Craftsman 917.270732 owner manual Problem Cause Correction

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TROUBLESHOOTING

CHART

PROBLEM

CAUSE

CORRECTION

Battery

will not

•

Bad battery

cell(s).

•

Replace

battery.

charge

•

Poor

cable

connections.

•

Check/clean

all connections.

•

Faulty

regulator

•

Replace

regulator,

(if

so

equipped).

•

Faulty

alternator.

•

Replace

alternator.

Engine

"backfires"

•

Engine

throttle

control not

Move throttle

control

to

when turning

set

at

"SLOW"

position

"SLOW"

position and

allow

engine

"OFF"

for

30

seconds

before

to idle for

30 seconds

before

stopping engine.

stopping

engine.

3O

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