranty on your lawn and garden
equipment
engine. Ait new utility and
Iawn and garden equipment
engines
must be designed,
built, and equipped
to meet the stringent anti-smog
stan-
dards, Sears must warrant the emis-
sion control system on your lawn and
garden equipment
engine for the peri-
ods of time ]isted below provided there
has been no abuse, neglect,
or im-
proper maintenance
of your lawn and
garden equipment
engine. Your emis-
sion control system includes parts
such as the carburetor
and the ignition
system. Where a warrantable
condi-
tion exits, Sears will repair your Iawn
and garden equipment
engine at no
cost to you. Expenses covered
under
warranty
include diagnosis,
parts and
labor, MANUFACTURER'S
WAR-
RANTY COVERAGE:
if any emis-
sions related part on your engine (as
]isted under Emissions
Control War-
ranty Parts List) is defective
or a de-
fect in the materials or workmanship
of
the engine causes the faiiure of such
an emission
related part, the part wi]I
be repaired or replaced by Sears,
OWNER'S
WARRANTY
RESPONSI-
BILITIES:
As the lawn and garden
equipment
engine owner, you are re-
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