Craftsman 247.77641 Operator's Manual page 21

Problem
Engineruns but wood
will not split or wood
splits too slowly
Engine stalls during
splitting
Csuse
1. Smallgear sectiondamaged.
2. Pumpcheckvalve leaking.
3. Excessivepumpinletvacuum.
4. Incorrectoil level.
5. Contaminated oil.
6. Directional v alve leakinginternally.
7. Overloaded cylinder.
8. Internallydamagedcylinder.
1. Lowhorsepower/weak engine.
2. Overloaded cylinder.
Remedy
1. Returnunitto Searsservicecenter.
2. Returnunitto Searsservicecenter.
3. Makecertain pumpinlethosesare
clearand unblocked.Use short,
large diameterinlethoses.
4. Checkoil level. Refillif necessary.
5. Drainoil, cleanreservoir,and refill.
6. Returnunitto Searsservicecenter.
7. Do notattemptto splitwood
againstthegrain.
8. Returnunitto Searsservicecenter.
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2.
Returnunitto Searsservicecenter.
Do notattemptto split wood
againstthegrain. If engine stalls
repeatedly, c ontact Searsservice
center.
Engine Willnot turn
or Engine/pumP misalignment. I 1: Coirect alignmentas necessaryl
stalls under lowload Frozenorseizedpump
Returnunitto Seaisservicecenter.
condtons
L0whorSep0wer/weak e ng ne J 3 Returnunt t0 sears serv Cecenter
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Hydrauliclinesb!0cked, 4, Flushand cleanhydraulicsysteml
. 5: Blockeddirectionalvalvel. 5: Returnunitto Searsservicecenter.
Leaking pumpshaft
seal
1. Brokendrive shaft.
2. Engine/pump misalignment.
3. Gearsectionsdamaged.
4. Poorlypositionedshaft seal.
5. Pluggedoil breather.
1. Returnunitto Searsservicecenter.
2. Correctalignmentas necessary.
3. Returnunitto Searsservicecenter.
4. Returnunitto Searsservicecenter.
5. Makecertain reservoiris properly
vented.
....
Will not split logs
' 1. Reservorfud eve ow. 1. Ref Wth Dexron automatc
, . transmission fluid.
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