TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE
_, WARNING: Always stop unit and disconnect spark plug before perform- ing all of the recommended remedies below except remedies that require
operation of the unit.
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Engine will not | 1. | Engine flooded. | ||
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| 2. | Fuel tank empty. | ||
| 3. | Spark | plug | not firing. |
| 4. | Fuel | not reaching | |
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| 5. | Carburetor | requires | |
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REMEDY
1, See "Starting a Flooded Engine" in Operation Section.
2.Fill tank with correct fuel mixture.
3.Install new spark plug.
4.Check for dirty fuel filter; replace. Check for kinked or split fuel line; repair or replace.
5.Contact Sears Service (see back cover).
Engine | will | 1. | Carburetor | requires | 1. | See "Carburetor | Adjustment" | in |
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not idle |
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properly. | 2. | Crankshaft | seals worn. | 2. | Contact |
| Sears | Service | (see | back | cover). | ||||||
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| 3. | Compression |
| low. | 3. | Contact |
| Sears | Service | (see | back | cover). | ||||
Engine | will not | 1. | Air filter dirty. | 1. | Clean or | replace | air filter. |
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accelerate, | 2. | Spark | plug | fouled. | 2. | Clean | or replace | plug | and | regap. |
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lacks | power. | 3. | Carburetor | requires | 3. | Contact |
| Sears | Service | (see | back | cover). | |||||
or dies | under |
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a load. |
| 4. | Carbon | 4. | Contact |
| Sears | Service | (see | back | cover). | ||||||
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| muffler | outlet | screen. |
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| 5. Compression |
| low. | 5. | Contact |
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Engine |
| 1. | Choke | partially on. | 1. | Adjust | choke. |
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smokes | 2. | Fuel | mixture |
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| 3. | Air | filter dirty. |
| 3. | Clean | or | replace | air filter. |
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| 4. | Carburetor | requires | 4. | Contact |
| Sears | Service | (see | back | cover). | |||||
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Engine | runs | 1. | Fuel | mixture |
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| 2. | Spark | plug | incorrect. | 2. | Replace | with | correct | spark | plug. |
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| 3. | Carburetor | requires | 3. | Contact |
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| 4. | Carbon | 4. | Contact |
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