Troubleshooting - Craftsman 917.387254 Owner's Manual

ENGINE OIL
Drain oil (with engine warm) and replace with
dean engine oil. (See "ENGINE" in the
Maintenance section of this manual).
CYUNDER
• Remove spark plug.
• Pour one ounce (29 ml) of oilthrough spark
plug hole intocylinder.
• Pull starter handle slowlya few times to
distributeoil.
• Replace with new spark plug,
OTHER
• 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 unitindoors and cover
it to give protection from dust and dirt.
• Cover your unit with a suitable protective
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 stillwarm.
CAUTION: Never store the lawn mowerwith
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 filter.
Out of fuel.
Stale fuel.
Water in fuel.
• Spark plug wire is
disconnected.
• Bad spark plug.
• Loose blade or broken blade
adapter.
• Control bar in released
position.
• Control bar defective.
CORRECTION
• Clean/replace air filter.
• Fill fuel tank.
• Drain tank and refillwith
fresh clean fuel.
• Drain fuel tank and
carburetor and refilltank
with fresh gasoline.
• Connect wire to plug.
• Replace spark plug.
• 13ghten blade bolt or
replace blade adapter.
• Depress control bar to
handle.
• Replace control bar.
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