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SERVICE
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EXPENSE OF A SERVICE CALL.
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6.
The engine won't start or is
hard to
start.
What
con I do?
You're
not out of gos ore you?
It happens sometimes.
Is the spark plug wire attached to
the plug?
Check the spark plug porcelain,
maybe
it
is crocked.
The
spark
plug may be fouled; clean the electrodes
and reset the
plug
gop;
instructions ore
under
"CHECK
SPARK PLUG" in this manual.
Is the gas line obstructed?
Remove
fuel line
at carburetor
and
check
for
obstruction.
Drain
gas tank and replace
with clean, fresh
gasoline.
Is the
fuel clean?
You didn't
use o dirty
or rusty gos con
did
you?
If you
did,
it might be
better to
let
Sears check the
fuel
system and carburetor.
Stale
gas that has set
around
and
lost its
strength
is a
trouble
maker
.
.
.
hard
starting and
loss
of power results.
Maybe there is water
in
the
gos.
Condensation in the tonk or
in
your
gos con sometimes
happens.
Carburetor could be
out of
adjustment
. . .
check
"
CARBURETOR
ADJUSTMENT"
in
manual.
Maybe you over-choked
and
flooded the
engine.
Put throttle
in
run or
fast
position
and
crank
several
times
to
clear out the
excess
gas.
Your
throttle
control
may
be set so that
it
does not fully
close
the
choke.
Dirty or
plugged
air cleaner?
See "SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS"
in
this
manual.
My
engine misses
or
locks power under lood.
What might cause this?
Your throttle control
could be set too close to choke position and flooding the
engine.
Spark plug?
See
under
"HARD
TO
START".
Maybe it needs cleaning
or
replacing.
Water
in
the fuel does not help the engine to run very good and
robs it
of
power.
See
under
"HARD
TO
START".
Improper
carburetor
adjustment.
Check
"
CARBURETOR
ADJUSTMENT"
in
this manual.
Got enough oil in crankcase?
Low
oil level or dirty oil makes trouble.
A partially
plugged
air cleaner will restrict the air flow to the carburetor and reduce
power.
See manual.
The engine breathes through the air cleaner.
7.
Don't put
oil in
the
gas.
It reduces the efficiency of the engine.
Q
The engine seems to
overheat.
What should I do?
A
1.
Be
sure you hove
plenty of oil
in
the crankcase and that it
is
clean.
When did
you
change
last?
2.
Check the oil level in your
crankcase.
low oil level will cause overheating.
3.
Sometimes
the
muffler con
get plugged.
This causes bock
pressure,
over-heating
and
loss of
power.
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