Craftsman 917.275021 manual Troubleshooting Problem, Chart Cause Correction

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TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM

Will not start

Hard to start

Enginewill not turn over

Engine clicks but will not start

	CHART
	CAUSE				CORRECTION
1.	Out of fuel.			1.	Fill fuel	tank.
2.	Engine		not "CHOKED"	2.	See "TO START				ENGINE"
	properly.				in Operation			section.
3.	Engine		flooded.	3. Wait several minutes before
	Bad spark plug.			4.	attempting		to	start.
.	Bad spark plug.			4.	Replace	spark			plug.
5.	Dirty	air filter.		5.	Clean/replace			air filter.
6.	Dirty	fuel filter.		6.	Replace	fuel		filter.
7.	Water		in fuel.	7.	Drain fuel tank and carbure-
					tor, refill tank with fresh
					gasoline		and	replace fuel
					filter.
8.	Loose		or damaged wiring.	8.	Check	all	wiring.

9.Carburetor out of adjustment. 9. See "To Adjust Carburetor" in Service Adjustments section.

10.

Engine

valves

out

of

10.Contact

a Sears

or other

adjustment.

qualified

service

center.

11. Extreme

Cold

Conditions

11. See

"To start

engine"

in

operation

section.

.

Dirty

air filter.

1.

Clean/replace

air filter.

2.

Bad

spark plug.

2.

Replace

spark

plug.

3.

Weak

or

dead

battery.

3.

Recharge

or

replace

battery.

4.

Dirty

fuel

filter.

4.

Replace

fuel

filter.

5.

Stale

or dirty

fuel.

5.

Drain

fuel

tank and refill with

fresh

gasoline.

.

Loose

or

damaged

widng.

6.

Check

all wiring.

7.

Carburetor

out

of

adjustment, 7.

See "To Adjust

Carburetor" in

Service

Adjustments

section.

8.

Engine valves

out of

8.

Contact

a

Sears

or other

adjustment.

qualified

service

center.

.

Brake

pedal

not

1.

Depress

brake

pedal.

depressed

.

Attachment

clutch

is

2.

Disengage

attachment

engaged.

clutch.

.

Weak

or

dead

battery.

3.

Recharge

or replace

battery.

4.

Blown

fuse.

4.

Replace

fuse.

5.

Corroded

battery

terminals.

5.

Clean

battery

terminals.

6.

Loose

or

damaged

wiring.

6.

Check

all widng.

7.

Faulty

ignition

switch.

7.

Check/replace

ignition

switch.

8.

Faulty

solenoid

or starter.

8.

Check/replace

solenoid

or

starter.

9.

Faulty

operator

presence

9.

Contact

a Sears

or other

switch(es).

qualified

service

center.

.

Weak

or

dead

battery.

1.

Recharge

or

replace

battery.

2.

Corroded

battery

terminals.

2.

Clean

battery

terminals.

3.

Loose

or

damaged

wiring.

3.

Check

all widng.

4.

Faulty

solenoid

or starter.

4.

Check/replace

solenoid

or

starter.

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