Troubleshooting Chart - Craftsman 917.377130 Owner's Manual

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• Do not store gasoline from one season
to another.
• Replace your gasoline can if your can
starts to rust. Rust and/or dirt in your
gasoline will cause problems.
• If possible, store your unit indoors and
cover it to give protection from dust and
dirt.
• Cover your unit with a suitable protec-
tive cover that does not retain moisture.
Do not use plastic. Plastic cannot
breathe which allows condensation to
form and will cause your unit to rust.
IMPORTANT: Never cover mower while
engine and exhaust areas are still warm
_,CAUTION: Never store the lawn mowq
with gasoline in the tank inside a buildin!
where fumes may reach an open flame c
spark. Allow the engine to cool before
storing in any enclosure.
TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART
CAUSE CORRECTION
PROBLEM
Does not start
Loss of power
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.
1. Rear of lawn mower housing
or cutting blade dragging
in heavy grass.
Cutting too much grass.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
Dirty air filter.
Buildup of grass, leaves,
and trash under mower.
Too much oil in engine.
Walking speed too fast.
1. Worn, bent or loose blade.
2. Wheel heights uneven.
3. Low engine speed
4. Buildup of grass, leaves
and trash under mower.
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Poor cut- uneven
1. Clean/replace air filter.
2. Fill fuel tank.
3. Drain tank and refill with
fresh clean fuel.
4, Drain fuel tank and
carburetor and refill tank
with fresh 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.
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1. Set to "Higher Cut"
position.
2. Set to "Higher Cut"
position.
3. Clean/replace air filter.
4. Clean undersideof mower
housing.
5. Check oil level.
6. Cut at slower walking
speed.
1. Replace blade. "13ghten
blade bolt.
2. Set all wheels at same
height
3. Contact an authorized center/
department
4. Clean underside of
mower housing.