Troubleshooting Chart - Craftsman 917.377574 Owner's Manual

ENGINE OIL
Drainoil(withengine warm)andreplace with
cleanengineoil. (See
"ENGINE" in the
Maintenance section of this manual).
CYLINDER
• Remove spark plug.
• Pour one ounca (29 ml) of oil threugh spark
plug hole into cylinder.
• Pull starter handle slo_y a few times to
distribute oil.
• Replace with new spark plug.
BATrERY
Disconnect the battery from the engine'
connector and charge battery 48 hours.
OTHER
• Do net store ga_ine from one season to
another.
• .eplace yourgasolinecan ifyourcan starts
to rust. Rustand/or dirtin your gasolinewill
cause problems.
• Ifpossible,store your unitindoorsand cover
itto give protection fromdustand dirt.
• Cover your unitwith a suitableprotective
coverthat does nol retainmoisture.Do not
use plastic. Plastic cannotbreathe which
allows condensation to form and willcause
your unitto rust.
IMPORTANT: Never cever mowerwhile
engine and e_aust areas are stillwarm.
&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 CHART
PROBLEM
Does not start
CAUSE
• Dirty air tilter.
• Out of fuel.
• Stale fuel,
• Water in fuel.
• Spark plug wire is
disconnected.
• Bad sparkplug. •
• Looseblade orbrokenblade •
adapter.
• Controlbar in released °
position.
• Controlbar defective. *
CORRECTION
Cloan/replace air tilter.
Fill fuel tank.
Drain tank and refill with
fresh clean fuel,
Drain fuel tank and
carburetor and refill tank
with fresh gasoline.
Connect wire to plug.
Replacespaxkplug.
TK:jhten bladeboltor
replacebladeadapter.
Depress control b ar to
handle.
Replacecontrol bar,
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