Troubleshooting - Craftsman 944.627592 Owner's Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS
CAUSE CORRECTION
PROBLEM
Will not start
Hard to start
Loss of power
Engine overheats
Excessive bounce/
difficult handling
Soil balls up or clumps
Engine runs but tiller
won't move
Engine runs but labors
when tilling
Tines will not rotate
1. Out of fuel.
2. Engine not "CHOKED" properly.
3. Engine flooded,
4. Dirty air cleaner.
5. Water in fuel.
6. Clogged fuel tank.
7, Loose spark plug wire.
8. Bad spark plug or improper gap.
9. Carburetor out of adjustment.
10. Oil soaked air filter.
1. Thmtlle control not set pmpedy,
2. Dirty air cleaner.
3, Bad spark plug or improper gap.
4. Stale or dirty fuel.
5, Loose spark plug wire.
6. Carburetor out of adjustment.
1. Engine is overloaded.
2. Dirty air cleaner.
3. Low oil level/dirty oil.
4. Faulty spark plug.
5. Oil in fuel.
6, Stale or dirty fuel.
7. Water in fuel.
8. Cloggedfueltank.
9. Sparkplug wire louse.
10. Dirtyengineair screen.
11. Dirty/clogged muffler.
12. Carburetoroutof adjustment.
13. Poorcompression.
1. Low oil level/dirty oil.
2. Dirty engine air screen.
3. Dirty engine.
4. Partially plugged muffler.
5. improper carburetor adjustment.
1. Ground too dry and hard.
1. Ground too wet.
1. Drive control bar is not engaged.
2. V-belt not correctly adjusted.
3. V-belt is off pulley(s).
"1, Tilling too deep.
2. Throttle control not properly adjusted.
3. Carburetor out of adjustment,
1. Shear pin(s) broken.
1. Fillfuaitank.
2. See "TO START ENGINE" in OperaUonsection.
3. Wait severalminutesbeforeattemptingto start.
4. Clean or replaceair cleanercartridge.
5. Drainfuel tankand carburetor,and refilltankwith fresh
gasoline.
6. Removefuel tankand clean.
7. Make sure sparkplugwire is seatedproperly on plug.
8. Replacesparkplugor adjustgap.
9. Make necessaryadjustments.
10. Replaceair filter.
1, Place throttle control in "FAST" position.
2, Clean or replace air cleaner cartridge.
3. Replace spark plug or adjust gap,
4. Drain fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline.
5. Make sure spark plug wire is seated property on plug.
6. Make necessary adjustments.
Set depth stakefor shallowerUiting.
2. Clean or replaceair cleanercartridge.
3. Check oil level/change oil.
4. Clean andregap or changespark plug.
5. Drainandclean fueltank and refill,and cleancarburetor.
6. Drainfueltank and refillwith fresh gasoline.
7. Drain fuel tank andcarburetor,and refilltankwith fresh
gasoline.
8. Remove fuel tank and clean.
9. Connectand tighten sparkplug wire.
10. Clean engine air screen.
11. Clean/replacemuffler.
12. Make necessaryadjustments.
13. Contactan authorizedservicecanter/department.
1. Check oil levet/change oil.
2, Clean engine air screen.
3. Ctsan cylinder fins, air screen, and muffler area,
4, Remove and clean muffler,
5. Adjust carburetor to richer position.
1. Moisten ground or wait for more favorable soil
conditions.
1. Wait for more favorable soil conditions.
1. Engage drive control.
2. Inspect/adjust V-bait.
3. Inspect V-belt.
1. Set depthstake forshallowertilling.
2. Checkthrottlecontrolsetting.
3. Make necessaryadjustments.
t. Redtace shearpin(s).
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