Craftsman 917.259592 - Manual (Page 29)

TROUBLESHOOTING POINTS
Will not start 1 Out of fuel 1.
2, Engine not "CHOKED" properly 2
3. Engine floaded 3
4, Bad spark plug 4,
5. Dirty air filter 5
6 Dirty fuel filter. 6
7 Water in fuel 7
8 Loose or damaged wiring 8
9 Carburetor out of adjustment 9
10 Engine valves out of adjustment 10
Hard to start
Engine will not turn over
Engine clicks but will
start not
Loss of power
Dirty 8if filter
Bad spark plug
Weak or dead battery
Dirty fuel filter
Stale or dirty fuel ,
Loose or damaged wiring.
Carburetor out of ad|ustment
8 Engine valves out of adjustment.
Ciutch/brake pedal not depressed
Attachment clutch is engaged
Weak or dead battery
Blown fuse
Corroded battery termtnais
Loose or damaged wiring
Faulty ignition switch
Faulty solenoid or starter
Faulty operator presence switch(es)
1. Weak Of dead battery
2. Corroded battery terminais,
3.
Loose or damaged wiring
4 Faulty solenoid or starter,
1, Cutlfng too much grass/too fast
2, Throttle in “CHOKE” position.
3, Bulid-up of grass, leaves and trash under mower
4- Dirty air filter
B Low oil levet/dirty oil.
6 Faulty spark plug
7, Dirty fuel filter.
8, Stale or dirty fuel
9., Water in fuel
10-, Spark piug wire ioose
1 1 D i r t y engine air screen/fins
12. Dirty/clogged muffier
13
Loose Of damaged wiring
14 Carburetor out of adjuatmerrt
IS-. Engine valves out of adjustment.
Fill fuel tank­
See ‘TO START ENGINE" in Operation section
Wait several minutes before attempting to start
Replace spark plug
Clean/repiace air filter
Replace fuel filter
Drain fuel tank and carburetor, refill tank with fresh
gasoline and replace fuel filter
Check all wiring
See 'To Adjust Carburetor” in Service Adjustments
section,
Contactan authorized service cenler/dspartment
1 Clean/repiace air filter
2 Replace spark plug
3, Recharge or replace battery,
4, Replace tue! filter
5, Drain fuel tank and refill with fresh gasoline
6, Check al! wiring
7 See ‘To Adjust Carburetor frr Service Adjustments
section.
B Contact an authorized service csnter/department
1 Depress dutch/brake pedal
2 Disengage attachment clutch
3 Recharge or replace battery
4 Replace fuse
5 Clean battery terminals
6 Check ail wiring
7, Check/replacs ighition switch
8- Check/replace solenoid or starter
9 Contact an authorized service center/department
1 Recharge or replace battery.
2 Clearr battery terminals
3, Check all wiring
4 Check/replace solenoid or starter
1. Set in “Higher Cuf position/reduce speed
2
Adjust throws control -,
3 Clean underside of mower housing
4, Olaan/replace air filter
5, Check oil level/change oil
6
Clean and regap or change spark plug
7 Replace fuei fiiier,
8, Drain fuei tank and refill with fresh gasoline,
9 Drain fuel tank and carburetor, rsfill tank with fresh
gasoline and replace fuei filler
10, Connect and lighten spark plug wire
11
Clean engine air scrsen/flns
12 Clean/repiace mufiler,
13. Check alf wiring.,
14 See‘T
0
Adjust Carburetor” in Service Adjustments
section,
15, Contact an authorized service oenier/departmarst
Excesstve vibration 1. Worn, bent or loose blade
2, Bent blade mandrel.
3,. Loose/damaged partfs).
1 Replace blade. Tighten blade bolt
2 Replace blade mandrel
3 Tighten loose parl(s) Repfacs damaged parts
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