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,_OUBLESHOOTING
TABLE
WARNING:
Always stop unit and disconnect
spark plug before perform-
ing any of the recommended
remedies
below other than remedies that re-
TROUBLE
Engine will not
start.
quire operation
of the unit.
CAUSE
1. Engine flooded.
Engine will not
idle properly.
Engine will not
accelerate,
lacks power, or
dies under a
load.
Engine smokes
excessively.
Engine
runs hot.
2. Fuel tank empty.
3. Spark plug not firing.
4. Fuel not reaching
carburetor.
5. Compression
low.
1. Fuel not reaching
carburetor.
2. Carburetor
requires
adjustment.
3. Crankshaft
seals worn.
4. Compression
low.
1. Air filter dirty.
2. Fuel not reaching
carburetor.
3. Spark plug fouled.
4. Carburetor
requires
adjustment.
5. Carbon
build up.
6. Compression
low.
1. Choke partially
on.
2. Fuel mixture incorrect.
3. Air filter dirty.
4. Carburetor
requires
adjustment.
1. Fuel mixture
incorrect.
2. Spark plug incorrect.
3. Carburetor
requires
adjustment.
4. Carbon
build up.
REMEDY
1. See "Starting a Flooded
Engine"
in Operation
section.
2. Fill tank with correct fuel mixture.
3. Install new spark plug.
4. Check for dirty fuel filter; replace.
Check for kinked or split fuel line;
repair or replace.
5. Contact
your Sears
Service Center.
1. Check for dirty fuel filter; replace.
Check for kinked or split fuel line;
repair or replace.
2. See "Carburetor
Adjustment"
in
Service and Adjustments
section.
3. Contact
your Sears Service Center.
4. Contact
your Sears Service Center.
1. Clean or replace
air filter.
2. Check for dirty fuel filter; replace.
Check for kinked or split fuel line;
repair or replace.
3. Clean or replace
spark plug
and re-gap.
4. See "Carburetor
Adjustment"
in
Service and Adjustments
section.
5. Contact
your Sears Service
Center.
6. Contact
your Sears Service
Center.
1. Adjust
choke.
2. Empty fuel tank and refill with
correct
fuel mixture.
3. Clean or replace air filter.
4. See "Carburetor
Adjustment"
in
Service
and Adjustments
section.
1. See "Fueling
Engine" in Operation
section.
2. Replace with correct
spark plug.
3. See "Carburetor
Adjustment"
in
Service and Adjustments
section.
4. Contact
your Sears Service
Center.
YOUR WARRANTY
RIGHTS
AND
OBLIGATIONS:
The U. S. Environ-
mental Protection
Agency
and Sears,
Roebuck
and Co., U.S.A., are pleased
to explain the emissions
control sys-
tem warranty
on your lawn and garden
equipment
engine. All new utility and
lawn and garden equipment
engines
must be designed,
built, and equipped
to meet the stringent anti-smog
stan-
dards. Sears must warrant the emis-
sion control system on your lawn and
garden equipment
engine for the peri-
ods of time listed below provided there
has been no abuse, neglect, or im-
proper maintenance
of your lawn and
garden equipment
engine. Your emis-
sion control system includes
parts
such as the carburetor
and the ignition
system. Where a warrantable
condition
exits, Sears will repair your lawn and
garden equipment
engine at no cost to
you. Expenses
covered under warran-
ty include diagnosis,
parts and labor.
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