Engine Oil; Troubleshooting - Craftsman 917.377031 Owner's Manual

• Emptythe fuel tank by startingthe en-
gine and lettingit run until the fuel lines
and carburetorare empty.
• Neveruse engineor carburetorcleaner
productsin the fuel tank or permanent
damagemay occur.
• Usefresh fuel nextseason.
NOTE: Fuel stabilizeris an acceptable
alternativein minimizingthe formationof
fuel gum depositsduringstorage. Add
stabilizerto gasoline in fuel tank or stor-
age container. Alwaysfollow the mix ratio
found on stabilizercontainer. Runengine
at least 10 minutesafteraddingstabilizer
to allow the stabilizerto reachthe car-
buretor. Do not empty the gas tank and
carburetorif usingfuel stabilizer.
ENGINEOIL
Drainoil (with enginewarm) and replace
with cleanengineoil. (See "ENGINE"in
the Maintenancesectionof this manual).
CYLINDER
1. Removespark plug.
2. Pourone ounce (29 ml) of oil through
spark plug hole into cylinder.
3. Pullstarter handleslowly a few times to
distributeoil.
4. Replacewith newspark plug.
BATTERY
Disconnectthe batteryfrom the engine
connectorand chargebattery 48 hours.
OTHER
• Do not store gasolinefromone season
to another.
• Replaceyour gasolinecan if your can
starts to rust. Rust and/ordirt in your
gasolinewilt causeproblems.
• If possible,store your unit indoorsand
cover it to protectit from dust and dirt.
• Coveryour unit with a suitableprotec-
tive cover that doesnot retain moisture.
Do not use plastic. Plasticcannot
breathe,which allows condensationto
form and will causeyour unit to rust.
IMPORTANT:Nevercover mowerwhile
engineand exhaustareasare still warm.
A, CAUTION: Never store the lawn mower
with gasoline in the tank inside a building
where fumes may reach an open flame
or spark. Allow the engine to cool before
storing in any enclosure.
TROUBLESHOOTING - See appropriate section in manual unless directed
to a Sears Parts & Repair Center.
PROBLEM CAUSE
Does not start
1. Dirty air filter.
2. Out of fuel.
3. Stale fuel.
4. Water in fuel.
5. Spark plug wire is
disconnected.
6. Bad spark plug.
7. Loose blade or broken
blade adapter.
8. Control bar in released
position.
9. Control bar defective.
10. Fuel valve lever (if so
equipped) in OFF position.
11. Weak battery (if equipped).
12. Disconnected battery
connector (if equipped).
CORRECTION
1. Clean/replace air filter.
2. Fill fuel tank.
3. Empty fuel tank and refill tank
with fresh, clean gasoline.
4. Empty fuel tank and refill tank
with fresh, clean gasoline.
5. Connect wire to plug.
6. Replace spark plug.
7. Tighten blade bolt or
replace blade adapter.
8. Depress control bar to
handle.
9. Replace control bar.
10. Turn fuel valve lever
to the ON position.
11. Charge battery.
12. Connect battery to engine.
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