TROUBLESHOOTING CHART:
See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center
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Will not start | 1 | Out of fuel. | 1 | Fill fuel tank. |
| 2 | Fuel valve "OFF" | 2 | Turn fuel valve to the "ON" position. |
| 3 | Engine Switch "OFF" | 3 | Turn engine switch to the "ON" position. |
4Engine not "CHOKED" properly. 4 See "TO START ENGINE" in Operation section.
5 | Engine flooded. | 5 | Wait several | minutes | before | attempting | |||
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6 | Bad spark plug or improper gap. | 6 | Replace | spark | plug | or adjust | gap. | ||
7 | Dirty | air filter. | 7 | Clean/replace | air filter. |
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8 | Water | in fuel. | 8 | Empty fuel | tank and | carburetor, refill | |||
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Hard to start
Loss of power
Engine overheats
1 | Throttle | control | not set properly. | 1 | See "To Start | Engine" | in Operations | ||||||||||
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2 | Dirty | air filter. |
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3 | Bad spark plug | or improper gap. | 3 | Replace | spark | plug | or adjust | gap. | |||||||||
4 | Stale | or | dirty | fuel. | 4 | Empty fuel tank and refill tank with | |||||||||||
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5 | Loose | spark | plug wire. | 5 | Make | sure | spark plug | wire | is seated | ||||||||
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1 | Engine | is overloaded | 1 | Set depth stake and wheels for |
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2 | Dirty | air | cleaner |
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3 | Low oil | level/dirty | oil. | 3 | Check | oil | level/change | oil. |
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4 | Faulty | spark | plug. | 4 | Clean | and | regap or change | spark plug. | |||||||||
5 | Oil in | fuel |
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6 | Stale | or | dirty | fuel. | 6 | Empty fuel tank and refill tank with | |||||||||||
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7 | Water | in fuel. |
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8 | Clogged | fuel tank. | 8 | Remove fuel tank and clean. |
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9 | Spark | plug wire |
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10 | Dirty | engine | air screen. | 10 | Clean | engine | air screen. |
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11 | Dirty/clogged | muffler. | 11 | Clean/replace | muffler. |
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12 | Poor | Compression | 12 | Contact | a Sears or other qualified | ||||||||||||
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1 | Low oil | level/dirty | oil. | 1 | Check | oil | level/change | oil. |
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2 | Dirty | engine | air screen. | 2 | Clean | engine | air screen. |
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3 | Dirty | engine. |
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4 | Partially | plugged |
| muffler | 4 | Remove | and clean | muffler. |
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