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TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART:
See appropriate
section
in manual
unless directed
to Sears service
center
PROBLEM
Engine
overheats
Excessive
bounce/difficult
handling
CAUSE
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.
CORRECTION
1.
Check
oil level/change
oil.
2.
Clean
engine
air screen.
3.
Clean
cylinder
fins, air
screen,
muffler
area.
4.
Remove
and clean
muffler.
5.
Adjust
carburetor
to richer
position.
1.
Moisten
ground
or wait for
more favorable
soil condi-
tions.
Soil balls
up or
1.
Ground
too wet.
1.
Wait for more favorable
clumps
soil conditions.
1.
Engage
tine control.
Engine
runs
but
tiller
won't
move
Engine
runs
but
labors
when
tilling
1. Tine
control
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. Gears
not timmed.
1.
Shift lever set in between
counter
rotating
till posi-
tion and forward
rotating
till position.
2.
Tines
jammed.
Tines
Skip
over ground
Hard
to Shift
into gear
Tiller
shuts
off
when
drive
control
bar
engaged
2.
Inspect/adjust
V-belt.
3.
Inspect
V-belt.
1.
Set depth stake
for shallower
tilling.
2.
Check
throttle
control
setting.
3.
Make
necessary
adjust
ments.
1
Replace
shear
pin(s).
Briefly
engage
drive control
bar and release
or rock tiller
forward
and backward
until
are able to shift gears.
.
Shift to either
counter
rotating
till position
or
forward
rotating
till position.
Clear
tines.
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