Craftsman EZ3 917.256611 Owner's Manual page 29

TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS
PROBLEM
Will not start
Hard to start
Engine will not turn over
Engine clicks but will no!
start
Loss of power
Exceseiv_ vibration
CAUSE
1 Out of rue
2 Engine not "CHOKED" properly.
3 Engine flooded.
4_ 3ad spark plug.
5. Dirty air filter.
6. Dirty fuel filter
7. Waterin fuel,
8. Loose or aamaged widng.
9. Carburetor out of adjustment.
10, Engine valves out of adjustment,
1. Dirty air filter,
2 Bad spark plug.
3 Weak or dead battery.
,1 Dirty fuel filter.
5. Stale or dirty fuel.
6 Loose or damaged wiring.
7 Carburetor out of adlustment.
8 Engine valves out of adjustment.
1 C]utchrbrake pedal not deeressea.
2. Attachment clutch is engaged,
3. Weak or dead battery.
4. B_own fuse.
5, Corroded batterymrminals
6, LOOSeor aamaged wiring,
7. Faulty tgnition switch.
8. Faulty solenoid or starter.
9. Faulty operator presence switch_es).
1. Weak or dead battery.
2. Corroded battery terminals.
3. Loose or damaged wiring,
4. Faulty solenoid or starter.
I. Cutting too much grass/too fast.
2. Throttle in "CHOKE" position
3, Build-no of grass, eaves and trash under mower,
4, Dirty air filter,
5, LOW oil level/dirty oil
6, Faulty spark plug.
7, Dirty fue! filter,
8, Stale or dirt,/fuel.
9. Water in fuel.
10. Spark plug w_re loose.
11 Dirty engine air screen/fins
12. Dirty/clogged muffler.
13. Loose or darnageo wrong.
t4. Carburetor out of adjustment.
15. Engine valves out of adiustment.
t. Worn Dent or loose blade.
2, Bent blad_ mandrel
3. Loose/oamageo part(s).
CORRECTION
1. Fill fuel tank.
2. See 'q-O START ENGINE" in Operation section.
3. Wait several minutes before attempting to start,
4. Replace spark plug.
5. Clean/replace air filter.
6. Replace fuel filter
7, Drain fuel tank and carburetor, refill tank with fresh
gasoline and replace fuel filter,
3. Check all widng.
9. Contact an authorized service center/ueDanmenr.
10. Contact an authorized service cen[er/GeDartmen_,
1. Clean/replace air filter.
2. Reolace spark plug.
3. Recharge or replace battery.
4, Replace fuel filter
5, Drain fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline
6, Check all widng.
7, Contact an authorized service center/department
8, Contact an authodzed service center/department.
t, Depress clutch/brake oedal,
2, Disengage attachment clutch.
3. Recharge or rep ace battery,
4. Replace fuse,
5. Clean battery terminals.
6, Checkall wiring
7, Checldreolace ignition swttci_.
8. Check/reelace solenoid or starter,
9. Contact an authorized service center/department
t, Recharge or replace battery.
2. Clean battery terminals.
3, Check all wiring.
CheckJreplace solenoid or starter.
f. Set in "Higher Cur position/reduce soeed.
2. Adjust throttle control.
3, Clean underside of mower housing.
4. Clean/replace air filter.
5. Check oil level/change otl,
6. Clean and regap or change spark plug.
7. Reelace fuel fi!fer
8, Drain fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline.
9. Drain fuel tank and carburetor, refill tank with fresh
gasoline and reptace fuel filter,
10. Connect and t_gmen soark plug wire.
11 Clean engine air screen/fins.
12. Olean/re[_Lace muffler
13. Check all wiring.
t4. Contact an authorized service center/department.
15. Contact an authorized servtce eenter/deoartment.
1 Replace blade. Tighten blade bolt.
2 RepLace blade mandrel
3 Tighten loose part(s). Replace damaged pans.
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