Craftsman 917.379480 owner manual Troubleshooting Chart Problemcause, Correction

OTHER

•Do not store gasoline from one season to another.

•Replace your gasoline can if your can starts to rust. Rust and/or dirt in your gasoline will cause problems.

•If possible, store your unit indoors and

cover it to give protection from dust and dirt.

•Cover your unit with a suitable protec- tive cover that does not retain moisture. Do not use plastic. Plastic cannot breathe which allows condensation to form and will cause your unit to rust.

TROUBLESHOOTING CHART

PROBLEMCAUSE

Does not start	1.	Dirty air filter.
	2.	Out of fuel.
	3.	Stale fuel.
	4.	Water in fuel.
	5.	Spark plug wire is
		disconnected.

IMPORTANT: Never cover mower while engine and exhaust areas are still warm.

ACAUTION: Never store the lawn mower with gasoline in the tank inside a building where fumes may reach an open flame or spark. Allow the engine to cool before storing in any enclosure.

CORRECTION

1.Clean/replace air filter.

2.Figfuel tank,

3.Drain tank and refill with fresh clean fuel.

4.Drain fuel tank and carburetor and refilltank with fresh gasoline.

5.Connect wire to plug.

	6.	Badsparkplug.	6.	Replace spark plug.
	7.	Loose blade or broken blade	7.	Tighten blade bolt or
		adapter.		replace blade adapter.
	8.	Control bar in released	8.	Depress control bar to
		position.		handle.
	9,	Control bar defective.	9.	Replace control bar.
Loss of power	1.	Rear of lawn mower housing 1.		Set to "Higher Cut"
		or cutting blade dragging		position,
		in heavy grass.
	2.	Cutting too much grass.	2.	Set to 'l-ligherCur'
				position.
	3.	Dirty air filter.	3.	Clean/replace air filter.
	4.	Buildup of grass, leaves,	4.	Clean underside of mower
		and trash under mower.		housing.
	5.	Too much oil in angine.	5.	Check oil level.
	6.	Walking speed too fast.	6.	Cut at slower walking
				speed.

Poor cut - uneven 1. Wom, bent or loose blade,

2.Wheel heights uneven.

3.Low engine speed

4.Buildup of grass, leaves and trash under mower.

1.Replace blade. TKjhten blade bolt.

2.Set all wheels at same height

3.Contact an authorized center/ department

4.Clean _-_lemide of

mower housing.

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